Talladega College
Talladega College is a private, four-year, co-educational liberal arts college. The college, with the assistance of the American Missionary Association, was founded in 1867, by the descendants of the slaves who helped to build its first building, Swayne Hall, now a national historic site. Talladega College was the first institution in Alabama to admit qualified persons of any race or ethnic origin.
Eighty percent of our graduates go on to pursue advanced degrees.
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Talladega College Facts
- Talladega College adds approximately 90 college graduates to the United States each year
- Talladega College offers 18 academic degrees
- Talladega College has an 88 percent six-year graduation rate
Talladega College Enters Historic Partnership with Amistad Murals
Talladega College is pleased to announce a historic partnership that will support the success of the institution for generations to come and create opportunities for audiences around the world to engage with extraordinary works of art by the American artist Hale A. Woodruff. Four of the six monumental paintings by Woodruff commissioned by Talladega College in the late 1930s have been acquired by esteemed American arts institutions who are committed to bringing visibility to the murals and celebrating their connection to Alabama’s first private Historically Black College. >>Read More
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