Alabama Colleges and Universities

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Auburn University
Auburn University was established in 1856 as the East Alabama Male College, 20 years after the city of Auburn's founding. The name changed throughout the years until, in 1960, it became Auburn University, a title more in keeping with its location, and expressing the varied academic programs and larger curriculum of a major university.
Gadsden State Community College
Gadsden State Community College has campuses in Gadsden, Anniston/Oxford, and McClellan. Students can earn certification and associate's degrees in a variety of areas.
Huntingdon College
Tradition. At Huntingdon, the greatest traditions and the hallmarks of our campus are faith, wisdom, and service. Huntingdon welcomes students who embrace the challenge to learn and to serve others. For more than 160 years, Huntingdon has provided an outstanding liberal arts education in an atmosphere that supports spiritual growth and inquiry. A college of the United Methodist Church, we are led by our motto, "Enter to grow in wisdom, go forth to apply wisdom in service."
Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville State University is located in Jacksonville, Alabama, in the Northeast Region of the state. It is a four-year university with a variety of educational majors.
Samford University
The mission of Samford University is to nurture persons in their development of intellect, creativity, faith and personhood. As a Christian university, the community fosters academic, career and ethical competency while encouraging social and civic responsibility and service to others.
Tuskegee University
Over the past 133 years since it was founded by Dr. Booker T. Washington in 1881, Tuskegee University has become one of the nation's most outstanding institutions of higher learning. While Tuskegee has historically focused on helping to develop human resources primarily within the African-American community, the University is open to all. Tuskegee's mission has always been service to people, not education for its own sake.
University of Alabama
Located in Tuscaloosa, the University of Alabama is a student-centered research university and an academic community united in its commitment to enhancing the quality of life for all Alabamians. Founded in 1831 as Alabama's first public college, The University of Alabama is dedicated to excellence in teaching, research and service.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Our story is one of remarkable growth in size, quality, reputation and impact. In a little more than four decades, UAB has transformed from its modest beginnings as an extension center into a doctoral research university and academic medical center. And we have the same audacious vision that led our founders to dream big dreams: To educate, advance discovery, care for the sick, respond to the needs of our community and establish Alabama as a progressive economic center that can change the worl
University of South Alabama
Located near the Gulf of Mexico in Mobile, Alabama, USA is a vibrant institution providing top-notch educational programs with one of the lowest tuition rates in Alabama.
University of West Alabama
The primary purpose of the University is to provide opportunities for students to pursue a quality education through associate, baccalaureate, master's, and education specialist degrees in liberal arts, natural sciences and mathematics, pre-professional programs, nursing, technology, business, and education. Importance is placed on providing opportunities within the curricula for the development of enhanced skills in critical thinking, communication, leadership, and computer literacy.