Coppin State University, located on 46 acres (186,000 m²) in Baltimore, Maryland, is part of the University System of Maryland.Coppin State's history began in 1900 when the Baltimore City School Board established a
one-year program for the training of African-American elementary school teachers at Douglass High School in Baltimore. In
1909, the program became its own institution, separate from the high school. In 1926 it was named
Fannie Jackson Coppin Normal
School, honoring the black educator and missionary. It became
Coppin Teachers College in 1938,
Coppin State Teachers College in 1952,
Coppin State College
in 1963, and was officially renamed
Coppin State University on April 13, 2004. In
1988 it became part of the University System of Maryland.Coppin State is a historically black
college.It offers programs in:
- Arts and Sciences
- Education
- Nursing
- Graduate Studies