Minorities and Diasporas
Minority Serving Institutions
Minority serving institutions are defined as:
1) a part B institution (a historically Black college or university) (§322 of the HEA, 20 U.S.C. §1061);
(2) a Hispanic-serving institution (§502 of the HEA, 20 U.S.C. §1101a);
(3) a Tribal College or University (§316 of the HEA, 20 U.S.C. §1059c);
(4) an Alaska Native-serving institution or a Native Hawaiian-serving institution (§317(b) of the HEA, 20 U.S.C. §1059d(b);
(5) a Predominantly Black Institution (§§318(b) and 371(c)(9) of the HEA; 20 U.S.C. §§ 1059e(b) and 1067q(c)(9));
(6) an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution (§§ 320(b) and 371(c)(2) of the HEA, 20 U.S.C. §§1059g(b) and 1067q(c)(2); or
(7) a Native American-serving nontribal institution (§§319(b) and 371(c)(8) of the HEA; 20 U.S.C. §§ 1059f(b) and 1067q(c)(8).
Institutions in the state of Texas that are designated as minority serving institutions by the United States Department of Education under the above programs are:
- Coastal Bend College
- Del Mar College
- El Centro College
- El Paso Community College
- Galveston College
- Houston Community College
- Howard College
- Huston-Tillotson University
- Jarvis Christian College
- Laredo Community College
- Lee College
- Midland College
- Mountain View College
- North Harris College
- Odessa College
- Our Lady of the Lake University
- Palo Alto College
- Paul Quinn College
- Prairie View A&M University
- Saint Mary's University (San Antonio)
- Saint Phillip's College
- San Jacinto College North
- South Plains College
- Southwestern Christian College
- Sul Ross State University
- Texas A&M International University
- Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
- Texas A&M University - Kingsville
- Texas College
- Texas Southern University
- Texas State Technical College - Harlingen
- Texas State University San Marcos (including Round Rock campus)
- University of Houston - Downtown
- The University of Texas at Brownsville
- The University of Texas at El Paso
- The University of Texas Pan American
- The University of Texas Permian Basin
- The University of Texas at San Antonio
- The University of the Incarnate Word
- Victoria College
- Victoria County Junior College
- Western College
- Wiley College
If you are not in the state of Texas, you may find a list of designated institutions in the links above.