“…The demographic usually served by HBCUs faces academic, social, and economical problems, and these educational institutions must be prepared and willing to assist students in navigating the aforementioned obstacles in order for them to achieve academic success (Davis, 2006). Researchers found that low-income students, students who were academically unprepared (Figlio, Rush, & Yin, 2013), African American students (Xu & Jaggars, 2014), male students (Figlio et al, 2013;Xu & Jaggars, 2014) and students who had lower prior grade point averages (Cochran, Campbell, Baker, & Leeds, 2013;Figlio et al, 2013;Xu & Jaggars, 2014) were all members of at-risk populations in higher education.…”