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{{Short description|College in Mobile, Alabama, U.S.}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Bishop State Community College
| image_name = Bishop State Community College seal.png
| established = {{start date and age|1927}}
| type = [[Public college|Public]] [[Historically black colleges and universities|historically black]] [[Community_college#United_States|community college]]
| affiliation = [[Alabama Community College System]]
| president = Olivier Charles
| dean = Dr. Kathryn Pavey
| city = [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]]
| state = [[Alabama]]
| country = United States
| coor = {{coord|30|41|39|N|88|3|27|W|region:US-AL_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| campus = Main Campus Southwest Campus Carver Campus Baker-Gaines Central Campus City of Semmes Training Center Theodore Oaks Shopping Center - Suite B Truck Driving Site
| former_names = Alabama State College - Mobile Center Mobile State Junior College S.D. Bishop State Junior College
| sports_nickname = Wildcats
| sporting_affiliations = [[National Junior College Athletic Association|NJCAA]] [[Alabama Community College Conference|ACCC]]
| website = {{url|www.bishop.edu}}
| logo = Bishop State Community College logo.png
}}

'''Bishop State Community College''' is a [[Public college|public]], [[Historically black colleges and universities|historically black]] [[Community_college#United_States|community college]] with campuses and facilities throughout [[Mobile County, Alabama|Mobile]] and [[Washington County, Alabama|Washington Counties]] in [[Alabama]]. The college was founded in [[Mobile, Alabama]], in 1927, and is accredited by the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools|Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges]]. It offers more than 50 associate degree and certificate programs.<ref name="about">{{cite web |title=About |url=https://www.bishop.edu/about-us |website=Bishop State Community College |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="nces">{{cite web |title=College Navigator - Bishop State Community College |url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=102030#accred |website=National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=25 October 2021}}</ref>

Bishop State's athletic teams compete in the [[Alabama Community College Conference]] (ACCC) of the [[National Junior College Athletic Association]] (NJCAA). They are collectively known as the Wildcats.<ref>{{cite web |title=Athletics |url=https://www.bishop.edu/athletics |website=Bishop State Community College |access-date=25 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Alabama Community College Conference |url=https://www.acccathletics.com/landing/index |website=Alabama Community College Conference |access-date=25 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
Bishop State Community College was founded in 1927 as the Mobile, Alabama, extension of [[Alabama State University|Alabama State College]], and initially offered courses to [[African-American]] certified teachers. In 1936, it was organized into a two-year college and renamed Alabama State College - Mobile Center, with O.H. Johnson serving as the first dean. In 1965, Alabama legislation officially declared Bishop State Community College a state junior college independent from Alabama State College, and it was renamed Mobile State Junior College. The Alabama State Board of Education renamed the college S.D. Bishop State Junior College for its first president, Dr. Sanford D. Bishop, in 1971. In 1989, the board renamed it Bishop State Community College due to its expanded career, vocational, transfer and community service offerings.<ref name="thomason">{{cite book |last1=Thomason |first1=Michael |title=Historic Mobile: An Illustrated History of the Mobile Bay Region |date=2010 |publisher=HPN Books |isbn=978-1-935377-23-8 |page=92 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=205Q70LyOZ0C&dq=bishop+state+history&pg=PA92 |access-date=25 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="epa">{{cite web |title=Report on the Bishop State Community College Mobile, Alabama October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019 |url=https://examiners.alabama.gov/PDFLink.aspx?IDReport=5882 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160701/https://examiners.alabama.gov/PDFLink.aspx?IDReport=5882 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 25, 2021 |website=Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts |publisher=Department of Examiners of Public Accounts |access-date=25 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="ALencylopedia">{{cite web |title=Bishop State Community College (BSCC) |url=http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-2906 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama |access-date=22 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

Historically, Bishop State has primarily served the inner-city residents of Mobile and [[Prichard, Alabama]] to prepare them for open industry positions and career advancement.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Humanities |first1=United States Congress Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and |title=Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session on ... March 26, Montpelier, VT ... March 21, April 11, and 26, 1991, Washington, DC. |date=1991 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |isbn=978-0-16-035792-3 |pages=1259–1260 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Df-SAo6fIn8C&dq=bishop+state+community+college&pg=PA1259 |access-date=25 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

== Campus ==
Bishop State has one on-site campus and several on-site instructional sites in Mobile County. Its five off-site locations are high schools throughout Mobile and Washington Counties.<ref>{{cite web |title=Contact Us-General Information |url=https://www.bishop.edu/contact |website=Bishop State Community College |access-date=1 November 2021}}</ref>

=== Mobile Campuses ===
==== Main Campus ====
[[File:Bishop State clock tower May 2012.jpg|thumb|The campus in 2012]]
Main Campus is located at 351 North Broad Street. It contains 14 buildings and covers {{convert|15|acre|km2}}. The campus was acquired in 1942, making it Bishop State's original building when the college was first established.<ref name="epa" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Main Campus |url=https://www.bishop.edu/locations/main |website=Bishop State Community College |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="thomason" />

