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Concordia College Alabama
TypePrivate, HBCU
Established1922
AffiliationLutheran Church - Missouri Synod
PresidentRev. Dr. Tilahun M. Mendedo
Students719[1]
Location, ,
ColorsGreen and Yellow
NicknameHornets
Websitewww.ccal.edu
Bakke Hall and the Dormitory
Concordia College Alabama is located in Alabama
Concordia College Alabama
Location of Bakke Hall and the Dormitory in Alabama
LocationSelma, Alabama
Governing bodyLutheran church
Official nameBakke Hall and the Dormitory
DesignatedJune 19, 1997[2]

Concordia College Alabama is a college of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod's Concordia University System, located in Selma, Alabama, in the United States. It is the only historically black college in the Concordia System.

Concordia College is one of ten colleges and universities of the Concordia University System of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.

History

The college was founded in 1922.

Campus

Concordia College's Bakke Hall and the Dormitory, completed in 1928, were both added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on June 19, 1997.[2]

Organization and administration

The college president is Rev. Dr. Tilahun M. Mendedo.

Academic profile

The college has 719 students.[3]

Student life

Athletics

The Concordia College sports teams, collectively known as the Hornets, compete in men's intercollegiate basketball, soccer, football, and baseball along with women's intercollegiate softball, track, soccer, golf, volleyball.

ROTC

Concordia College Army ROTC, a satellite program of Marion Military Institute offerre features more than 25 Cadets.

See also

References

  1. ^ "CUS enrollment hits new record high of 28,421". Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage". Alabama Historical Commission. www.preserveala.org. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  3. ^ "CUS enrollment hits new record high of 28,421". Retrieved 28 October 2011.