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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.

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