Coppin State University
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Coppin State University is a historically black college located in Baltimore, Maryland. It is part of the University System of Maryland.
Coppin State's history began in 1900 when the Baltimore City School Board established a one-year program for the training of African-American elementary school teachers at Douglass High School in Baltimore. In 1909, the program became its own institution, separate from the high school. In 1926 it was named Fanny Jackson Coppin Normal School, honoring Fanny Jackson Coppin, a black educator and missionary. It became Coppin Teachers College in 1938, Coppin State Teachers College in 1952, Coppin State College in 1963, and was officially renamed Coppin State University on April 13, 2004. In 1988 it became part of the University System of Maryland. Its campus comprises 52 acres (186,000 m²).
It offers programs in:
- Arts and Sciences
- Education
- Nursing
- Graduate Studies
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