Welcome to Bishop State Community College
Bishop State Community College (BIS) was established in 1927 at the Mobile Branch of Alabama State College, now known as Alabama State University. It was established to be a teachers’ training college. It operated only during the summer months, offering extension courses to African-American elementary and secondary teachers in Mobile.
Bishop State’s main campus houses a state-of-the-art 80,000-square-foot Center for Advanced Manufacturing Technology (CAMTech), featuring world-class equipment for workforce development. The center houses programs including process technology, industrial maintenance, electronics engineering technology, machining, robotics, and more. CAMTech trains a workforce to help meet regional business and industry needs.
Bishop State serves the largest public school system in the state of Alabama and has the largest truck driving school in the state.
Bishop State is among the first Historically Black Community Colleges (HBCC) in the nation to be inducted into the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, providing access to more scholarships and professional development opportunities to our students.
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Location: Mobile, AL
Founded: 1927
Website: https://www.bishop.edu
Phone: (251) 405-7000
Address: 351 N Broad St Mobile, AL 36603
Email: admissions@bishop.edu
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