J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College
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Give to J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College
Endowments listed include the Drake State Foundation Endowment Fund, the TLMODA Endowment for STEM and automotive scholarships, and the Glenn Family Endowment for course materials and fees.
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Get involved
You don't need to be an alum to show up for J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College. Students need employers, mentors and people in the stands, and anyone can buy from the campus bookstore.
- Sponsor or partner as a business The foundation works with sponsors from community groups to regional industry.
- Create or name a scholarship Donors can create a scholarship or name a bench, classroom or equipment.
- Contact the Development Office Reach dev@drakestate.edu or 256-539-8161 to get involved.
- Follow on Instagram See what's happening on campus.
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Vote in Alabama
Elected leaders decide how much public money HBCUs get, and their choices reach private HBCUs too. Here is what's on the ballot and how to vote. We don't endorse candidates.
Register by Oct 19.
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- Election Day
- Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026
- Registration deadline
- Monday, October 19, 2026. Online registration is open through the deadline; no same-day registration is listed by the state.
- Early voting
- Alabama has no early voting. Voters with an approved reason can vote absentee in person at the county Absentee Election Manager's office. Absentee applications delivered by hand are due Thursday, October 29, 2026, and hand-delivered ballots are due by 5 p.m. Monday, November 2.
- Races to watch
- The governor's seat is on the ballot with no incumbent running, since Gov. Kay Ivey has served the maximum two consecutive terms. All 105 House and 35 Senate seats are also up, and the legislature sets the state's college budgets.
- Ballot measures
- No ballot measures are listed for this election yet.
The underfunding letter
In 2023, the U.S. Departments of Education and Agriculture wrote to the governor of Alabama. Their numbers show Alabama A&M University got about $527 million less in state money from 1987 to 2020 than it would have with the same per-student funding as the state's original land-grant university.
Sources: The letter · Tennessee Lookout
HBCU news in Alabama
In September 2026, the U.S. Department of Education sent a one-time $21.3 million to Alabama's 14 HBCUs, including about $2.9 million for Alabama State and $2.8 million for Alabama A&M. (fox10tv.com)