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• W h e n r e gi st eri n g wit h y o ur L A S E CI D, y o u will al s o n e e d y o ur fir st a n d l a st n a m e, y o ur birt h d at e, a n d t h e hi g h s c h o ol y o u att e n d e d. If y o u d o n ot k n o w y o ur L o ui si a n a S e c ur e I D, c o nt a ct y o ur s c h o ol c o u n s el or.

• T h e “ T O P S Tr a c k er ” wit hi n t h e L O S F A St u d e nt H u b all o w s y o u t o f oll o w y o ur pr o gr e s s t o w ar d s e ar ni n g a T O P S a w ar d.

• I g n or e r ef er e n c e s t o t h e L O S F A I D f or n o w a s t hi s will b e a s si g n e d t o y o u aft er y o u h a v e c o m pl et e d y o ur F A F S A a n d w e h a v e m at c h e d it wit h y o ur A C T r e c or d s.

• Vi e w t h e A C T s c or e s w e h a v e o n fil e, if a s c or e i s mi s si n g, e m ail u s at c u st s er v @l a. g o v a n d w e will l et y o u k n o w h o w t o g et it t o u s.

• Aft er y o u h a v e cr e at e d y o ur St u d e nt H u b a c c o u nt, y o u c a n gr a nt p er mi s si o n wit hi n t h e H u b f or y o ur p ar e nt s t o cr e at e a St u d e nt H u b a c c o u nt wit h t h eir o w n p a s s w or d a n d u s er n a m e s o t h at t h e y m a y s e e t h e s a m e i nf or m ati o n y o u s e e.

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• O n c e i n c oll e g e, all i nf or m ati o n r el ati n g t o y o ur c o nti n ui n g eli gi bilit y f or T O P S, y o ur T O P S p o st s e c o n d ar y G P A a n d all n oti c e s a n d a n n o u n c e m e nt s will b e d eli v er e d vi a y o ur St u d e nt H u b A c c o u nt.

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• T o r e gi st er, cli c k t h e “ R e gi st er ” li n k t h e n cli c k t h e “ St u d e nt ” b utt o n o n t h e n e xt p a g e, w h er e y o u c a n st art t h e r e gi str ati o n pr o c e s s wit h eit h er y o ur L o ui si a n a S e c ur e I D ( L A S E CI D) if y o u ar e a p u bli c s c h o ol st u d e nt, or y o ur L o ui si a n a St at e I D if y o u ar e a n o n- p u bli c st u d e nt.

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T h e C oll e g e of S ci e n c e i s h o m e t o st u d e nt s w h o ar e dri v e n t o e x pl or e. H er e, o ur s u p p orti v e c o m m u nit y w or k s t o g et h er t o h el p y o u i m a gi n e, p ur s u e, a n d a c c o m pli s h t h e w a y s t h at y o u c a n a p pl y s ci e n c e a n d m at h t o t a c kl e s o m e of t h e w orl d’ s m o st pr e s si n g c h all e n g e s. + O ur r e s e ar c h dri v e s pr o gr e s s. Fr o m t h e di s c o v er y of gr a vit ati o n al w a v e s i n t h e di st a nt u ni v er s e t o e x a mi ni n g ti n y mi cr o b e s i n t h e Mi s si s si p pi Ri v er, t h e w orl d i s y o ur l a b or at or y. + W e ar e t h e p ul s e of a h e alt h y L o ui si a n a. Al m o st h alf of L o ui si a n a p h y si ci a n s c a n p oi nt t o a C oll e g e of S ci e n c e di pl o m a o n t h eir w all s. + S ci e n c e c a n t a k e y o u pl a c e s. O ur gr a d u at e s c a n b e f o u n d at N A S A, M D A n d er s o n C a n c er C e nt er, E x x o n M o bil, a n d ot h er pr o mi n e nt i n d u stri e s, r e s e ar c h c e nt er s, a n d u ni v er siti e s a cr o s s t h e gl o b e.

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U L L af a y ett e T M h as b e e n r e c o g niz e d a m o n g t h e t o p 5 p er c e nt of r es e ar c h i nstit uti o ns i n t h e n ati o n. W e’r e als o o n t h e Br o o ki n gs I nstit uti o n’s T o p 1 0 list of p u bli c r es e ar c h u ni v ersiti es i n t h e U. S. f or f ost eri n g s o ci al m o bilit y a m o n g st u d e nts.

W e b al a n c e o ur w or k wit h a n u nri v al e d z est f or lif e. W e’r e at t h e c e nt er of L o uisi a n a’s C aj u n a n d Cr e ol e c o u ntr y. O ur f o o d is w orl d -f a m o us. O ur m usi c is w ell -s e as o n e d. O ur h os pit alit y will m a k e y o u f e el ri g ht at h o m e.

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C o n gr at ul ati o n s o n r e a c hi n g t hi s m o m e n t o u s o c c a si o n. T hi s i s a n e xtr e m el y e x citi n g ti m e f or y o u a n d y o ur f a mili e s a s y o u pr e p ar e f or y o ur hi g h s c h o ol gr a d u ati o n a n d l o o k f orw ar d wit h gr e at a nti ci p ati o n t o t h e n e xt c h a pt er of y o ur lif e.

I si n c er el y h o p e y o u d e ci d e t o c o nti n u e y o ur e d u c ati o n at o n e of o ur st at e’ s m a n y hi g h q u alit y u ni v er siti e s, t e c h ni c al s c h o ol s or tr ai ni n g pr o gr a m s. T h e y will m ol d y o ur str e n gt h s a n d i nt er e st s i nt o s kill s t h at will h el p y o u a c hi e v e y o ur g o al s f or t h e f ut ur e, a n d ulti m at el y h el p i m pr o v e t h e c o m m u niti e s w h er e y o u will o n e d a y li v e a n d w or k.

L o ui si a n a i s a gr e at pl a c e f or y o u t o d e v el o p y o ur pr of e s si o n al s kill s, a n d t h e o p p ort u niti e s t o fi n d a r e w ar di n g c ar e er i n y o ur h o m e st at e ar e gr e at er t h a n t h e y h a v e e v er b e e n. Gr e at t hi n g s ar e h a p p e ni n g h er e. B u si n e s s F a ciliti e s m a g a zi n e h a s r a n k e d o ur D e p art m e nt of E c o n o mi c D e v el o p m e nt’ s L E D F a st St art ® pr o gr a m a s t h e N o. 1 st at e w or kf or c e d e v el o p m e nt pr o gr a m f or a r e c or d ni nt h c o n s e c uti v e y e ar. A d diti o n all y, L o ui si a n a i s r a n k e d a s a T o p 1 0 st at e i n t h e n a ti o n f or f or ei g n tr a d e z o n e a cti vit y, e c o n o mi c gr o wt h p ot e nti al a n d c h e mi c al s m a n uf a ct uri n g.

W e’r e r a n k e d N o. 2 i n t h e c o u ntr y b y Sit e S el e c ti o n m a g a zi n e f or i nfr a str u ct ur e i n v e st m e nt t h at s u p p ort s e c o n o mi c gr o wt h. T h e s e r e c o g niti o n s all s h o w t h at L o ui si a n a’ s d y n a mi c a n d gr o wi n g w or kf or c e i s attr a cti n g b u si n e s s a n d i n d u str y fr o m ar o u n d t h e gl o b e.

T h e e ff ort s w e a s a st at e ar e m a ki n g t o i n vit e e c o n o mi c gr o wt h ar e p a yi n g o ff a s i n d u stri e s c o nti n u e t o m a k e i n v e st m e nt s i n L o ui si a n a.

Wit h t h o s e i n v e st m e nt s c o m e e x citi n g o p p or t u niti e s i n fi el d s li k e s oft w ar e a n d I T; a er o s p a c e; pr o c e s s i n d u stri e s, s u c h a s c h e mi c al a n d r e fi ni n g t e c h n ol o g y; a d v a n c e d m a n uf a ct uri n g; w at er a n d c o a st al m a n a g e m e nt; a gri b u si n e s s; e nt ert ai n m e nt; a n d ot h er s e ct or s t h at h el p cr e at e o ur st at e’ s di v er s e w or kf or c e.

It’ s y o u n g w o m e n a n d m e n li k e y o u w h o h ol d t h e k e y t o e n s uri n g a pr o s p er o u s f ut ur e f or o ur st at e. Y o ur dri v e a n d d et er mi n ati o n will h el p i n n o v at e a n d str e n gt h e n o ur c o m m u niti e s.

I b eli e v e i n e a c h of y o u a n d k n o w t h at t h e b e st i s y et t o c o m e.

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Hi g h s c h o ol s o p e n d o or s f or y o u n g a d ult s. T h e y s p ar k i nt er e st a n d e x p a n d o p p ort u nit y. T hi s i s w h y it i s s u c h a gr e at j o y t o w at c h a s o ur a n n u al hi g h s c h o ol r e s ult s c o m e b a c k e a c h s pri n g a n d s u m m er.

A cr o s s t h e st at e, n ot o nl y ar e m or e st u d e nt s gr a d u ati n g t h a n e v er b ef or e, b ut t h e y ar e gr a d u ati n g wit h t h e c oll e g e a n d c ar e er cr e d e nti al s n e e d e d t o b e s u c c e s sf ul i n t h e n e xt st e p of lif e. F ort y - ei g ht p er c e nt of t h e Cl a s s of 2 0 1 7 e ar n e d e arl y c oll e g e cr e dit or a st at e wi d e i n d u str y - b a s e d cr e d e nti al, a n 1 1 % i n cr e a s e si n c e 2 0 1 3. T h e Cl a s s of 2 0 1 7 al s o s a w m ar k e d i m pr o v e m e nt i n t h eir r e a di n e s s f or c oll e g e a n d a c ar e er wit h a r e c or d 2 5, 7 0 4 st u d e nt s s c ori n g a n 1 8 or a b o v e o n t h e A C T, a n d 1 5, 4 0 6 st u d e nt s s c ori n g a 2 1 or a b o v e. T h e n u m b er of st u d e nt s e ar ni n g cr e dit q u alif yi n g s c or e s o n A d v a n c e d Pl a c e m e nt ® ( A P® ) e x a m s al s o s ur g e d t o a r e c or d hi g h.