As of February 2021, the Mobile County Commission approved $350,000 to fund the construction of the Advanced Manufacturing Center and Health Sciences Facility on Main Campus. The {{convert|80000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} Advanced Manufacturing Center is designed for skilled workforce development training grounds for careers in process technology, industrial maintenance, electronics engineering technology and robotics, among others. The Health Sciences Facility will include a {{convert|1150|sqfoot|m2}} nursing simulation site to train nursing students in patient care. Both buildings were scheduled to open in fall 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mobile County Commission approves $350,000 to fund two building projects at Bishop State |url=https://www.fox10tv.com/news/mobile_county/mobile-county-commission-approves-350-000-to-fund-two-building-projects-at-bishop-state/article_d6ff7b0e-75fb-11eb-a570-9ff51ee87f5a.html |access-date=26 October 2021 |work=FOX10 News |date=23 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NAMING OPPORTUNITIES |url=https://bishopstatefoundation.org/naming-opportunities-bishop-state-community-college-foundation |website=Bishop State Community College Foundation |access-date=27 October 2021}}</ref>

==== Southwest Instructional Site====
Southwest Campus is located at 925 Dauphin Island Parkway. Established in 1947 as Southwest State Technical College, a vocational school, it was consolidated into Bishop State Community College in 1991. The campus covers {{convert|42|acre|km2}} and contains seven buildings.<ref name="epa" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Southwest Campus |url=https://www.bishop.edu/locations/southwest-campus |website=Bishop State Community College |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="ALencylopedia" />

==== Carver Instructional Site====
Carver Campus is located at 414 Stanton Road. Established in 1962 as Carver State Technical College, a vocational school, it was consolidated into Bishop State Community College in 1991. The campus covers {{convert|9|acre|km2}} and contains six buildings.<ref name="epa" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Carver Campus |url=https://www.bishop.edu/locations/carver |website=Bishop State Community College |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="ALencylopedia" />

==== Formerly Baker-Gaines Central Campus ====
The Former Baker-Gaines Central Campus is located at 1365 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue. In 1995, the Mobile County School Board sold the campus, formerly Central High School, to Bishop State for one dollar. The two-story building sits on {{convert|5|acre|km2}}. It is home to the Division of Health Related Professions, a museum with Central High School and early Bishop State artifacts, a child-care center, bookstore, multimedia center, cafeteria facilities and a 1,200-seat auditorium.<ref name="epa" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Baker-Gaines Central Campus |url=https://www.bishop.edu/locations/baker-gaines-central |website=Bishop State Community College |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="ALencylopedia" />

==== City of Semmes Training Center ====
The Semmes location is at 9010 Forest Street in [[Semmes, Alabama]]. The facility offers Art, English, Math, Psychology and Speech Communication program courses.<ref>{{cite web |title=City of Semmes Training Center |url=https://www.bishop.edu/locations/semmes-site |website=Bishop State Community College |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref>

==== Theodore Oaks Shopping Center - Suite B ====
The Theodore location is at 5808 US-90 in [[Theodore, Alabama]]. The facility offers Art, English, Math, Psychology and Speech Communication program courses.<ref>{{cite web |title=Theodore Oaks Shopping Center - Suite B |url=https://www.bishop.edu/locations/theodore-oaks |website=Bishop State Community College |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref>

==== Truck Driving Site ====
The Truck Driving Site is located at 4551 Halls Mill Road in Mobile. It houses Bishop State's[[commercial driver's license]] training program.<ref>{{cite web |title=Truck Driving Site |url=https://www.bishop.edu/locations/truck-driving-site |website=Bishop State Community College |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Truck Driving |url=https://www.bishop.edu/programs/career-technical-education/truck-driving |website=Bishop State Community College |access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref>

==Administration and organization==
Bishop State operates under five divisions: Academic Transfer ([[Course_(education)#Elective_and_required_courses|general education]]), Health Science Professions, Career Technical Education, Adult Education/[[General Educational Development|GED]] and Workforce Development.<ref>{{cite web |title=Programs of Study |url=https://www.bishop.edu/programs |website=Bishop State Community College |access-date=25 October 2021}}</ref>

A typical academic year contains two 15-week terms during the fall (August–December) and spring (January–May). Within the terms are two four-week accelerated sessions or mini terms. The full summer term is ten weeks long (May-August). An academic year begins on the first day of the fall term and ends on the last day of the summer term.<ref>{{cite web |title=Academic Calendar |url=https://www.bishop.edu/student-services/academic-calendar |website=Bishop State Community College |access-date=25 October 2021}}</ref>

Bishop State's [[financial endowment|endowment]] had a market value of approximately $152,000 in the fiscal year that ended in 2019.<ref name="datausa">{{cite web |title=Bishop State Community College |url=https://datausa.io/profile/university/bishop-state-community-college |website=Data USA |access-date=25 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

