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Caring For Young Minds’ mission is to provide the framework for minority students to develop positive relationships that will encourage academic achievement, self-direction, self-esteem, social competence, problem-solving skills by facilitating meaningful interactions with certified educational instructors, community leaders and dedicated parents to help students achieve their full potential by successfully completing their high school careers and continuing on to institutions of higher learning.
10 Colleges & Universities
Explore 10 Colleges and Universities in 5 days
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With flexible payment plans
Acceptance and Scholarships
Onsite acceptance and scholarships
Meet with Admissions Officers
Private sessions with Admissions Officers
2023 HBCU Tour List
Florida Memorial University is a private historically black university in Miami Gardens, Florida. It is a member of the United Negro College Fund and historically related to Baptists although it claims a focus on broader Christianity.
Bethune–Cookman University is a private historically black university in Daytona Beach, Florida. Bethune–Cookman University is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The primary administration building, White Hall, and the Mary McLeod Bethune Home are in the National Register of Historic Places
Edward Waters University is a private Christian historically Black university in Jacksonville, Florida. It was founded in 1866 by members of the African Methodist Episcopal Church as a school to educate freedmen and their children.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a public historically black land-grant university in Tallahassee, Florida. Founded in 1887, It is the third largest historically black university in the United States by enrollment and the only public historically black university in Florida.
Albany State University is a public historically black university in Albany, Georgia. In 2017, Darton State College and Albany State University consolidated to become one university under the University System of Georgia. Albany State University has two campuses in Albany and a satellite campus in Cordele.
Fort Valley State University is a public land-grant historically black university in Fort Valley, Georgia. It is part of the University System of Georgia and a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Fort Valley State University is the state’s 1890 land-grant university and enrolls over 2,500 students.
Clark Atlanta University (CAU or Clark Atlanta) is a private Methodist historically black research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Clark Atlanta University is the first HBCU in the Southern United States.
Morehouse College is a private historically black men’s liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia. Morehouse College is the only four-year liberal arts institution that’s historically black and all male.
Spelman College is a private, historically Black, women’s liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia. Spelman College is the oldest historically black college for women in America.
Morris Brown College is a private Methodist historically black liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded January 5, 1881, Morris Brown is the first educational institution in Georgia to be owned and operated entirely by African Americans.
Caring For Young Minds Black College Tour was established with a vision to expose students to historically black colleges and universities. Students in middle school and high school have the opportunity to visit and experience different colleges and universities during the week of Spring Break to decide where they want to further their studies and gain the knowledge to select a major.
Since 1998, the Caring for Young Minds Black College Tour has taken hundreds of young African Americans to Black College campuses. Regardless of the destination, each student realizes the experience was much more enriching than a mere tour. Venturing afar or local, all of the students return home with a greater sense of what it means to attain good grades and attend a historically black college or university.
Why should you attend an HBCU?
• A first-rate education
• Caring professors and faculty
• Classes and extracurricular activities tailored to the student
• A supportive atmosphere
• Diversity
• Empowerment
• A chance to continue the legacy
• Strong Alumni Associations
• Grants and Scholarships offered to HBCUs
Caring for Young Minds
2023 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Tour
April 3 - 7, 2023
TOUR INFORMATION
Registration
Deadline is February 15
$1,500
- Payment Plans Available
- Seats Limited
- $450 non-refundable deposit to reserve seat.
What is Included?
- Air Fare / Luxury Motor Coach
- Most Meals
- Hotel Accommodations
- All Activities
- Amusement Park Visit
- Well-qualified Chaperones
- Private Sessions with Admissions Officers
- Onsite Acceptance and Scholarships
How it Works?
Phase 1 – Meet with the admission’s office. Students are escorted into an auditorium on campus and
presented with all information about the school, including admissions, financial aid and campus life.
Phase 2 – Walking Tour – the students are given a walking campus tour by the college students.
Fun Activities
- Student Mixers
- Student Talent Shows
- Local Cultural Attractions
- Local Historical Sites
- Amusement Park Visit
Lodging
Hotel
Food
Dining
FAQ
Open to Students in Grades 6-12
Well-qualified Chaperones. Chaperone ratio 1: 4.
You will be issued 4 t-shirts; you will be required to wear khaki-colored slacks/skirt or capris for young
ladies only; 1 – black and white outfit; comfortable shoes; rain gear
New guidelines for student lodging. Students will be housed two per room to prevent the spread of any viruses. Students select their own roommate. If they fail to select their own roommate, CFYM will select for them.
Students may request to sleep three or four to a room; however, no special pricing or accommodations will be made.
Air Travel when applicable.
Luxury motor coach – Boys and girls travel separately.
- Two (2) Registered Nurses travel with the tour group to assist with medical problems.
- We have 2 (two) off-duty police officers who travel with the tour.
You are allowed One (1) Piece of luggage and one book bag. You are welcomed to bring: Movies to share with the
bus (G or PG13)
Refund Policy
The Caring for Young Minds Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Tour travels during Spring Break in coordination with the Baltimore County Public School System. Registrations for the Caring for Young Minds Black College Tour begin at the beginning of the Academic School Year – typically the month of August. Any cancellations or request for refunds must be made before December 31 of the Academic School year and prior to Spring Break. All funds will be refunded; however, the cost of the registration fee is nonrefundable and non-transferable; however, it may be used for a new registration. Refunds will not be provided for requests made after December 31st of the academic year.
Circumstances beyond the control of the Tour organizers may necessitate substitutions, alterations, rescheduling or cancellations of the tour, school(s) and activities. Therefore, Caring for Young Minds reserves the right to alter or modify the advertised itinerary if necessary. All registered participants will be automatically shifted to the rescheduled event(s) at no additional cost. Any substitutions, alterations or rescheduled itineraries will be updated on the company’s web site as soon as possible.
We realize that exceptional circumstances can take place with regard to the character of the Tour we provide. THEREFORE, WE DO HONOR REQUESTS FOR REFUND WHERE THE FOLLOWING REASONS APPLY:
- Non-delivery of service: such as, for example, due to some reason 3 or more of the schools listed on the originally published itinerary has changed and your desire to attend the tour has diminished;
- Should there be an extreme illness on the part of the student or parent which precludes them from traveling during the time of the Tour;
- The Tour was not-as-described: a request based on this reason is satisfied on a case by case basis with Caring for Young Minds reserving full discretion to make the determination whether a refund is appropriate.
A request for refund must be made via e-mail to lawrencew1966@gmail.com. A cancellation acknowledgement email will be sent within 3 working days and fees refunded within 10 working days, subject to this Refund Policy. Where Caring for Young Minds offers a non-tangible irrevocable service, we do not issue refunds for the tour once completed.
As a customer, you are responsible for understanding this refund policy upon registering for the Tour on our website or in-person.
CONTACT US with any questions or concerns: Lawrencew1966@gmail.com, 443-413-4423.
MEET OUR CARING & DIVERSE TEAM
Lawrence Williams
Rhonda Mclean
Myra Scriber
Turrayar Pompey
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