T h e 2 0 1 8 - 2 0 1 9 s c h o ol y e ar bri n g s f ort h n e w c o ur s e o ff eri n g s a n d o p p ort u niti e s f or hi g h s c h o ol st u d e nt s t o b ett er pr e p ar e t h e m f or a c ar e er i n L o ui si a n a’ s t o p i n d u stri e s. W e ar e e x p a n di n g J u m p St art S T E M p at h w a y s t o b ett er pr e p ar e st u d e nt s t o p ur s u e a S T E M d e gr e e i n c oll e g e or t o e nt er t h e w or kf or c e h a vi n g e ar n e d c erti fi c ati o n s i n hi g h - w a g e c ar e er s e ct or s. O ur n e w c ar e er e x pl or ati o n c o ur s e “ Q u e st f or S u c c e s s,” i s a v ail a bl e t o all st u d e nt s, pr o vi di n g t h e m wit h 2 1 st - c e nt ur y w or kf or c e s kill s. A n d J u m p St art S u m m er s will c o nti n u e t o e x p a n d i n s c h o ol s y st e m s a cr o s s t h e st at e o ff eri n g st u d e nt s t h e o p p ort u nit y t o e ar n a s u m m er w a g e, i n d u str y b a s e d cr e d e nti al s, a n d C ar n e gi e cr e dit s d uri n g t h e s u m m er m o nt h s.

E q ui p y o ur s elf t o l e a d t h e lif e y o u w a nt a n d h a v e a f a nt a sti c hi g h s c h o ol e x p eri e n c e. R e m e m b er t o f oll o w u s o n F a c e b o o k @ L A E d u c ati o n a n d o n T witt er @ L A _ B e li e v e s f or n e w r e s o ur c e s a n d i nf or m ati o n f or t hi s s c h o ol y e ar.

O n b e h alf of t h e L o ui si a n a B o ar d of R e g e nt s, c o n gr at ul ati o n s o n y o ur hi g h s c h o ol gr a d u ati o n. T hi s i s a n i m p ort a nt a n d e x citi n g mil e st o n e. W e r e c o g ni z e all t h at it t o o k t o g et t o t hi s gl ori o u s m o m e nt, a n d w e j oi n y o u a n d y o ur f a mili e s i n c el e br ati n g t hi s a c c o m pli s h m e nt.

A s C o m mi s si o n er of Hi g h er E d u c a ti o n, I li k e t o d e s cri b e m y j o b a s L o ui sia n a’ s c hi ef a d v o c at e f or t al e nt d e v el o p m e nt. M y mi s si o n i s t o e n s ur e t h at w e e x p a n d o p p ort u nit y f or e v er y o n e of y o u —t h at m e a n s s u p p orti n g y o ur e ff ort s t o c o nti n u e y o ur e d u c ati o n a n d pr e p ar e f or y o ur c ar e er s of i nt er e st.

Hi g h s c h o ol c o m pl eti o n i s t h e b e gi n ni n g of y o ur a c a d e mi c j o ur n e y. T h e m a j orit y of j o b s cr e at e d will r e q uir e a c ar e er cr e d e nti al or c oll e g e d e gr e e. S o k e e p g oi n g! W h et h er y o u e nr oll i n a t e c h ni c al c oll e g e, c o m m u nit y c oll e g e or 4 - y e ar i n stit uti o n, w e w a nt t o s e e y o u s u c c e e d, a n d w e’ d l o v e t o w el c o m e y o u at o n e of L o ui si a n a’ s c oll e g e s or u ni v er siti e s.

T hi s i s a n e x citi n g ti m e f or y o u b e c a u s e y o u g et t o writ e t h e n e xt c h a pt er i n y o ur lif e. A s y o u pr e p ar e f or t h e n e xt st e p i n y o ur j o ur n e y, k n o w t h at w e b eli e v e i n y o u, a n d w e n e e d y o ur t al e nt t o c o nti n u e gr o wi n g a pr o s p er o u s L o ui si a n a. A d diti o n al e d u c ati o n a n d tr ai ni n g i s k e y t o y o ur s u c c e s s. T hi s p u bli c ati o n i s fill e d wit h i nf or m ati o n t o h el p y o u fi n d t h e b e st p at h f or y o u. U s e it t o h el p i nf or m y o ur c oll e g e - g oi n g d e ci si o n. F or m or e i nf or m ati o n o n o ur p o st s e c o n d ar y i n stit uti o n s, f oll o w u s o n T witt er @ L A _ R e g e nt s or vi sit o ur w e b sit e at r e g e nt s.l a. g o v.

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I k n o w fir st h a n d h o w i m p ort a nt t h e c oll e g e d e ci si o n i s f or y o ur f a mil y. I’ m t h e pr e si d e nt of L S U, b ut I’ m al s o t h e p ar e nt of t hr e e d a u g ht er s.

M a n y u ni v er siti e s cl ai m “tr u st u s, w e’r e w ort h it.” B ut c oll e g e i s a n i m p ort a nt i n v e st m e nt, a n d it’ s o n e y o ur f a mil y s h o ul d b e a bl e t o m a k e wit h o ut a bli n d l e a p of f ait h. T h at’ s w h y I’ v e w or k e d t hr o u g h o ut m y c ar e er wit h ot h er hi g h er e d u c ati o n s c h ol ar s t o cr e at e t h e C oll e g e S c or e c ar d. T hi s t o ol i s d e si g n e d f or f a mili e s t o c o m p ar e u ni v er siti e s b a s e d o n o ut c o m e s f or st u d e nt s, w hi c h I b eli e v e ar e t h e m o st criti c al f a ct or s w h e n c h o o si n g a n i n stit uti o n.

At L S U, w e t hri v e o n t h e tr a n s p ar e n c y a n d a c c o u nt a bilit y of o ur o ut c o m e s.

I n f a ct, t w o o ut of t hr e e L S U st u d e nt s gr a d u at e wit h Z E R O d e bt, a n d w h e n t h e y e nt er t h e w or kf or c e, t h e y e ar n s al ari e s t h at ar e $ 1 2, 0 0 0 m or e t h a n t h e a v er a g e gr a d u at e.

Si m pl y p ut, L S U i s a n e x c e pti o n al f o u n d ati o n f or y o ur f ut ur e s u c c e s s.

T h er e’ s n o b ett er pl a c e t o b e c h al l e n g e d, w or k c oll a b or ati v el y, a n d e x c el a c a d e mi c all y t h a n at L S U, a gl o b all y e n g a g e d u ni v er sit y t h at gi v e s y o u a c c e s s t o N o b el Pri z e - wi n ni n g pr of e s s or s w h o s u p p ort y o u al o n g t h e w a y.

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C o n gr at ul ati o n s! A s y o u r e a c h o n e of lif e’ s m o st c el e br at e d mil e st o n e s, I h o p e y o u ar e alr e a d y l o o ki n g f or w ar d t o t h e n e xt c h all e n g e. A s y o u c ar ef ull y e x a mi n e y o ur o pti o n s t o f urt h er y o ur e d u c ati o n, I e n c o ur a g e y o u t o t a k e i nt o c o n si d er ati o n t h e v a st o ff eri n g s of t h e U ni v er siti e s of L o ui si a n a.

C o m p o s e d of ni n e m e m b er i n stit u ti o n s — Gr a m bli n g St at e U ni v er sit y, L o ui si a n a T e c h U ni v er sit y, M c N e e s e St at e U ni v er sit y, Ni c h oll s St at e U ni v er sit y, N ort h w e st er n St at e U ni v er sit y, S o ut h e a st er n L o ui si a n a U ni v er sit y, U ni v er sit y of L o ui si a n a at L af a y ett e, U ni v er sit y of L o ui si a n a at M o nr o e a n d U ni v er sit y of N e w Orl e a n s — w e ar e u ni q u el y e q ui p p e d t o pr e p ar e st u d e nt s f or t h e r a pi dl y e v ol vi n g 2 1 st - c e nt ur y e c o n o m y. T h e b a c h el or’ s d e gr e e i s y o ur ti c k et t o a hi g h er q u alit y of lif e a n d a r e w ar di n g c ar e er.

B e y o n d a c a d e mi c s, t h e U ni v er siti e s of L o ui si a n a b o a st vi br a nt c a m p u s c ult ur e s fill e d wit h st u d e nt or g a ni z ati o n s, e v e nt s a n d o p p ort u niti e s t o f or g e lif el o n g fri e n d s hi p s i n e v er y c or n er of t h e st at e.

T h e U ni v er siti e s of L o ui si a n a ar e p o si ti o n e d t o cr e at e t h e m o st e d u c at e d g e n erati o n i n L o ui si a n a’ s hi st or y. Y o u ar e p art of t h at g e n er ati o n. Y o u c a n m a k e a pr of o u n d di ff er e n c e i n t hi s st at e b y ri si n g t o t h e o c c a si o n a n d a c hi e vi n g y o ur p ot e nti al.

C h e c k o ut o ur a d o n p a g e s 4 2 - 4 3 f or a n o p p ort u nit y t o wi n a $ 5 0 0 s c h ol ar s hi p t o a U ni v er sit y of L o ui si a n a S y st e m i n stit uti o n.

W h et h er a Ti g er, B ull d o g, C o w b o y, C ol o n el, D e m o n, Li o n, R a gi n’ C aj u n, W ar h a w k or Pri v at e er, w e l o o k f or w ar d t o w el c o mi n g y o u t o o n e of o ur c a m p u s e s t hi s f all.

F or Y o ur F ut ur e. F or O ur F ut ur e.

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T h e cl o s er y o u g et t o t h e e n d of y o ur hi g h s c h o ol y e ar s, t h e f a st er t h e q u e sti o n s ari s e. W h at’ s t h e n e xt st e p f or y o u: t e c h ni c al tr ai ni n g, a c erti fi c at e t h at g et s y o u c ar e er r e a d y, t h e milit ar y, a 4 - y e ar s c h o ol ? H o w m u c h will it c o st ? H o w will y o u a ff or d it ? W h at i s a F A F S A a n d w h y s h o ul d y o u fill it o ut ?

W h er e d o y o u st art ? T h e L o ui si a n a O ffi c e of St u d e nt Fi n a n ci al A s si st a n c e ( L O S F A) h a s t h e t e a m a n d t h e t o ol s t o h el p y o u fi g ur e it o ut. H e a d o v er t o U nl o c k M y F ut ur e, u nl o c k m yf ut u r e. o r g , t o s e e h o w t o t ur n w h at y o u ar e g o o d at i nt o a c ar e er!

