Twenty years after shedding its accreditation, North Carolina HBCU Barber-Scotia is seeking to apply to get again within the recreation.
The Harmony, NC – based mostly HBCU plans to use for accreditation with the Transnational Affiliation of Christian Colleges, Faculties and Universities, in accordance with President Chris Rey as reported within the Charlotte Submit.
The varsity is ready to confer levels, nonetheless, the shortage of accreditation prevents its college students from making use of for federal monetary assist. Its tuition is at present $2,500 per semester.
“I all the time wish to be sure that individuals know that Barber-Scotia is allowed by the state of North Carolina to confer levels to people,” Rey mentioned. “As we reposition ourselves to be able to obtain federal monetary assist, I’ll inform you that Barber-Scotia is on observe for reaccreditation. Our plan, if every thing goes proper, is to submit our utility for re-accreditation in October of this yr.”
The varsity was based to teach Black ladies for careers in training and social work in 1867 as Scotia Seminary. Its title was later change to Scotia Ladies’s Faculty and have become referred to as Barber-Scotia after a merger Barber Memorial Faculty of Anniston, Alabama.
The school is one among 11 HBCUs within the state of North Carolina, but it surely has been combating for survival for the reason that lack of accreditation. Its soccer program, which as soon as referred to as future NFL gamers residence, was minimize shortly thereafter. Six of the campus’ 15 buildings have been beforehand deemed uninhabitable. However beneath Rey’s management, the HBCU launched a web based studying program via a partnership with Skilldora that focuses on synthetic intelligence instruction.
“We’ve been working very laborious over the past yr with the staff that I’ve assembled to handle the 17 requirements by the TRACS group that we’re going to be working with to get reaccredited in order that our future college students will get entry to federal monetary assist,” Rey mentioned. “Once I took over, we had no potential college students that have been excited about Barber-Scotia. As of at this time, we had over 60 functions for potential college students for the school for this fall that we’re working via proper now.”
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