Wilberforce University FCU

Wilberforce University FCU

Wilberforce University is a private historically black university in Wilberforce, Ohio. Affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church, it was the first college to be owned and operated by African Americans. It participates in the United Negro College Fund..

The college was founded in 1856 by a unique collaboration between the Cincinnati, Ohio, Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) to provide classical education and teacher training for black youth. The first board members were leaders both black and white.

Current President: Dr. Elfred Anthony Pinkard

Official website: www.wilberforce.edu