U nl o c k M y F ut ur e st art s wit h Y O U! A n s w er q u e sti o n s a b o ut t h e t al e nt s y o u h a v e a n d t h e a cti viti e s y o u e nj o y a n d w at c h t h e t o ol t ur n t h at i nt o c a r e er o pti o n s t h at ar e i n d e m a n d a n d a gr e at fit f or y o u. U nl o c k M y F ut ur e s h o w s y o u h o w t o g et t h e e d u c ati o n y o u n e e d t o g et p ai d t o d o t h e t hi n g s y o u ar e n at ur all y g o o d at.

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H E V E R N O N P A RI S H S c h o ol B o ar d h o st e d J u m p St art S u m m er s i niti ati v e pr o gr a m hr o u g h o ut J u n e t o t e a c h st u d e nt s t h e w el dn g tr a d e at Pi c k eri n g Hi g h S c h o ol. “ T h e o v er all o bj e cti v e of t h e pr o gr a m i s t o pr o vi d e st u d e nt s wit h t h e o p p ort u nit y t o g et a ‘ J u m p St art’ o n a c ar e er p at h w a y b y e n a bli n g t h e st u d e nt s t o e ar n a st at e wi d e b a si c cr e d e nti al a n d a n a d diti o n al hi g h s c h o ol C ar n e gi e cr e dit, w hil e al s o e ar ni n g a $ 5 0 0 sti p e n d,” s ai d Li s a L o h m a n, V er n o n P ari s h S c h o ol B o ar d c urri c ul u m s u p er vi s or. “ T hr o u g h o ut t hi s pr o gr a m t h e st u d e nt s will h a v e t h e o p p ort u nit y t o l e ar n b a si c w el di n g s kill s w hil e p arti ci p ati n g i n a si m ul at e d w or k e n vir o n m e nt.”

Pr e st o n Br o x s o n, Pi c k eri n g Hi g h S c h o ol a gri c ult ur e t e a c h er, t a u g ht 1 2 st u d e nt s e n t eri n g gr a d e s 1 1 - 1 2, b a s e d o n t h e N ati o n al C e nt er f or C o n str u cti o n E d u c ati o n a n d R e s e ar c h - L e v el 1 w el di n g c urri c ul u m. T h e pr o gr a m g o e s t hr o u g h s af et y a n d w el di n g b a si c s, a s w ell a s di ff er e nt p o siti o n s of w el d i n g v ar yi n g i n di ffi c ult y. “It pr e p ar e s t h e m f or a c ar e er i n w el di n g,” Br o x s o n s ai d.

L o h m a n s ai d t h e st u d e nt s al s o h a d t h e o p p ort u nit y t o c o m pl et e j o b s h a d o wi n g h o ur s wit h C u st o m W el di n g & D e si g n L L C, w hi c h s er v e d a s t h e i n d u str y p art n er f or t h e pr o gr a m. “ St u d e nt s ar e e x p e ct e d t o d e m o n str at e p u n ct u alit y, m ai nt ai n a g o o d at tit u d e, a n d di s pl a y a pr of e s si o n al w or k et hi c w hil e c o m pl eti n g all a s si g n e d t a s k s,” L o h m a n s ai d. If st u d e nt s p a s s t h eir c urri c ul u m e x a m s a n d e x c el i n t h eir pr oj e ct s, t h e y will r e c ei v e a n N C C E R L e v el 1 w el di n g c erti fi c ati o n, w hi c h t h e y c a n u s e t o f urt h er t h eir e d u c ati o n or e nt er t h e w or kf or c e. “ T h e y’ll h a v e a c erti fi c ati o n t h at will f oll o w t h e m f or t h e r e st of t h eir lif e,” Br o x s o n s ai d.

T h e J u m p St art S u m m er s i niti ati v e i s p art of L o ui si a n a’ s J u m p St art pr o gr a m, w hi c h

pr o vi d e s hi g h s c h o ol st u d e nt s wit h e d u c a ti o n o p p ort u niti e s t o s p e ci ali z e i n di ff er e nt c ar e er p at h w a y s, i n cl u di n g b u si n e s s m a n a g e m e nt, n ur si n g, c uli n ar y tr ai ni n g, w el d i n g, c ar p e ntr y a n d m or e.

J u m p St art i s p art of t h e E d u c ati o n I niti a ti v e, l e d b y F ort P ol k Pr o gr e s s, w hi c h ai m s t o i m pr o v e s c h o ol p erf or m a n c e, e d u c at e p ar e nt s o n s c h o ol c urri c ul u m a n d st a n d ar d s, a n d b e n c h m ar k V er n o n P ari s h s c h o ol s a g ai n st t h e n ati o n al a v er a g e, a s w ell a s ot h er s c h o ol s s u p p orti n g U. S. Ar m y i n st all ati o n s.

Br o x s o n s ai d t h e r e s p o n s e fr o m st u d e nt s h a s b e e n gr e at. “I’ m e n j o yi n g t h e f a ct t h at t h e y ar e h er e, w h e n t h e y c o ul d b e sl e e pi n g i n, g oi n g fi s hi n g or pl a y i n g wit h t h eir fri e n d s,” h e s ai d. “ T h e y’r e h er e a n d t h e y’r e w or ki n g h ar d a n d t a ki n g t hi s s eri o u sl y, a n d it s h o w s t h at t h e y ar e d e di c at e d, a n d will pr o b a bl y d o w ell i n lif e.”

P hilli p M urr a y, 1 6, a c a m p p arti ci p a nt, a p pr e ci at e s h o w u s ef ul w el di n g i s i n e v er y d a y lif e a n d pl a n s t o u s e it f or f ar m w or k, w hil e h e al s o p ur s u e s a c ar e er a s a v et eri n ari a n. “ W el di n g i s a bi g p art of a l ot of i n d u stri e s,” M urr a y s ai d. “ T h er e i s a v er y hi g h d e m a n d f or w el d er s ri g ht n o w, a n d t hi s ri g ht h er e i s g oi n g t o g et u s r e a d y f or t h e f ut ur e.”

E v er ett C o m er, 1 7, a n ot h er st u d e nt i n t h e pr o gr a m, s ai d h e c h o s e t o j oi n t h e c a m p t o

f urt h er hi s w el di n g e d u c ati o n. “I li k e it b ec a u s e w e g et t o e x p eri e n c e n e w p e o pl e a n d m a k e fri e n d s, w hil e l e ar ni n g t o w el d,” C o m er s ai d. “ T hi s will h el p u s wit h o ur c ar e er s.”

Br o x s o n str e s s e d t h e n e e d f or t hi s pr o gr a m i n t h e c o m m u nit y. “ W el di n g p a y s r e all y w ell. T h er e’ s a l ot of j o b o p p ort u niti e s o ut t h er e, e s p e ci all y ri g ht n o w i n t h e S o ut h,” Br o x s o n s ai d. “ T h er e’ s a l ot of pl a nt s b ei n g b uilt, a n d a l ot of i n d u str y n e e di n g w el d er s t h at ar e willi n g t o p a y bi g m o n e y f or t h e m.”

H e s ai d t hi s c a m p al s o o p e n s u p o p p ort u niti e s f or V er n o n P ari s h st u d e nt s att e n di n g s c h o ol s t h at d o n ot h a v e a w el di n g pr o gr a m.

T h er e ar e m a n y a d diti o n al lif e s kill s Br o x s o n s ai d t h e st u d e nt s c a n d e v el o p t hr o u g h w el di n g. “ W el di n g t e a c h e s a l ot of p ati e n c e.

It’ s g oi n g t o b e h ot. T h e y’r e g oi n g t o h a v e t o d e al wit h cr a m p e d h a n d s a n d m u s cl e s,” h e s ai d. “If t h e y’r e willi n g t o g o t hr o u g h all of t h at, t h e n t h e r e w ar d i s t h e c erti fi c ati o n a n d t h e a bilit y t o g o o ut a n d m a k e a l ot of m o n e y wit h t hi s.”

Br o x s o n h a s hi g h h o p e s f or t h e f ut ur e s of hi s st u d e nt s. “ T h e y h a v e t h e p ot e nti al t o m a k e si x fi g ur e s a y e ar wit h w h at t h e y ar e l e ar ni n g ri g ht h er e,” h e s ai d. “I h o p e t h e y’r e a bl e t o g o o ut a n d r e all y u s e t h e i nf or m ati o n, k n o wl e d g e a n d s kill s t h e y ar e g ai ni n g h er e t o m a k e a g o o d lif e f or t h e m s el v e s.”

— St or y c o urt e s y F ort P ol k Pr o gr e s s

F or m or e i nf or m ati o n a b o ut J u m p St art pr o gr a m s a n d c erti fi c ati o n s, g o t o l o ui si a n a b eli e v e s. c o m / c o u r s e s / all -t hi n g s -j u m p - st a rt. S e ni or s gr a d u ati n g i n 2 0 1 9 ar e still eli gi bl e f or J u m p St art S u m m er s n e xt y e ar.

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H o w e v er, o n t h e fift h d a y of t h e si x - d a y e v e nt, a s u d d e n m o v e b y a c o m p etit or d uri n g a cli m b c a u s e d hi m t o cr a s h. “ H e t o o k m y fr o nt w h e el o ut fr o m u n d er m e,” s ai d M c L ai n, a ri si n g j u ni or at S hr e v e p ort’ s C. E. B yr d Hi g h S c h o ol. “I g ot u p i m m e di at el y, b ut e v er y o n e b e hi n d m e st art e d pili n g o n m y bi k e. T h at’ s w h at c a u s e d t h e l o n g d el a y.

I h a d t o g et m y bi k e o ut of a pil e.

“It c o st m e t h e fift h o v er all a n d t h e b e st y o u n g ri d er’ s j er s e y.”

