The Common Black College Application (CBCA) is an online application that allows African American students to apply to multiple historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) with a single application. The CBCA can help students save time and money by streamlining the application process and reducing traditional application costs​

The CBCA has helped to break the cycle of poverty in the lives of hundreds of thousands of students from around the world. To date, over 250,000 students have completed the CBCA. Approximately 97% of those have been accepted to at least one CBCA Member Institution, and 33% have received a scholarship that ranges from tens of thousands to millions of dollars. In addition, the CBCA serves as an irreplaceable resource to Historically Black Colleges and Universities by aiding them in the achievement of their enrollment objectives.