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Address:
3837 Simpson Stuart Road
Dallas, Texas 75241
Main Phone: (214) 376-1000
Main Contact: Jessika Lara
Website:http://www.pqc.edu/

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Paul Quinn College

Paul Quinn College is committed to servant leadership and academic excellence. The only HBCU in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, the College is a private, faith-based, four-year liberal arts college founded by and affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Paul Quinn College was founded in Austin, Texas, on April 4, 1872, and is the oldest HBCU west of the Mississippi River.

Quick Facts

Undergrad Population: 200
Graduate Population: 0
Student Body: Coed
In State Tuition: $9300
Out of State Tuition: $9300
Room & Board: $3250
Applications Due: June 1st (March 1st prior (FREE)
 Conference: Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC)
Mascot: Tiger
Accreditations: TACCS,
Online Classes: no
Percent Men: 40%
Percent Women: 60%

Online Admissions Application:

http://www.pqc.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=146&Itemid=124
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Majors Offered

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
-Accounting
-Banking and Finance
-Entrepreneurship
-Fundraising & Philanthropy
-Management

LIBERAL ARTS
-Communication
-General
-History
-Political Science
-Math
-Psychology

LIBERAL ARTS – PATH TO TEACHER CERTIFICATION
-General
-Health & Wellness
-History
-Mathematics

Sports & Extra Curricular Activities
Choir, Choral Groups, Cultural Organizations, Dance, Fraternities, Jazz Band, Professional Associations, Sororities
College History
Paul Quinn College was founded by a small group of African Methodist Episcopal preachers in Austin, Texas on April 4, 1872. The school’s original purpose was to educate freed slaves and their offspring. In 1877, the College moved from Austin to Waco, Texas, and was renamed Waco College. The College was housed in a modest one-building trade school where newly freed slaves were taught the skills of blacksmithing, carpentry, tanning, and saddle work. Currently, Paul Quinn is located in Dallas, Texas where it has been since 1990.

Under the direction of Bishop William Paul Quinn, A.M.E. districts were developed throughout the South and tasked with raising funds to improve the College. Under Bishop Quinn’s direction, the college expanded its land ownership by purchasing more than twenty acres of property. The College’s curriculum also expanded to include the subjects of Latin, mathematics, music, theology, English, carpentry, sewing, and household, kitchen, and dining room work. In May 1881, the College was chartered by the State of Texas and changed its name to Paul Quinn College in commemoration of the contributions of Bishop William Paul Quinn.

As the value of the College became more apparent, the campus was expanded. New buildings were constructed with capital raised from interested patrons. In 1950, the College experienced a significant phase of physical expansion. A campus church, student union building, gymnasium and administration building were erected between 1950 and 1954. Additionally, major renovations were made to other buildings on the campus.

In spring of 1954, the Waco Chamber of Commerce successfully completed a campaign which raised $100,000 for a new women’s dormitory to replace the one that had been destroyed by a fire. In June of 1956, the Reverend John Hurst Adams, then Associate Professor of New Testament and Church History at Payne Theological Seminary at Wilberforce University, was elected president of the College. He succeeded Dr. Frank R. Veal, who resigned to accept the presidency of Allen University in South Carolina.

Bishop O.L. Sherman was assigned to supervise the work of the A.M.E. Church in Texas in 1962. His first official act was to have the Charter of the College changed so that trustees could be elected without regard to race, creed, or color. Because of this significant innovation, some of the most outstanding civic leaders in Central Texas were able to be added to the Board of Trustees. Under the leadership of the Reverend Leon H. McCloney and the work of Bishop Sherman, the College continued to make major improvements well into the 1960’s. During this time, two dormitories, a modern two-story classroom building, a fully equipped science building and a new library building were built.

In 1990, under the leadership of Dr. Warren W. Morgan (whose presidency began in 1984), the College relocated to Dallas, Texas. The first semester in its new home began in September with an enrollment of 1,020 students. Several innovative programs were soon implemented, including a cooperative agreement with Dallas County Community College District designed to facilitate easier transition from all seven of the DCCCD 2-year institutions to PQC. In 1992, Dr. Lee E. Monroe assumed presidency of the College. He worked to strengthen the academic programs, while increasing fiscal responsibility. Under his administration, the College eliminated a 4.2 million dollar deficit.

From 2001-2006, the College was led by Dr. Dwight Fennell, Dr. Oswell Person and Dr. John K. Waddell. In 2006, while under the presidency of Dr. John K. Waddell, Board member Peggy Sterling and American Airlines secured the services of renowned management-consulting firm the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to analyze the operations and performance of the College. BCG’s stellar work ultimately provided the Institution with a blueprint that eventually became the College’s Strategic Plan from 2007-2012.

In September of 2007, former Board member Michael J. Sorrell, Esq., assumed the position of president (after serving as the interim president since March 2007). Thus far in his brief tenure, the school has made significant progress towards achieving his stated goal of transforming Paul Quinn into one of America’s great small colleges. Since his arrival the College has instituted a business casual dress code, raised all academic standards, embarked on an ambitious revitalization of the campus which has included spending over $2 million in capital improvements, reduced institutional debt by 40%, and eliminated all previous audit findings. His next set of plans for the college call for an increased commitment to recruitment and retention.
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Fundraising & Philanthropy; WE Over Me Farm; Center for Fundraising & Philanthropy
News and Upcoming Events at Paul Quinn College

Dallas Mavericks And Paul Quinn College Launch Mavs Sports Management Major
The Dallas Mavericks and Paul Quinn College will launch a historic, first-of-its-kind Mavs Sports Management Major, providing students the opportunity ...
Paul Quinn College Names Nicholas Arbelaez as Head Coach of Women's Soccer Team
Paul Quinn College announces Nicholas Arbelaez as the head coach of its women’s soccer team. With more than two decades of coaching experience across ...
Paul Quinn College Receives $20 Million Gift, the Largest in School’s 152-Year History
Paul Quinn College, the creator of the Urban Work College model and only minority-serving, federally recognized Work College in America, has received ...
Paul Quinn College 2024 Honda Campus All-Star Challenge Team Advances to National Championship for 3rd Time in School History
Paul Quinn College, the nation’s first Urban Work College, congratulates its 2024 Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) Team for advancing to the 20 ...
Paul Quinn College is the Nation's First and Only Urban Work College.
BALTIMORE — HBCUs have been continuing to make significant strides to prepare the next generation of Black professionals, and Paul Quinn College is do ...
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