Alt h o u g h hi s i n di vi d u al h o p e s w er e d a s h e d, M c L ai n t ur n e d hi s att e nti o n t o hi s t e a m m at e s o n t h e fi n al t w o ri d e s —t h at’ s s o m et hi n g h e b eli e v e s h e’ s i m pr o v e d o n gr e atl y i n t h e p a st y e ar. “ B ef or e, I w a s d oi n g a l ot of r a c e s b y m ys elf,” s ai d M c L ai n, w h o i s p art of T e a m L u x

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A fi n ali st f or t h e A m b a s s a d or A w ar d at T h e 2 0 1 8 S hr e v e p ort Ti m e s S p ort s A w ar d s, M c L ai n i s d oi n g hi s p art t o p ut S hr e v e p ort o n t h e c ycli n g m a p a n d c oll e ct t h e a w ar d i n 2 0 1 9.

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H o w e v er, h e li k e s t o e m br a c e t h e l o c al c ol or d uri n g hi s tri p s a br o a d a n d i n t h e st at e s.

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s ai d B u c kl a n d. “ W h e n w e h e a r d a b o ut t hi s, t h e y s ai d, ‘ G o,’ a n d it’ s b e e n a g r e at e x p e rie n c e f o r m e t o s e e t hi n g s I w o ul d n e v e r h a v e s e e n at h o m e.”

Alt h o u g h 4 - H’ e r s d e di c at e d t h e m s el v e s t o i nt e n si v e citi z e n s hi p a cti viti e s at t h e N ati o n al 4 - H C o nf e r e n c e C e nt e r i n C h e v y

C h a s e, M a r yl a n d, t h e r e w a s still ti m e f o r ot h e r e v e nt s. T h e y t o o k p a rt i n w at e r s p o rt s; a t al e nt s h o w; m u s e u m t o u r s i n t h e N ati o n al M all; a vi sit t o G e o r g e W a s hi n gt o n’ s h o m e, M o u nt V e r n o n; a n d m e eti n g s wit h t h ei r c o n g r e s si o n al r e p r e s e nt ati v e s o n C a pit ol Hill.

“It w a s a n e y e - o p e n e r t o b e i n t hi s at m o s p h e r e, a n d e v e n p e o pl e w h o di d n’t li k e p oliti c s w e r e s a yi n g it w a s a g r e at mi xt u r e of a cti viti e s,” s ai d L o d ri g u e s. “It m a d e m e a s k m y s elf, ‘ H o w c a n I h el p m y c o u nt r y a n d t h e ci vi c p r o c e s s ?’”

T h e e v e nt d r e w 2 7 0 d el e g at e s f r o m 2 0 st at e s, gi vi n g t h e L o ui si a n a n s a c h a n c e t o n et w o r k wit h t h ei r p e e r s. “ T hi s i s a vit al e x p e ri e n c e, e x p o si n g y o ut h t o o u r n ati o n’ s g o v e r n m e nt al s y st e m a n d t h e c a pit al,” s ai d J a n et F o x, L S U A g C e nt e r 4 - H d e p a rt m e nt h e a d. “ Y o ut h a r e i n s pi r e d t o g et m o r e i n v ol v e d ci vi c all y a n d e n g a g e i n c u r r e nt a ff ai r s.”

T h e L o ui si a n a 4 - H’ e r s w e r e r e q ui r e d t o r e c o r d j o u r n al e nt ri e s a b o ut t h ei r e x p e ri e n c e s. T h e r e w a s pl e nt y f o r t h e m t o w rit e a b o ut.

“It w a s a j a m - p a c k e d w e e k w h e r e o u r al a r m s w e nt o ff at 7 i n t h e m o r ni n g, a n d w e w o ul d n’t g et b a c k t o o u r r o o m s u ntil 1 0: 3 0 o r 1 1,” s ai d L o d ri g u e s. “ T h e y k e pt u s e n g a g e d e v e r y s e c o n d, b ut e v e r y mi n ut e w a s w o rt h it.”

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A bi g wor d t h at me a ns “ after hi g h sc hool.” It’s use d to descri be a nyt hi n g fro m goi n g to colle ge to e ar ni n g a tr ai ni n g certi fic ate to getti n g a jo b.

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I nvesti g ate t he I n d ustry- B ase d Cre de nti als (I B Cs) yo u c a n att ai n before gr a d u atio n. W het her yo u are o n t he T O P S Tec h or T O P S U niversity P at h w ay, e ar ni n g a co m ple me nt ary, re gio n al or st ate wi de cre de nti al c a n o pe n doors to m ulti ple o p port u nities.

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A T H L E T E S: If yo u w a nt to pl ay N C A A colle ge s ports a n d receive a sc hol ars hi p at t he DI or DII level, yo u will nee d to re gister a n d be cle are d by t he N C A A. Go to at hl eti c s c h ol ar s hi p s. n et to re gister.

SE NI OR YE AR

JULY

• Do w nlo a d a p plic atio ns fro m pros pective colle ges a n d st art dr afti n g yo ur a d missio n a n d sc hol ars hi p ess ays.

• Deci de o n a syste m for tr acki n g yo ur a p plic atio n de a dli nes, testi n g wi n do ws a n d ot her i m port a nt d ates. Use a w all c ale n d ar, s pre a ds heet or o nli ne c ale n d ar — w h atever met ho d works best for yo u.

• Pre p are or polis h yo ur hi g h sc hool rés u mé. Yo u m ay nee d it for colle ge, jo b a n d sc hol ars hi p a p plic atio ns. Ex plore c o m m o n a p p. or g . More t h a n 8 0 0 sc hools acce pt t he Co m mo n A p plic atio n,

w hic h me a ns less ti me filli n g o ut sever al differe nt i n divi d u al a p plic atio ns for colle ge.

AUGUST

• Re gister at a ct. or g to ret ake t he A CT a n d/or visit c oll e g e b o ar d. or g to re gister for t he S AT if necess ary.

• St art a p plyi n g for sc hol ars hi ps. ( So me sc hol ars hi p pro gr a ms h ave de a dli nes i n t he f all.)

SEPTE MBER

• U p d ate yo ur c ale n d ar a n d to- do list. A d d u pco mi n g colle ge f airs —t hey allo w yo u to get i nfor m atio n a bo ut sever al sc hools at o nce a n d t alk wit h re prese nt atives fro m t he sc hools. Very cool!

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T he ne w F AF S A o pe ns Oct. 1! ( See p a ges 3 0- 4 1 for more i nfor m atio n a bo ut f u n di n g yo ur f ut ure.)

OCTOBER

• Work wit h yo ur p are nts to get t heir t ax i nfor m atio n to get her a n d set u p t heir F S A I D. C all askLel a’s hel pli ne at 8 4 4- G OF AF S A or e m ail i nf o @l el a. or g for assist a nce. L EL A is Lo uisi a n a’s no n pro fit reso urce for F AF S A co m pletio n a n d colle ge access.

• Fi n alize yo ur list of colle ges a n d u niversities. M a ny co u nselors reco m me n d n arro wi n g yo ur fi n al list of sc hools to yo ur to p t hree, b ut t here is no li mit to t he n u m ber of sc hools to w hic h yo u c a n a p ply.

• M ake s ure yo ur A CT/ S AT scores are bei n g se nt to yo ur c urre nt colle ge c hoices.

• Re q uest a co py of yo ur hi g h sc hool tr a nscri pt fro m yo ur sc hool co u nselor a n d revie w it for acc ur acy before yo u se n d it to yo ur pros pective sc hools.

• Fi n d o ut t he a p plic atio n de a dli nes for e ac h of yo ur colle ges a n d st art pre p ari n g yo ur a p plic atio ns. Be tot ally O C D a bo ut D E A DLI N E S! M ark t he m o n yo ur c ale n d ar wit h a r e d S h ar pi e!

NOVE MBER

• Fi n d o ut t he sc hol ars hi p de a dli nes for all yo ur colle ges a n d a d d t he m to yo ur c ale n d ar. ( So me are as e arly as Nov. 1 5!)

• If colle ges re q uest letters of

reco m me n d atio n, co m pile a list of te ac hers a n d me ntors yo u c a n ask to s u b mit a letter for yo u. T hese m ay also be nee de d for sc hol ars hi p a p plic atio ns.

• W atc h for a F AF S A co m pletio n eve nt at yo ur hi g h sc hool if yo u’ d like assist a nce wit h t he F AF S A. Follo w @ L O S F A o n T witter for u p d ates o n F AF S A a n d sc hol ars hi ps.

DECE MBER

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• Se arc h a n d a p ply for no n ac a de mic sc hol ars hi ps. T hese are sc hol ars hi ps fro m or g a niz atio ns ot her t h a n colle ges t h at h ave a d mitte d yo u.

JANUARY

• If yo u are a p plyi n g for no n ac a de mic sc hol ars hi ps, J a n u ary is cr u nc h ti me for de a dli nes. Try to get all a p plic atio ns i n t he m ail (or poste d o nli ne) by t he l ast week of J a n u ary.

• Follo w @ L o ui si a n a N E X T o n T witter for c areer i de as, fi n a nci al ai d ti ps a n d ne ws a n d pics of ot her Lo uisi a n a hi g h sc hools!

FEBRUARY

• Co nt act fi n a nci al ai d of fices at sc hools yo u’ve a p plie d to a n d fi n d o ut as m uc h as yo u c a n a bo ut t heir processes. Rese arc h all t he fi n a nci al ai d o ptio ns yo u m ay nee d: T O P S, lo a ns, gr a nts, work-st u dy. See p a ge 4 1 to le ar n a bo ut T O P S • M arc h 1 is t he reco m me n de d F AF S A s u b missio n de a dli ne at m a ny sc hools.

• If yo u still nee d hel p fili n g t he F AF S A, w atc h t he vi deos i n t he “F AF S A: A p ply for Ai d” pl aylist at Y o u T u b e. c o m/ F e d er al St u d e nt Ai d or go to o sf a. l a. g o v to fi n d o ut a bo ut i n- perso n assist a nce.

MARCH

• W atc h yo ur s n ail m ail a n d e m ail i n box.

Most sc hools be gi n to notify st u de nts of a d missio n a n d fi n a nci al ai d a w ar ds i n l ate M arc h or e arly A pril!

• Co nti n ue looki n g for sc hol ars hi ps. So me sc hol ars hi p co m petitio ns do n’t close u ntil l ate s pri n g. Lel a’s F AF S A Co m pletio n G ui de h as a list of sc hol ars hi p se arc h we bsites.

Yo u c a n fi n d t he g ui de at l el a. or g.

