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Talladega College

Talladega, Alabama · The dossier: identity, why-here, band, homecoming, deadlines — every fact from the Yard roster.

1867
founded
Private
control
HBCU Athletic Conference (NAIA); formerly Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
conference
HBCU marching band

Talladega College

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Talladega, Alabama

PrivateTornadoes (mascots listed as Dear Ole' Dega, Dega, TC)HBCU Athletic Conference (NAIA); formerly Gulf Coast Athletic ConferenceEst. 1867

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Founded
1867
Public / Private
Private
Enrollment
~1,300 (1,307 in fall 2020)
Conference
HBCU Athletic Conference (NAIA); formerly Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
Mascot
Tornadoes (mascots listed as Dear Ole' Dega, Dega, TC)
State
Alabama
Band
The Great Tornado (Talladega College Tornado Marching Band)

Why here — the dossier

  1. Est. 1867
    Founded in 1867 — 159 years of history.
  2. Conference
    Competes in the HBCU Athletic Conference (NAIA); formerly Gulf Coast Athletic Conference.
  3. The Great Tornado (Talladega College Tornado Marching Band)
    Home of The Great Tornado (Talladega College Tornado Marching Band), founded 2012.
  4. Yard legends
    Alumni on record: Marguerite Archie-Hudson, George Ruffin Bridgeforth, Jewel Plummer Cobb.

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Band spotlight

The Great Tornado (Talladega College Tornado Marching Band)

Band founded 2012

The largest organization on campus, 200+ members with five drum majors and the Dega Diamonds danceline. Established in 2012 by President Billy C. Hawkins and the Board of Trustees, it became the school's calling card almost overnight: Honda Battle of the Bands debut in 2015, the only HBCU band in the 2017 presidential inaugural parade (where NPR's Asma Khalid noted they performed Pharrell Williams' 'Happy' for the reviewing stand), New Orleans Saints halftimes in 2016, 2017 and 2021, the London New Year's Day Parade in 2024, and UNCF Galas in 2023 and 2024. In 2026 the band was on the field at the HBCU Labor Day Classic Battle of the Bands in Jackson, Mississippi.

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Admissions

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