Coppin State University - Definition and Overview

Coppin State University, located on 46 acres (186,000 m²) in Baltimore, Maryland, is part of the University System of Maryland.

Coppin State's history began in 1900 when the Baltimore City School Board established a one-year program for the training of African-American elementary school teachers at Douglass High School in Baltimore. In 1909, the program became its own institution, separate from the high school. In 1926 it was named Fannie Jackson Coppin Normal School, honoring the black educator and missionary. It became Coppin Teachers College in 1938, Coppin State Teachers College in 1952, Coppin State College in 1963, and was officially renamed Coppin State University on April 13, 2004. In 1988 it became part of the University System of Maryland.

Coppin State is a historically black college.

It offers programs in:

• Arts and Sciences
• Education
• Nursing
• Graduate Studies

External link

• Coppin State University (http://www.coppin.edu/)