APRIL

• Notify yo ur sc hools’ fi n a nci al ai d of fices of a ny no n- ac a de mic sc hol ars hi ps or gr a nts yo u’ve wo n.

• M ake so me c a m p us visits if yo u’re still deci di n g bet wee n t wo (or more) colle ges.

S pri n g bre ak is a gre at ti me for o ne l ast visit.

• Kee p c hecki n g yo ur e m ail. A pril is t he mo nt h for acce pt a nce letters, rejectio n letters, a n d —if yo u got acce pte d at m ulti ple sc hools —o ne of t he bi g gest decisio ns of yo ur life!

MAY

• M ay 1 is yo ur de a dli ne for m aki n g a fi n al decisio n. M a ny sc hools re q uire yo u to acce pt fi n a nci al ai d offers by t his d ate, a n d so me re q uire a n e nroll me nt co m mit me nt de posit.

• Notify ot her sc hools t h at acce pte d yo u t h at yo u will N OT be e nrolli n g.

• Write t h a nk-yo u notes to te ac hers w ho wrote letters of reco m me n d atio n.

• C heck wit h yo ur colle ge’s a d missio ns de p art me nt for a ny a d ditio n al re q uire me nts. Yo u m ay nee d to s u b mit a se p a r ate a p plic atio n for ho usi n g if yo u pl a n o n livi n g o n c a m p us.

• E njoy se nior week a n d yo ur co m me nce me nt! Cl ass of ’ 1 9! Woo p! Woo p!

JUNE

• Atte n d fres h m a n orie nt atio n pro gr a m at yo ur colle ge.

• Fi n d o ut w he n p ay me nt of yo ur f all se mester c h ar ges is d ue.

• Ex plore yo ur o ptio ns if yo u m a de a l astmi n ute decisio n to a p ply for colle ge or ot her tr ai ni n g pro gr a m. Re me m ber, J u ne 3 0, 2 0 1 9, is Lo uisi a n a’s priority de a dli ne to s u b mit yo ur F AF S A for t he 2 0 1 9- 2 0 2 0 sc hool ye ar, b ut t he fe der al de a dli ne is m uc h l ater. Go to st u d e nt ai d. e d. g o v for more i nfor m atio n.

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P e rf o r m t e c h ni c al s kill s i n i n st r u m e nt ati o n, a ut o m ati o n, c o m p ut e r, el e ct ri c al, m e c h a ni c al, s af et y, a n d p r o c e s s s y st e m s al o n g wit h s oft s kill s s u c h a s c o m m u ni c ati o n s, c riti c al t hi n ki n g a n d t e a m w o r k.

A v e r a g e Y e a rl y S al a r y: $ 6 0, 0 0 0

B UI L DI N G T E C H S P E CI A LI S T L e a r n t h e b a si c e n gi n e ri n g p ri n ci pl e s a n d t e c h ni c al s kill s n e c e s s a r y t o h el p e n gi n e e r s a n d ot h e r p r of e s si o n al s s u p e r vi s e t h e c o n st r u cti o n of b uil di n g s a n d ot h e r st r u ct u r e s.

A v e r a g e Y e a rl y S al a r y: $ 6 0, 0 0 0

N O N D E S T R U C TI V E T E S TI N G ( N D T ) S P E CI A LI S T U s e a m p e r a g e, r h e o m et ri c fl o w, v olt a g e, a n d r a di o a st r o n o m y m e a s u r e m e nt t o d et e ct i m p e rf e cti o n s t h at d o n’t m e et r e g ul ati o n s a n d l a w s. I nt e r p r et fi n di n g s g at h e r e d b y t h e u s e of a n y of t h e s e m et h o d s a n d d et e ct i m p e rf e cti o n s o n l a r g e st r u ct u r e s. Writ e r e p o rt s t h at e x pl ai n fi n di n g s i n g r e at d et ail.

A v e r a g e Y e a rl y S al a r y: $ 6 5, 0 0 0

I N D U S T RI A L E N GI N E E RI N G S P E CI A LI S T A p pl y e n gi n e e ri n g t h e o r y a n d p ri n ci pl e s t o p r o bl e m s of i n d u st ri al l a y o ut o r m a n uf a ct u ri n g p r o d u cti o n. M a y p e rf o r m ti m e a n d m oti o n st u di e s o n w o r k e r o p e r ati o n s i n a v a ri et y of i n d u st ri e s.

A v e r a g e Y e a rl y S al a r y: $ 6 6, 0 0 0

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T he best fit for m a ny colle gebo u n d hi g h sc hool gr a ds, co m m u nity colle ges offer a 2-ye ar de gree c alle d a n associ ate de gree, pl us a v ariety of di plo m as a n d certi fic atio ns.

Yo u c a n get jo b-re a dy for m a ny of t he most av ail a ble jo bs i n Lo uisi a n a to d ay —or yo u c a n t ake yo ur associ ate de gree a n d tr a nsfer to a 4-ye ar sc hool.

T hese s m aller sc hools offer tec h nic al de grees, di plo m as a n d certi fic atio ns for s peci fic jo bs, like H V A C tec h nici a n or me dic al recor ds. Pro gr a ms r a n ge fro m a fe w weeks to o ne ye ar, or eve n a f ull 2-ye ar associ ate de gree.

P urs ui n g a de gree o nli ne is a gre at o ptio n for st u de nts w ho nee d to atte n d cl asses o n t heir o w n ti me, w a nt to work f ull ti me, or are si m ply u ni ntereste d i n tr a ditio n al c a m p us life.

O nli ne de gree pro gr a ms allo w yo u to get t he s a me de grees yo u c a n get i n t he cl assroo m (certi fic atio n, associ ate, b ac helor’s).

So me p u blic u niversities h ave bi g c a m p uses a n d l ar ge e nroll me nts, a n d so me ge ner al cl asses c a n be “ me g a-cl asses,” wit h a h u n dre d st u de nts or more. L ar ge cl asses a n d a feeli n g of a no ny mity c a n be a t ur n-off for so me st u de nts, b ut wit h t he m co me l ar ger li br aries, more cl ass offeri n gs a n d more arts a n d c ult ur al activities, too.

M a ny priv ate sc hools are s m aller t h a n st ate u niversities, a n d t h at me a ns s m aller cl asses. Most pro mise more atte ntio n fro m professors a n d more cl asses wit h professors, i nste a d of cl asses h a n dle d by gr a d u ate st u de nts.

Offer a n assort me nt of jo bs peci fic pro gr a ms ( n ursi n g, co m p uter pro gr a m mi n g, a uto motive tec h nolo gy), b ut also cl asses i n more ge ner al disci pli nes to develo p yo ur b asic skills ( writi n g, m at h, biolo gy).

T heir o pe n a d missio ns me a n yo u do n’t h ave to meet t he ri goro us re q uire me nts of Lo uisi a n a’s 4-ye ar colle ges to get st arte d.

Co nce ntr atio n is o n very s peci fic c areer skills ( wel di n g, process tec h nolo gy, L P N, c uli n ary arts), t ho u g h wit h associ ate de gree pro gr a ms at so me sc hools yo u will still get a dose of bro a der cl asses like p hysics, m at h a n d E n glis h.

T he possi bilities are gro wi n g wit h e ac h p assi n g se mester.

Lo uisi a n a co m m u nity colle ges no w offer m ulti ple de gree pro gr a ms wit h i nstr uctio n delivere d 1 0 0 % over t he i nter net. Lo uisi a n a u niversities offer doze ns of o nli ne co urses, a n d t here are eve n n atio n al accre dite d o nli ne u niversities yo u c a n atte n d fro m Lo uisi a n a.

T hey’re c alle d “st ate” sc hools bec a use t he st ate gover n me nt hel ps f u n d t he m, so t uitio n a n d fees are lo wer t h a n at priv ate sc hools.

Hi g her t uitio n a n d fees t h a n p u blic sc hools. B ut yo u c a n still use yo ur T O P S a w ar d at most Lo uisi a n a priv ate sc hools, a n d most h ave s u per b sc hol ars hi p a n d ai d pro gr a ms b ase d o n bot h merit a n d nee d.

Q u alifyi n g st u de nts c a n t ake a dv a nt a ge of T O P S to p ay t uitio n, w hic h is alre a dy a b ar g ai n at a co m m u nity colle ge —i n so me c ases less t h a n h alf t he cost of a st ate u niversity.

T he t uitio n a n d fees for a priv ate, for- pro fit sc hool ofte n r u n hi g her t h a n a p u blic u niversity, w hile Lo uisi a n a’s p u blic tec h ni c al colle ges h ave t he lo west t uitio ns of a ny postseco n d ary o ptio n. Fi n a nci al ai d is ofte n av ail a ble, a n d t he T O P S Tec h a w ar d c a n be use d at p u blic tec h nic al colle ges.

T he cost of o nli ne pro gr a ms is us u ally co m p ar a ble to or less ex pe nsive t h a n tr a ditio n al pro gr a ms.

Lo uisi a n a Tec h $ 9, 2 5 5

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S m aller priv ate colle ges are so meti mes cl assi fie d as “li ber al arts” colle ges bec a use t hey foc us o n a ge ner al e d uc atio n i n t he h u m a nities, m at h, a n d soci al a n d p hysic al scie nces, le a di n g to a 4-ye ar b ac helor’s de gree. B ut t here are also pri v ate u niversities t h at are q uite l ar ge a n d offer t he co m plete r a n ge of m ajors, wit h very s peci alize d b ac helor’s de grees.

T UITI O N E X A M PL E *

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Ce nte n ary Colle ge of Lo uisi a n a $ 3 5, 9 0 0

T UITI O N E X A M PL E * So ut h Lo uisi a n a Co m m u nity Colle ge $ 4, 6 2 4

T UITI O N E X A M PL E * Me dic al Tr ai ni n g Colle ge $ 1 3, 5 0 0

T UITI O N E X A M PL E * Varies by ty pe of sc hool

L ar ger sc hools offer ple nty of o n-c a m p us ho usi n g, a n d dor m life is pr actic ally a rite of p ass a ge for m a ny yo u n g a d ults.

S ports, cl u bs a n d extr ac urric ul ar activities a bo u n d, alo n g wit h soci al o ptio ns like st u de nt gover n me nt, fr ater nities a n d sororities. A not her perk is fre q ue nt c ult ur al activities like co ncerts, t he ater a n d lect ures.

