Minority-serving Institutions to Benefit from Education Department Budget Increase

by Charles Dervarics , January 11, 2010

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San Jacinto College, Pasadena, Texas, $400,000 for training programs in maritime and energy industries;
Lincoln University, Lincoln, Pa., $100,000 for college-preparation programs;
Los Angeles Southwest College, California, $300,000 for health professions training;
Alcorn State University, Alcorn, Miss., $300,000 for graduate-level curriculum development;
Gadsden State Community College, Gadsden, Ala., $100,000 for technology upgrades;
Huston-Tillotson University, Austin, Texas, $350,000 for math/science education programs and $100,000 for health equipment;
n Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, N.C., $400,000 for an undergraduate research center;
n Jackson State University, Jackson, Miss., $1 million for a mental health research institute; and
n Cheyney University, Cheyney, Pa., $100,000 for an honors academy.

Obama signed the bill into law before Christmas.

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