History Founded in 1871, Alcorn was the nation's first state-supported institution for the higher education of African Americans.  Location Alcorn is in Claiborne County, Mississippi, seven miles west of Lorman, seventeen miles southwest of Port Gibson, and about halfway between Vicksburg, to the north, and Natchez, to the south.  Organization Seven schools offer programs leading to the associate, baccalaureate, master's, and specialist degrees.  Enrollment Approximately 2,705 full-time undergraduates (997 men, 1,708 women); 220 part-time undergraduates (65 men, 155 women); 175 graduate students (60 men, 115 women); total enrollment 3,100.  Accreditation Alcorn is accredited by the following organizations:     Southern Association of Colleges and Schools     National Association of Schools of Music     National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education     National League for Nursing     National Association of Industrial Technology     American Association of Consumer Sciences Activities More than 40 clubs and organizations, including student government, student newspaper and yearbook staffs, radio station, honor societies, religious groups, music and theater groups, student council, and special-interest groups.  Athletics NCAA Division 1-A (except: Division 1-AA in football)); Southwestern Athletic Conference; intercollegiate teams for men in baseball, basketball, cross-country, football, golf, tennis, track (indoor), track and field (indoor), track and field (outdoor); intercollegiate teams for women in basketball, bowling, cross-country, softball, tennis, track (indoor), track and field (indoor), track and field (outdoor), volleyball.