St u de nts looki n g for a s m aller e nviro n me nt or a p artic ul ar reli gio us af fili atio n ofte n fi n d it by goi n g priv ate. T he n u m ber of cl u bs, s ports eve nts a n d c ult ur al offeri n gs de pe n d o n t he sc hool’s size, b ut t hey are no less e nric hi n g. If ni g htlife is n’t re ally yo ur t hi n g a ny w ay, yo u c a n pro b a bly fi n d a s m all priv ate colle ge t h at fits yo ur style!

T hey e nroll lots of no ntr a ditio n al, co m m uter a n d worki n g st ude nts, so o n-c a m p us ho usi n g is li mite d. Still, most h ave active cl u bs a n d st u de nt or g a niz atio ns, a n d so me s pice it u p wit h c ult ur al eve nts, s uc h as t he ater a n d lect ures, a n d so me eve n h ave colle gi ate at hletics.

Yo u wo n’t fi n d a m arc hi n g b a n d or i ntr a m ur al s ports. B ut t here are doze ns of t hese sc hools loc ate d i n s m aller cities aro u n d t he st ate, so co nve nie nce is a pl us, as are flexi ble sc he d ules, s m aller cl ass sizes a n d h a n dso n ex perie nce.

No ne! B ut wit h o nli ne cl ass disc ussio n bo ar ds, yo u m ay still h ave o p port u nities for meeti n g ot her st u de nts, s h ari n g i de as a n d cl ass c a m ar a derie.

For we bsites, t uitio n esti m ates a n d ot her i nfor m atio n a bo ut p u blic u niversities i n Lo uisi a n a, see p a ge 6 2.

For we bsites, t uitio n esti m ates a n d ot her i nfor m atio n a bo ut priv ate sc hools i n Lo uisi a n a, see p a ge 6 3.

For a list of Lo uisi a n a’s co m m u nity a n d tec h nic al colle ges a n d co nt act i nfor m atio n, visit l ct cs. e d u or see p a ge 6 4.

Pro priet ary sc hools are liste d be gi n ni n g o n p a ge 6 5.

I n q uire wit h yo ur sc hool of c hoice a bo ut o nli ne co urses a n d de gree pro gr a ms. Or si m ply use Lo uisi a n a O nli ne at l o uisia n a o nli n e. or g to fi n d a n o nli ne pro gr a m at a Lo uisi a n a colle ge t h at is ri g ht for yo u. Yo u c a n also se arc h n atio n wi de o ptio ns usi n g Electro nic C a m p us, a We b reso urce offere d by S R E B.

* 2 0 1 7- 1 8 f ull-ti me t uitio n & fees. S O U R C E: Lo uisi a n a Associ atio n of St u de nt Fi n a nci al Ai d A d mi nistr ators.

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Ty pic ally offer a wi de r a n ge of m ajors a n d de gree pro gr a ms le a di n g to t he 4-ye ar b ac helor’s de gree. Most h ave gr a d u ate pro gr a ms as well, le a di n g to m aster’s de grees a n d P h. Ds.

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W a nt t o s n a g a pl a c e i n o n e of L o ui si a n a’ s m o st i c o ni c i n d u stri e s ? St u d y it at S o ut h L o ui si a n a C o m m u nit y C oll e g e, w hi c h h a s a n e w pr o gr a m i n oil a n d g a s p r o d u cti o n t e c h n ol o g y. T hi s pr o gr a m b e g a n a c c e pti n g it s fir st st u d e nt s i n t h e s pri n g s e m e st er of 2 0 1 7 a n d h a s gr a d u at e d a t ot al of 1 3 st u d e nt s.

T h e s e gr a d u at e s p arti ci p at e d i n a n i nt e n si v e 1 2 - m o nt h pr o gr a m c o n si sti n g of c o ur s e s s u c h a s oil a n d g a s r e g ul ati o n s, i n d u stri al el e ctri cit y, o ff s h or e drilli n g, i n str u m e nt ati o n a n d pr o c e s s c o ntr ol, w ell c o ntr ol, a n d pr o d u cti o n s af et y s y st e m s.

T h e S L C C oil a n d g a s pr o gr a m h a s al s o r e c e ntl y a d d e d a virt u al r e alit y el e m e nt. T hi s V R s y st e m will all o w t h e st u d e nt s t o e x p eri e n c e oil a n d g a s o p er ati o n s fr o m a virt u al r e alit y bir d’ s - e y e vi e w. O b s er v ati o n s of w or k i n g o n t h e ri g fl o or a n d o n a pl atf or m a s a pr o d u cti o n o p er at or ar e p o s si bl e t hr o u g h t hi s V R pr o gr a m cr e at e d b y T a ntr u m L a b of L af a y ett e. T hi s i s a n i n n o v ati v e e x p eri e n c e f or t h o s e w h o h a v e n e v er b e e n i n a n o ff s h or e e n vir o n m e nt.

U p o n c o m pl eti o n, t h e st u d e nt s p o s s e s s i n d u str y c erti fi c ati o n s i n T 2 - Pr o d u cti o n S af et y S y st e m s, P E C S af e L a n d a n d S af e G ulf, a n d b a si c pr o d u cti o n o p er ati o n s. M or e i nf o i s a v ail a bl e fr o m A ar o n W ar d at a a r o n. w a r d @ s ol a c c. e d u .

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L S U’ s G e a u x T e a c h M at h a n d S ci e n c e pr o gr a m all o w s st u d e nt s t o e ar n a b a c h el or’ s d e gr e e i n bi ol o gi c al s ci e n c e s, c h e mi str y, p h y si c s or m at h e m ati c s A N D a t e a c h er c erti fi c ati o n at t h e s a m e ti m e. T h e st u d e nt s w h o c o m pl et e t h e pr o gr a m h a v e a di v er sit y of o p ti o n s. S o m e c h o o s e t o t e a c h, w hil e ot h er s g o t o gr a d u at e or pr of e s si o n al s c h o ol s, i n d u str y a n d ot h er c ar e er s.

H e at h er B a s s, a M a y 2 0 1 2 G e a u x T e a c h gr a d u at e i n m at h e m ati c s, g ar n er e d t h e at t e nti o n of t h e Bill & M eli n d a G at e s F o u n d ati o n f or i n c or p or ati n g t h e l at e st m at h e m ati c s t e a c hi n g t o ol s i n h er P ort All e n Hi g h S c h o ol cl a s sr o o m. H e at h er w a s p art of t h e M at h e m ati c s D e si g n C oll a b or ati v e ( M D C), a pr oj e ct f u n d e d b y t h e Bill & M eli n d a G at e s F o u n d ati o n, t h at gr o u p s c urri c ul u m d e si g n er s, a ss e s s m e nt d e v el o p er s, pr of e s si o n al l e ar ni n g s p e ci ali st s a n d s c h o ol di stri ct s a cr o s s t h e n ati o n i n a n e ff ort t o d e v el o p hi g h - q u alit y i n str u cti o n al t o ol s a n d pr of e s si o n al s u p p ort

s er vi c e s f or m at h t e a c h er s.

M or e i nf o i s a v ail a bl e at l s u. e d u / s ci e n c e / g e a u xt e a c h _ s ci /i n d e x. p h p .

Public safety and so much more

T h e c urr e nt O c c u p ati o n al O utl o o k H a n d b o o k cl e arl y d e m o n str at e s t h e n e e d f or n ot o nl y m or e u ni fi e d p u bli c s af et y a d mi ni st r a ti o n pr of e s si o n al s, b ut f or b ett er - pr e p ar e d a p pli c a nt s. N ort h w e st er n St at e U ni v er sit y i n N at c hit o c h e s c a n h el p y o u pr e p ar e f or e ntr y i nt o c ar e er s li k e e m er g e n c y m a n a g e m e nt a n d cri mi n al j u sti c e wit h f e d er al, st at e a n d l o c al a g e n ci e s.

T h e v er y d a n g er o u s, c o nti n u all y i n cr e a s i n g a n d e v ol vi n g t hr e at s t o h o m el a n d s e c urit y a n d c y b er cri m e h a v e m a n d at e d a n e w

br e e d of p u bli c s af et y pr of e s si o n al. T h e ur g e nt d e m a n d i s f or s p e ci ali z e d i nt er p er s o n al a n d a n al yti c al s kill s, a n d c o nt e m p or ar y, st at e - of t h e - art p er s p e cti v e s o n t h e s ci e nti fi c, s o ci al a n d i nf or m ati o n al c o n c e ntr ati o n s i n v ol v e d i n e ffi ci e nt a n d e ff e cti v e i nt elli g e n c e g at h eri n g, p oli ci n g, fir e s er vi c e s a n d e m er g e n c y m a n a g e m e nt, pr o a cti v e pl a n ni n g, s e c urit y s er vi c e s a n d ot h er p u bli c s af et y ar e n a s.

T h e U P S A d e gr e e at N ort h w e st er n St at e h a s f o ur c o n c e ntr ati o n s: L a w E nf or c e m e nt A d mi ni str ati o n Fir e a n d E m er g e n c y M e di c al S er vi c e A d mi ni str ati o n E m er g e n c y M a n a g e m e nt A d mi ni str ati o n P u bli c F a ciliti e s M a n a g e m e nt L e ar n m or e at c ri mi n alj u sti c e. n s ul a. e d u / .

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T h e y c o m e fr o m ar o u n d t h e gl o b e, a n d ri g ht n e xt d o or, t o c oll a b or at e a cr o s s di s ci pli n e s o n s ol uti o n s t o t h e w orl d’ s m o st pr e s si n g i s s u e s. T hi s c oll e cti v e m o m e nt u m, c o u pl e d wit h o ur n e w, i n n o v ati v e f a ciliti e s, i s c h a n gi n g t h e f a c e of L S U a n d pr o p elli n g u s i nt o a bri g ht er f ut ur e.

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S p elli n g a n d p u n ct u ati o n m att er. Yo ur d at e of birt h a n d a d dr e s s m u st al s o b e t h e s a m e o n all d o c u m e nt s, a p pli c ati o n s, et c.

