COPPIN STATE COLLEGE
Calvin W. Burnett, Ph.D., President
2500 W. North Avenue,
Baltimore 21216 Telephone: 383-4542
The Board of School Commissioners of
Baltimore City established the State
Teachers College of Baltimore (Coppin) in
1900 and operated it until the State assumed
control by Chapter 296, Acts of 1951. The
school became a separate institution in 1909
and received its present name in honor of
Fannie Jackson Coppin, a former slave who
had purchased her freedom and became the
first Negro woman in the United States to re-
ceive a college degree. By Chapter 41, Acts
of 1963, the college was changed from a
teachers college to a State college with the
authority to institute liberal arts programs.
The college provides a four-year curriculum
for training teachers in several fields—early
childhood, elementary, adult education, in-
dustrial arts, secondary (with major in Eng-
lish, biology, history, chemistry, general
science, social studies and mathematics)
and Special Education (teaching mentally
retarded or emotionally disturbed). There is
also a liberal arts program with majors in
English, history, social science, chemistry,
biology, general science, mathematics and
law enforcement. Both Bachelor of Arts and
Bachelor of Science degrees are granted, to-
gether with the Master's degree in Special
Education, Correctional Education, and Vo-
cational Rehabilitation Counseling. The en-
rollment of the college for the 1975-1976
year was 3,027 including the evening and
graduate schools.
FROSTBURG STATE COLLEGE
Nelson P. Guild, Ph.D., President
College Avenue, Frostburg (Allegany
County) 21532 Telephone: 689-4111
Frostburg State College was established
by Chapter 406, Acts of 1898 as a normal
school, called Normal School #2 at Frost-
burg. It became a full four-year teachers
college in 1934, and its name changed to
Frostburg State Teachers College. The Col-
lege offers Bachelor of Science and Bachelor
of Arts degree programs. The College was
authorized by the Board of Trustees in |
1958 to offer graduate work leading to the
degree of Master of Education, By Chapter
41, Acts of 1963, the College adopted its
present name. In 1971, the College was
authorized to offer graduate work leading
to the degree of Master of Management,
and in 1976 Master of Science degrees in
Biology, Fisheries Management and Wild-
life Management.
The enrollment for 1975-76 was 3,645.
Staff: 1975, 514; 1976, 512;
1977, 512.
SALISBURY STATE COLLEGE
Norman C. Crawford, Jr., Ph.D., President
Salisbury (Wicomico
County) 21801 Telephone: 546-3261
The Salisbury State College was estab-
lished by Chapter 280, Acts of 1924, as a
normal school offering a two-year prepara-
tion for elementary school teachers Today,
the College offers undergraduate major pro-
grams in Biology, Business Administration,
Chemistry, Elementary Education, English,
French, Geography, History, Mathematics,
Medical Technology, Music, Nursing, Phy-
sical Education, Psychology, Sociology, So-
cial Work, Spanish and Speech. The College
also offers a graduate program leading to the
Master of Education degree and the Master
of Arts in History, English and Psychology.
The College offers evening courses in Salis-
bury and surrounding communities for part-
time students, as well as two six-week sum-
mer sessions.
The College is accredited by the Middle
States Association of Colleges and Secon-
dary Schools, the Maryland State Board of
Education, and the National Council for
Accreditation of Teacher Education. The
College maintains membership in the
NCAA. The College adopted its present
name by Chapter 41, Acts of 1963.
Staff: 430.
TOWSON STATE UNIVERSITY
James L. Fisher, Ph.D., President
Towson 21204 Telephone: 823-7500
The Towson State University was orig-
inally established as the State's first normal |
