Fresno City College held the 6th annual HBCU Caravan Tour Feb. The event provided the opportunity for students interested in attending an HBCU to speak with more than 20 historical black colleges and universities. 

The event took place at Fresno City College in the Old Administration Building in room 251 where students were able to meet one-on-one with the college recruiters.

It was a moving experience for one of the college representatives because he is an alumni of FCC. 

“I never had events like this and so now I am blessed and fortunate to represent a historically black college myself,”said Derrick Mays, director of admissions at Lane College. 

To obtain what they were calling the Power of Potential scholarship up to $20,000, students at the senior high school level and above were required to have a 3.0 grade point average. 

“I feel like a lot of times, certain black history events are kind of just brushed to the side and it feels nice to be included,” FCC student Lea Williams said. 

“It’s very rare to have opportunities like this at a community college so I know the African American students are super grateful. We got this throughout high school in Fresno so to have it in college too is like a dream for us,” FCC student Netejah Moore said. 

The booths were filled with students and the announcements going through the speakers of people being accepted right there on the spot set the tone. 

Bennett College Admissions Counselor Taylor Adkins stated, “Even if they choose not to come to one of the colleges that are represented here today, they’re able to ask really great questions and get the resources they need at other colleges or other institutions they might choose for themselves.” 

The room had booths all around with recruiters on stand-by. There was also a powerpoint being presented that had more guides for any students that might have questions. 

The event will go down as another moment in this year’s black history month at FCC.