I n cl u d e t h e A C T T O P S c o d e of 1 5 9 5 or t h e S A T T O P S c o d e of 9 0 1 9 o n all A C T / S A T t e st r e gi str ati o n s. M a k e s ur e t h at t h e E m ail a d dr e s s y o u p ut o n y o ur A C T r e gi str ati o n a n d t e st m at c h e s t h e E m ail a d dr e s s y o u u s e o n t h e F A F S A. P u bli c S c h o ol st u d e nt s: m a k e c ert ai n t h at y o ur s c h o ol h a s a p ar e nt- si g n e d C o n s e nt F or m gr a nti n g L O S F A a c c e s s t o gr a d e d at a.

M a k e s ur e y o u ar e t a ki n g t h e 1 9 u nit s t h at c o m pri s e t h e T O P S C or e C urri c ul u m.

B e a w ar e t h at T O P S a w ar d s ar e b a s e d o n T O P S C or e G P A … n ot o v er all G P A … a n d G P A’ s c a n n ot b e r o u n d e d u p or d o w n.

B ot h t h e p ar e nt a n d t h e st u d e nt F S A I D t o el e ctr o ni c all y si g n t h e c a n a p pl y f or a n F S A I D n o w at F S A I D i c o n at t h e t o p of t h e h o

m u st a p pl y f or a n d r e c ei v e a n F A F S A. Yo u a n d y o ur p ar e nt w w w.f af s a. g o v. Cli c k o n t h e m e p a g e.

F A F S A i s t h e Fr e e A p pli c ati o n f or F e d er al St u d e nt Ai d a n d i s t h e pri m ar y T O P S a p pli c ati o n. T h e 2 0 1 9- 2 0 2 0 F A F S A will b e a v ail a bl e b e gi n ni n g O ct o b er 1, 2 0 1 8, at w w w.f af s a. g o v a n d will u s e 2 0 1 7 F e d er al I n c o m e Ta x i nf or m ati o n. T h e e arli er t h e F A F S A i s fil e d, t h e e arli er w e c a n b e gi n m at c hi n g n e e d e d i nf or m ati o n f or T O P S eli gi bilit y d et er mi n ati o n.

A p pl y f or F all 2 0 1 9 a d mi s si o n t o t h e p o st s e c o n d ar y i n stit uti o n of y o ur c h oi c e d uri n g O ct o b er 2 0 1 8. “ Li k e” L O S F A o n F a c e b o o k a n d / or “ F oll o w” L O S F A o n T witt er f or i m p ort a nt T O P S i nf or m ati o n t hr o u g h o ut t h e y e ar.

Cr e at e a L O S F A St u d e nt H u b a c c o u nt t o f oll o w y o ur pr o gr e s s t o w ar d e ar ni n g a T O P S a w ar d a n d t h e n t o tr a c k y o ur T O P S c o nti n u ati o n eli gi bilit y t hr o u g h o ut p o st s e c o n d ar y st u di e s.

P u bli c s c h o ol st u d e nt s will i niti all y l o g i n t o cr e at e t h eir a c c o u nt wit h t h eir L o ui si a n a St at e S e c ur e I D, n o n- p u bli c st u d e nt s wit h t h eir L o ui si a n a St at e I D n u m b er.

L o ui si a n a Of fi c e of St u d e nt Fi n a n ci al A s si st a n c e 6 0 2 N ort h Fift h St. | B at o n R o u g e, L A 7 0 8 0 2 | 2 2 5. 2 1 9. 1 0 1 2 | 1. 8 0 0. 2 5 9. 5 6 2 6 | w w w. o sf a.l a. g o v L o ui si a n a’s Fir st C h oi c e f or C oll e g e A c c e s s!

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L O S F A h o st s w or k s h o p s a cr o s s t h e St at e of L o ui si a n a t o h el p st u d e nt s a n d p ar e nt s cr e at e F S A I D s a n d c o m pl et e t h e Fr e e A p pli c ati o n f or F e d er al St u d e nt Ai d ( F A F S A).

T O P S, F A F S A, & FI N A N CI AL AI D W O R K S H O P S L O S F A h o st s T O P S, F A F S A a n d fi n a n ci al ai d w or k s h o p s t o pr o vi d e st u d e nt s a n d p ar e nt s wit h i nf or m ati o n a n d r e s o ur c e s f o c u s e d o n fi n a n ci al ai d a w ar e n e s s, a c a d e mi c p erf or m a n c e a n d c oll e g e pr e p ar ati o n.

F.L. Y. (FI N A N CI AL LIT E R A C Y F O R Y O U) T O U R L O S F A pr o d u c e s t h e F L Y T o ur t wi c e a y e ar, i n t h e f all a n d s pri n g. T h e F L Y T o ur i s a d y n a mi c t h e atri c al pr e s e nt ati o n t h at f e at ur e s cr e ati v e dr a m a p erf or m a n c e s, s o n g s a n d d a n c e s d e si g n e d t o pr o vi d e st u d e nt s wit h i nf or m ati o n r el at e d t o fi n a n ci al lit er a c y, a c a d e mi c p erf or m a n c e a n d c oll e g e a c c e s s a n d pr e p ar ati o n.

F oll o w # L O S F A F L Y T O U R o n F a c e b o o k a n d T witt er @ L O S F A t o k e e p u p wit h t h e F L Y T o ur.

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L O S F A d e si g n e d t h e 5- P oi nt M at c h t o ol t o h el p st u d e nt s fi n d t h eir u ni q u e p o st s e c o n d ar y m at c h b a s e d o n t h e f oll o wi n g fi v e ar e a s: a ptit u d e / s kill s /i nt er e st, a c a d e mi c, c o st of c h oi c e, s o ci al a n d e m oti o n al, a n d r et e nti o n. F or m or e i nf or m ati o n o n L O S F A’s 5- P oi nt M at c h T o ol, vi sit w w w. u nl o c k m yf ut ur e. or g.

L O UI SI A N A C O LL E G E A P PLI C ATI O N & A C C E S S M O NT H (L C A A M) E V E NT S A N D S E S SI O N S L O S F A s p o n s or s L C A A M a n d ot h er c oll e g e a p pli c ati o n w or k s h o p s. D uri n g L C A A M, L O S F A’s st aff a s si st s 1 2t h gr a d er s i n n a vi g ati n g t h e c o m pl ex c oll e g e a d mi s si o n s pr o c e s s. L C A A M e v e nt s m a y i n cl u d e a s si st a n c e wit h c oll e g e a p pli c ati o n s, F S A I D r e gi str ati o n s, F A F S A c o m pl eti o n s, c ar e er s e ar c h e s, e m pl o y m e nt a p pli c ati o n s, milit ar y s e ar c h e s a n d a p pli c ati o n s.

T O P S C H E C K/ R E T E NTI O N W O R K S H O P S A N D S E S SI O N S

L O S F A’s st aff w or k s o n e- o n- o n e or i n s m all gr o u p s e s si o n s t o pr o vi d e st u d e nt s wit h i nf or m ati o n n e e d e d t o d et er mi n e if st u d e nt s ar e pr o gr e s si n g s u c c e s sf ull y t o w ar d s T O P S a w ar d eli gi bilit y.

C O LL E G E A C C E S S B R O WSES L O S F A pr o vi d e s c oll e g e a c c e s s i nf or m ati o n t o st u d e nt s at st at e wi d e c oll e g e f air s.

C R O S S- C U R RI C U L A R C O LL E G E A C C E S S A C TI VITI E S L O S F A e n g a g e s st u d e nt s i n cr o s s- c urri c ul ar a cti viti e s t h at i nt e gr at e c oll e g e a n d c ar e er r e a di n e s s a n d a w ar e n e s s i nt o f u n a n d i n n o v ati v e l e ar ni n g ex p eri e n c e s.

DI R E C T-T O- ST U D E NT T E XT M E S S A GI N G S E R VI C E S L O S F A m e et s st u d e nt s w h er e t h e y ar e t o g et c oll e g e a c c e s s i nf or m ati o n t h e y n e e d. St u d e nt s c a n t ext L O S F A t o 5 0 0 6 5 t o r e c ei v e c oll e g e a c c e s s i nf or m ati o n a n d s u p p ort i n cl u di n g s c h ol ar s hi p o p p ort u niti e s, S A T/ A C T a p pli c ati o n d e a dli n e s, e v e nt r e mi n d er s a n d m or e.

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L O S F A pr o vi d e s o n e- o n- o n e a n d s m all gr o u p m e nt ori n g t o h el p st u d e nt s di s c o v er t h eir p o st s e c o n d ar y pl a n s, b e c o m e pr o d u cti v e l e a d er s of s o ci et y, a n d att ai n t h eir c ar e er g o al s.

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St art b y fi n di n g p ot e nti al dr e a m j o b s b a s e d o n w h at y o u alr e a d y l o v e t o d o.

Fi n d y o ur p o st s e c o n d ar y m at c h b a s e d o n L O S F A’ s 5 P oi nt M at c h A ptit u d e, S kill s, I nt er e st M at c h What’s your career path ? Ho w much education do you need to get there ?

A c a d e mi c M at c h Which progra ms are you eligible for ?

C o st of C h oi c e M at c h Which progra ms result in co mpletion with the best inco me to loan debt ratio ?

S o ci al a n d E m oti o n al M at c h Which environ ment works best for you no w ? Online versus seat ti me ? Large ca mpus, urban setting, s mall ca mpus, rural/suburban setting ? Weekday, weeknight or weekend class schedule ?

D e v el o p e d b y S uj u a n W. B o utt é, E d. D.

R et e nti o n M at c h Which progra m has the greatest success rate with retaining students like you ?

Vi sit o ur w e b sit e t o l e ar n m or e a b o ut d e m a n d a n d s al ar y r a n g e s, w at c h i nf or m ati v e vi d e o s, a n d fi n d m or e r e s o ur c e s t o ai d i n t h e tr a n siti o n fr o m hi g h s c h o ol t o hi g h er e d u cti o n t o w or kf or c e.

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Should youtake out a L O A N ?

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W H E N Y O U H E A R n e w s st ori e s a b o ut st u d e nt d e bt i n A m eri c a, w h at’ s b ei n g r ef err e d t o i s t h e l o a n p art of t h e p a yi n g -f or c oll e g e e q u ati o n. M a n y st u d e nt s d e ci d e t h e y n e e d t o b orr o w s o m e m o n e y t o c o m pl et e t h eir fi n a n ci al ai d p a c k a g e s. It’ s a u s ef ul p art of t h e fi n a n ci al ai d f or m ul a, b ut it c a n g et o ut of h a n d a n d l e a v e gr a d u at e s wit h d e c a d e s of d e bt p a y m e nt s.

