The bishop says contributions to AME institutions have been cumulative over time, beginning with small donations from average people. But other factors have begun to steer students away. Richardson says that, as today’s parents give their children more latitude to decide where they want to study, college choices are becoming based more on economics and friendship and less on loyalty to the church and the Black community.
The AME-affiliated campuses in the United States, Liberia and South Africa
Four-year Colleges
• Allen University, Columbia, S.C.
• Edward Waters College, Jacksonville, Fla.
• Morris Brown College, Atlanta
• Paul Quinn College, Dallas
• Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio
• AME University, Monrovia, Liberia
Two-year Colleges
• Shorter College, Little Rock, Ark.
• Wilberforce Community College,
Evaton, South Africa
Graduate Seminaries
• Payne Theological Seminary,
Wilberforce, Ohio
• Turner Theological Seminary, Atlanta
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