 Entrance to Texas College | |
Former names | Phillips University (1909–1912) |
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| Motto | Per lumen scientiae viam invenient populi (Latin) |
Motto in English | "Give The People Light, and They Will Find Their Way" |
| Type | Private historically black college |
| Established | 1894 |
Religious affiliation | Christian Methodist Episcopal Church |
Academic affiliations | CIC UNCF |
| Endowment | $8.2M (2021) |
| President | Dwight J. Fennell, Sr. |
| Students | 972 |
| Location | , U.S. 32°22′32″N 95°18′45″W / 32.3756°N 95.3124°W |
| Colors | Purple and gold |
| Nickname | Steers |
Sporting affiliations | NAIA – RRAC (primary) NAIA – Sooner (football) |
| Mascot | Steers |
| Website | www |
Texas College is a private, historically black Christian Methodist Episcopal college in Tyler, Texas. It is affiliated with the United Negro College Fund. It was founded in 1894 by a group of ministers affiliated with the Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church, a predominantly black denomination which was at the time known as the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in America. They planned to provide for education of African-American students, who were excluded from the segregated university system of Texas. They planned a full literary, scientific and classical education for theology, normal training of lower school teachers, music, commercial and industrial training, and agricultural and mechanical sciences.