Sojourner Douglass College

Sojourner-Douglass College continues the legacy of self-determination that we began in the 1970’s. Our driving forces have remained the same: educating adults and empowering members of the community. At Sojourner-Douglass College, our focus on administration and the social sciences has grown out of a desire to transform the members of our local communities into decision-makers. In every area of our lives—from politics and business to education and health care—decisions are made which affect young people, elders, and everyone in-between.

The establishment of Sojourner-Douglass College represented a struggle by community leaders and community organizations in the Black community of Baltimore for community self-determination. In the early 1970s, community groups, leaders and the local Council of Churches began discussing the educational needs of local residents and came together working with Antioch College to form Adult Education, Inc. An agreement was reached to found the Homestead Montebello Center of Antioch College, which would serve the Black community by working toward community self-reliance and providing a “culturally pluralistic learning environment.” The Homestead Montebello Center was established in fall 1972 to facilitate the creation of an independent four year college, sharing an agreement with Antioch that Homestead Montebello Center would eventually “spin off” to become an independent institution.

Sojourner-Douglass College became an independent institution under Maryland law on February 7, 1980 and on June 19, 1980 the College was accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Higher Education. Maintaining its original mission, Sojourner-Douglass College draws students generally from the large population of adults in the Black community, using a program designed to stimulate the motivation of students and enhance the students’ development of positive self images.

Mission
Within the general goals of establishing an independent institution for historically by passed people, specific objectives have been designed to: Assist community people in the development of skills and mind sets necessary to gain control over social, political, and economic forces which shape their lives.

Library
The Walter P. Carter Community Library and Reference Room is dedicated to the memory of the late civil rights activist Walter P. Carter. The library includes a collection of journals, pamphlets, books, articles, and clippings by and about the role of Black people in the development of American culture and the civil rights movement; including a compilation of Baltimore Afro American newspapers dating back to 1935.

Courses Offered
Undergraduate Programs

• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Science

Graduate Programs

• Master’s in Arts
• Master’s in Applied Social Sciences

Contact Details
Sojourner Douglass College
200 N. Central Avenue Baltimore MD,
21202 Local: (410) 276-0306
Toll Free: 1-800-732-2630
Official Website: http://www.sdc.edu/