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Former names | Connectional High School and Institute (1872–1877) Waco College (1877–1881) |
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| Motto | WE Over Me |
| Type | Private historically black college |
| Established | 1872 |
| Affiliation | Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools |
Religious affiliation | African Methodist Episcopal Church |
| Endowment | $4.98M (2021) |
| President | Michael J. Sorrell, Esq.[1] |
| Students | 551[2] |
| Location | , , United States 32°40′38″N 96°45′18″W / 32.677097°N 96.754935°W |
| Campus | 146 acres (59 ha) |
| Colors | Purple, Black & Gold |
| Nickname | Tigers |
Sporting affiliations | NAIA – RRAC |
| Website | www |
Paul Quinn College (PQC) is a private historically black Methodist college in Dallas, Texas. The college is affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME). It is the oldest historically black college west of the Mississippi River and the nation's first urban work college.[3]
Paul Quinn is home to the WE over ME Farm, which was created through a partnership with PepsiCo to bring healthy food to the food desert of Dallas.[4]
- ^ "Paul Quinn College | Greatness. . . One step at a time | Dallas Texas College". Archived from the original on 2011-01-05. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ^ "Paul Quinn College breaks ground on a new building and a new future". Dallas News. September 3, 2018.
- ^ "Paul Quinn College to Become a Work College". Archived from the original on 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
- ^ "Paul Quinn College | Greatness… One Step at a Time". Pqc.edu. 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2018-07-19.