Coppin State University is a public, state-supported institution of higher learning in Baltimore. The Board of Commissioners of the Baltimore Public Schools established the school in 1900 as a one-year training program for African American teachers. In 1926, it was named Fanny Jackson Coppin Normal School in honor of an African American educator. The school was renamed Coppin State Teachers College in 1938. For more than 50 years, the college held classes in several elementary and secondary school buildings throughout the city. Then in 1952, the college moved into its own building. In 1963, the college expanded its curriculum to include liberal arts courses. The institution’s name was shortened to Coppin State College in 1967 and changed to Coppin State University in 2004. Coppin athletic teams are called the Eagles.
The university’s website at https://www.coppin.edu/ offers additional information.