==Academics and programs==
Bishop State has an open admissions policy.<ref name="nces" /><ref name="thomason" /> The college offers [[dual enrollment]] programs to local high school students.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dual Enrollment |url=https://www.bishop.edu/programs/dual-enrollment |website=Bishop State Community College |access-date=25 October 2021}}</ref> In addition to its associate and certificate degree programs, Bishop State offers personal enrichment, professional enhancement and career training courses.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ed2Go Online Continuing Education |url=https://www.bishop.edu/programs/workforce-development/ed2go-online-continuing-education |website=Bishop State Community College |access-date=27 October 2021}}</ref>

Bishop State has transfer agreements with every [[public university|public]] four-year institution in Alabama. The agreements allow students to automatically transfer after completing an associate degree at Bishop State Community College.<ref>{{cite web |title=Academic Transfer |url=https://www.bishop.edu/programs/academic-transfer |website=Bishop State Community College |access-date=25 October 2021}}</ref>

Bishop State is a [[Federal TRIO Programs|Student Support Services TRIO]] program participant. The government-funded program helps educationally disadvantaged and disabled students graduate from college and supports low-income and [[First-generation college students in the United States|first-generation college students]] in achieving their career and economic goals.<ref>{{cite web |title=SSS TRIO Program |url=https://www.bishop.edu/student-services/sss-trio-program |website=Bishop State Community College |access-date=25 October 2021}}</ref>

==Student Life==
===Student Body===
As of fall 2020, Bishop State's student body consists of 2,176 students. There are 35 percent full time and 65 percent part time students.<ref name="nces" />
{| style="text-align:center; float:right; font-size:85%; margin-left:2em; margin:10px;" class="wikitable"
|+ Demographics of student body in fall 2020<ref name="nces" />
! !! Full and Part Time Students!! U.S. Census{{efn|People who identify as Hispanic/Latino are included in applicable race categories.}}<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: United States |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/POP010220#POP010220 |website=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=24 August 2021}}</ref>
|-
! International
| 2% || N/A
|-
! [[Multiracial American]]
| 4% || 2.8%
|-
! [[African American|Black/African American]]
| 57% || 13.4%
|-
! [[American Indian and Alaska Native]]
| 1% || 1.3%
|-
! [[Asian People|Asian]]
| 2% || 5.9%
|-
! [[Non-Hispanic Whites|Non-Hispanic White American]]
| 29% || 60.1%
|-
! [[Hispanic and Latino American|Hispanic/Latino American]]
| 2% || 18.5%
|-
! [[Pacific Islander|Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander]]
| 0% || 0.2%
|-
! Other/Unknown
| 3% || N/A
|}
===Organizations===
Several student clubs and organizations operate at Bishop State Community College, including honors societies and student government, special interest and service organizations. Campus groups include: Barbering and Hair Styling Association, College Choir, International Student Organization, Pep Squad and [[Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics|STEM Club]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Student Organizations |url=https://www.bishop.edu/student-services/student-organizations |website=Bishop State Community College |access-date=27 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="ALencylopedia" /><ref>{{cite book |last1=Chambers |first1=Crystal R. |last2=Crumb |first2=Loni |title=African American Rural Education: College Transitions and Postsecondary Experiences |date=9 November 2020 |publisher=Emerald Group Publishing |isbn=978-1-83909-870-3 |page=165 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z50LEAAAQBAJ&dq=bishop+state+community+college+alumni&pg=PA165 |access-date=1 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

===Athletics===
The Bishop State athletic association chairs six varsity athletic programs. The teams are collectively known as the Wildcats, and belong to the [[Alabama Community College Conference]] (ACCC) and Region 22 of the [[National Junior College Athletic Association]] (NJCAA). Men's sports include: [[basketball]], [[baseball]] and [[golf]]. Women's sports include: basketball, [[fast-pitch softball]] and [[volleyball]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Athletics |url=https://www.bishop.edu/athletics |website=Bishop State Community College |access-date=22 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=About the ACCC |url=https://acccathletics.com/about/About_the_ACCC |website=Alabama Community College Conference |access-date=27 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ALencylopedia" />

== Notable alumni ==
* [[Thomas Figures]] first African American assistant district attorney and assistant United States Attorney
* [[Mel Showers]], retired [[WKRG]] news anchor<ref>{{cite news |last1=Inabinett |first1=Mark |title=Mel Showers to enter Bishop State Sports Hall of Fame |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2019/12/mel-showers-part-of-bishop-state-wildcat-sports-hall-of-fames-newest-class.html |access-date=1 November 2021 |work=AL.com |date=16 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Jessie Tompkins]], former nationally-ranked [[track & field]] athlete who led [[Tompkins v Alabama State University|lawsuit]] against Whites-only scholarships at [[Alabama State University]]<ref>{{cite web|title=CIR Fights 'Whites Only' Scholarships in Alabama|url=http://www.adversity.net/cirnews.htm|publisher=Center for Individual Rights|access-date=13 May 2012|date=29 September 1999}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[List of historically black colleges and universities]]

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