University Description
LeMoyne–Owen College (LOC or "LeMoyne-Owen") is a private historically black college affiliated with the United Church of Christ and located in Memphis, Tennessee. It resulted from the 1968 merger of historically black colleges and other schools established by northern Protestant missions during and after the American Civil War.. Read MoreUniversity History
LeMoyne Normal and Commercial School was founded in 1862, when the American Missionary Association (AMA) sent Lucinda Humphrey to open an elementary school at Camp Shiloh (Tennessee) for free blacks and escaped slaves. This was one of more than ten schools founded by the AMA, an integrated organization led by black and white Congregational, Methodist and Presbyterian ministers.Academic Programs
- General Business Administration and Management
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Accounting
- Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
- English Teacher Education
- General Art Studies
- General Biology
- General History
- General Political Science and Government
- General Special Education and Teaching
- Mathematics Teacher Education
- Social Work
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Sociology
- Accounting
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- General Art Studies
- General Biology
- General Business Administration and Management
- General Chemistry
- General English Language and Literature
- General Mathematics
- General Music
- General Political Science and Government
- General Special Education and Teaching
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
- General Computer Science
- General History
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- General Social Sciences
- English Teacher Education
- Social Studies Teacher Education
- General Science Teacher Education
- Mathematics Teacher Education
- General Education
- Information Technology
- Other Communication and Related Programs
- Other Computer Services Administration and Management
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- General Biology
- General Business Administration and Management
- General Special Education and Teaching
- Social Work
- Accounting
- General History
- General Mathematics
- Other Computer Services Administration and Management
- Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
- General English Language and Literature
- Other Communication and Related Programs
- General Chemistry
- General Computer Science
- General Political Science and Government
- Sociology
- General Education
- General Social Sciences
- English Teacher Education
- General Music
- Mathematics Teacher Education
- General Art Studies
- General Biology
- General Chemistry
- General Political Science and Government
- Social Work
- General Business Administration and Management
- General Computer Science
- General English Language and Literature
- General History
- General Mathematics
- Sociology
- General Education
- Other Communication and Related Programs
- General Special Education and Teaching
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
- General Business Administration and Management
- General Computer Science
- General English Language and Literature
- Social Work
- Sociology
Sports Offered
- Baseball (M)
- Softball (W)
- Basketball (M)
- Basketball (W)
- Cross Country (M)
- Cross Country (W)
- Golf (M)
- Tennis (M)
- Tennis (W)
- Volleyball (W)
Greek Life
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
- Iota Phi Theta Fraternity
Admissions office
Year Founded
1968
University Mascot
Magician
Address
Le Moyne Owen College 807 Walker Ave Memphis, TN 38126-6595
Phone number
(901)435-1000