Recently had a conversation with some blacks who attended predominately white universities saying they would never send their kids off to an HBCU. I've also had blacks who attended an HBCU say they would do it all over again and it was the best experience of their lives. 

Any comments or experiences about the differences between these type of colleges and universities? 

I went to a predominately white institution. The only real negative I hear about HBCUs is they are messy with the financial aid.
I don't regret my decision, but I do wish I would have had the experience of an HBCU. Even with sometimes limited resources and not as much access as white institutions, there is a closeness at HBCUs that is difficult to experience at a white institution.
And let's not even talk about homecoming....I'm president of the black alumni chapter at my institution and it's dang near impossible to get any homecoming activities for us.
I currently work at my alma mater, and the climate at my institution is often strained and slightly on edge. There are always underlying race, socioeconomic and class issues.

All of my education has been at predominately white institutions so I don't have a frame of reference.  I agree with what arr said about relationships being strained w/alumni stuff and so forth; I am on the board for our Black Alumni Network at my college and it has been an experience!  The university had new leadership and has been very amenable to being more inclusive for all of its alumni, but it's always been a strain.  Last year was the first time I went back to the university for other than sorority activities.  I was initially going to a HBCU, but we didn't have the money and they didn't have the money to get me.  So I had to go where the money was!

I'm sure it's different now but at my HBCU I couldn't handle the long registration lines when I was hearing about my counterparts having the ability to do everything online with no problems at white schools. I still wouldn't trade my HBCU experience for anything. We had some deficiences but all in all it was well worth plus HBCU's produce more doctors, lawyers and engineers than white schools statistically.

LOL at the long lines at the HBCUs.  Man, I was on a full athletic scholarship and still have to wait in those long hot lines when I couldn't register for classes.  The only thing that saved me from all those lines, were that it made me late for practice, so the coach made some calls and took care of it...lol.

I can say that the Homecoming events are off the hook.  I can't wait until October 24th and the CIAA tourneyment next year. 

My girl went to a white school, and their black orientated events are weak as all get out... just a bunch of no mustach nuggas walking around like they are hot shi.t because they went to the "white school"...lol.

I went to white institution a commuter school meaning most that attended lived in the neighboring vacinities.   27,000 whites 3,000 blacks.  We were so close knit it was amazing.  We get together for homecoming everyyear.  I can't wait for UC homecoming Oct23-25 weekend. 

The whites had Desmund TuTu  and MLK Trash Parties.  The whites and blacks co-existed and some still didn't get along.  but there were isolated cases. KKK held rallies at 5/3rd center. 

We stilll talk about it to this day.  We had a STRONG African American Student Affairs office.   Our director is still there still bringing all alumni together.  We had a strong Association of Black Greek Letter Organization.  We also did have to have a separate Black Student Government.  Every culture on that campus no matter how small was able to have a presense. 

Whites still had to learn to exist with us.  If you meet any of the brothas's and sista from that campus err body down to earth and cool.  Most have done well for themselves.  

I had the chance to go to Tuskeegee but chose University of Cincinnati cause my best friend who did not graduate went.  LOL. 

I think it depends on the campus too.  for my son I would not rule out either, but i'd go check everthing out myself  and wiegh the pros and cons.  But there would HAVE to be a strong , positive black student presence.  Folks get lost in all of that.

HBCU was the best experience.  Culture shock is a beautiful thing.  There are happenings manifesting in my life that I am sure are part of the the HBCU experience.  Not to take anything away from the white universities, cause those mugs throw a good hoe party too!