T h e a ct u al “ C o st of Att e n d a n c e” f or c oll e g e i s u ni q u e f or e a c h s c h o ol, a n d T O P S m a y n ot c o v er all of it. It i n cl u d e s t uiti o n, f e e s, r o o m a n d b o ar d, b o o k s, cl a s s s u p pli e s, c o m p ut er c o st s, tr a n s p ort ati o n a n d ... w ait f or it ... p er s o n al e x p e n s e s. ( Or di d y o u n ot w a nt t o dri n k a n y l att e s or g o t o a n y m o vi e s n e xt y e ar ?)

E x p e n s e s, f e e s, b o o k s ... l o a n s c a n b e u s e d t o c o v er t h e c o st s t h at g o b e y o n d y o ur T O P S a w ar d a n d a n y ot h er gr a nt s a n d s c h ol ar s hi p s. Y o ur c oll e g e’ s fi n a n ci al ai d o ffi c e m a y c al c ul at e a n e sti m at e d C o st of Att e n d a n c e f or y o u a n d p ut t o g et h er a fi n a nci al ai d p a c k a g e j u st f or y o u t h at c o n si d er s y o ur T O P S st at u s a n d

a d d s a n y a c a d e mi c s c h ol ar s hi p s or gr a nt s f or w hi c h y o u q u alif y.

T hi s p a c k a g e m a y i n cl u d e a r e c o m m e n d e d l o a n a m o u nt t o g et y o u u p t o t h e t ot al c o st of att e n di n g.

P a y att e nti o n t o t h e di ff er e nt t y p e s of l o a n s a n d t h e t er m s.

If y o u m u st s u p pl e m e nt y o ur “fr e e” m o n e y ( gr a nt s & s c h ol ars hi p s) wit h a st u d e nt l o a n, l o o k t o t h e s u b si di z e d F e d er al Dir e ct L o a n fir st. T h e s u b si di z e d l o a n i s b a s e d o n fi n a n ci al n e e d a n d t h e g o v er n m e nt will c o v er t h e i nt er e st w hil e y o u ar e i n s c h o ol.

N e xt w o ul d b e t h e u n s u b si di z e d F e d er al Dir e ct L o a n ( st u d e nt i s r e s p o n si bl e f or t h e i nt er e st a n d it’ s n ot b a s e d o n fi n a n ci al n e e d).

P ar e nt s m a y w a nt t o c o n si d er t h e F e d er al Pl u s L o a n t o c o v er a n y u n m et c o st s.

A b o v e all, r e m e m b er t h e N o. 1 pi e c e of a d vi c e e x p ert s gi v e a b o ut st u d e nt d e bt: O nl y b or r o w w h at y o u n e e d! E x c e s si v e st u d e nt d e bt h a s b e c o m e a cri si s n ati o n wi d e, a n d wit h l o a n s y o u D O h a v e t o p a y t h e m o n e y b a c k!

L e ar n m or e at st u d e nt ai d. e d. g o v /t y p e s /l o a n s.

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D el g a d o C o m m u nit y C oll e g e off ers m or e t h a n 1 0 0 pr o gr a ms l e a di n g t o g o o d j o bs i n hi g h- d e m a n d tt el ds.

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W h ati s t h e F A F S A? T h e Fr e e A p pli c ati o n f or F e d er al St u d e nt Ai d , or F A F S A , i s a f or m pr e p ar e d a n n u all y b y c urr e nt a n d pr o s p e cti v e c oll e g e st u d e nt s i n t h e U nit e d St at e s t o d et er mi n e t h eir eli gi bilit y f or st u d e nt fi n a n ci al ai d.

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T h e F A F S A a p p li c a ti o n i s a v ai l a b l e e a c h y e a r o n O c t o b e r 1 .

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St u d e nt s s h o ul d c o m pl et e t h e a p pli c ati o n i n t h eir s e ni or y e ar of hi g h s c h o ol a n d e a c h y e ar i n c oll e g e or a u ni v er sit y t o c o nti n u e q u alif yi n g f or ai d.

E arl y c o m pl eti o n i s e n c o ur a g e d, si n c e st u d e nt s m a y q u alif y f or a d diti o n al st at e or i n stit uti o n al ai d.

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C a pit ali z e. T hi s m e a n s t h e i nt er e st o n y o ur st u d e nt l o a n will b e a d d e d t o t h e pri n ci p al if y o u d o n’t p a y t h e i nt er e st w hil e i n s c h o ol.

Di s b ur s e. T hi s m e a n s “t o p a y o ut.” Y o u m a y s e e it a s a v er b t elli n g y o u t h at y o ur fi n a n ci al ai d will b e di s b ur s e d b y a c ert ai n d at e. Or y o u m a y s e e it a s a n o u n, di s b ur s e m e nt.

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M a st er Pr o mi s s or y N ot e ( M P N).

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T h e T a yl or O p p ort u nit y Pr o gr a m f or St u d e nt s ( T O P S) i s a pr o gr a m of st at e s c h ol ar s hi p s f or L o ui si a n a r e si d e nt s. It i s o n e of t h e m o st i n n o v ati v e a n d pr o gr e s si v e st at e st u d e nt a s si st a n c e pr o gr a m s i n t h e n ati o n.

W H ATIFI GET OT HE R S C H O L A R S HI P S A S W E L L ?

C A N I S TI L L G E T T O P S ?

A st u d e nt c a n b e a w ar d e d s c h ol ar s hi p s, ot h er fi n a n ci al ai d a n d T O P S u p t o t h e c o st of att e n d a n c e f or t h e c oll e g e or u ni v er sit y att e n d e d. C o st of att e n d a n c e c a n i n cl u d e t uiti o n a n d f e e s, o n - c a m p u s r o o m a n d b o ar d ( or a h o u si n g a n d f o o d all o w a n c e f or o ff - c a m p u s r e si d e nt s) a n d all o w a n c e s f or b o o k s, s u p pli e s, tr a n s p ort ati o n, c hil d c ar e, c o st s r el at e d t o a di s a bilit y a n d mi s c ell a n e o u s e x p e n s e s.

a n d r e gi o n all y a c cr e dit e d i n d e p e n d e nt ( pri v at e) c oll e g e s a n d u ni v er siti e s t h at ar e m e m b er s of t h e L o ui si a n a A s s o ci ati o n of I n d e p e n d e nt C oll e g e s a n d U ni v er siti e s ( L AI C U s c h o ol s ar e li st e d o n p a g e 6 3 of t hi s m a g a zi n e).

St u d e nt s att e n di n g a n a p pr o v e d i n d e p e n d e nt c oll e g e or u ni v er sit y will r e c ei v e a T O P S a w ar d e q u al t o t h e pri or y e ar’ s a v er a g e a m o u nt p ai d at p u bli c f o ur - y e ar i n stit uti o n s. A st u d e nt m a y al s o r e c ei v e T O P S t o att e n d eli gi bl e pr o pri et ar y a n d c o s m et ol o g y s c h o ol s i n L o ui si a n a.

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Y o u will n ot b e eli gi bl e f or T O P S.

W hil e T O P S i s f ull y f u n d e d f or t h e 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 a c a d e mi c y e ar, a w ar d a m o u nt s ar e n o l o n g er ti e d t o t uiti o n a n d / or t uiti o n i ncr e a s e s. T h e a m o u nt of f u n di n g a v ail a bl e f or T O P S i s c o nti n g e nt u p o n a n n u al a p pr o pri ati o n s b y t h e st at e L e gi sl at ur e. If a p pr o pri ati o n s ar e i n s u ffi ci e nt t o f ull y f u n d t h e pr o gr a m, a v aila bl e f u n d s will b e di stri b ut e d o n a pr o -r at a b a si s t o q u ali fi e d n e w a n d c o nti n ui n g r e ci pi e nt s.

T O P S H o n or s a w ar d r e ci pi e nt s r e c ei v e a n a d diti o n al $ 4 0 0 sti p e n d p er s e m e st er t h at c a n b e a p pli e d t o ot h er q u ali fi e d hi g h er e d u c ati o n e x p e n s e s. T O P S P erf or m a n c e a w ar d r e ci pi e nt s r e c ei v e a n a d diti o n al $ 2 0 0 sti p e n d p er s e m e st er. Sti p e n d s f or P erf or m a n c e a n d H o n or s r e ci p i e nt s ar e al s o s u bj e ct t o a p pr opri ati o n, a n d will b e pr o -r at e d if a p pr o pri ati o n s ar e i n s u ffi ci e nt t o f ull y f u n d all T O P S A w ar d s.

C A N A ST U DE NT USE T OPS F O R A NY P OSTSE C O N D A RY S C H O O L?

D OI H AVE T O BE F U L L- TI M E T O K E E P T O P S?

H O W D OI APPLY F O R T O P S?

Fill o ut t h e F A F S A ( Fr e e A p pli c a ti o n f or F e d er al St u d e nt Ai d) f or t h e a c a d e mi c y e ar t h at f oll o w s t h e y e ar y o u gr a d u at e fr o m hi g h s c h o ol. F or 2 0 1 9 gr a d u at e s, t h e a p pli c ati o n f or t h e 2 0 1 9 - 2 0 c ol l e g e a c a d e mi c y e ar will b e a v aila bl e f or fr e e o nli n e at f af s a. g o v a n d m u st b e fil e d b et w e e n O ct.

1, 2 0 1 8, a n d J ul y 1, 2 0 1 9, t o r e c ei v e T O P S f u n di n g f or t h e f all s e m e st er f oll o wi n g hi g h s c h o ol gr a d u ati o n.

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If y o ur c u m ul ati v e G P A dr o p s b el o w t h e mi ni m u m r e q uir e m e nt f or r e n e w al of y o ur T O P S O p p ort u nit y a w ar d, y o ur a w ar d will b e s u s p e n d e d a n d y o u will h a v e t w o y e ar s ( o n e y e ar f or T O P S T e c h) t o bri n g y o ur c u m ul ati v e G P A u p t o t h e r e q uir e d l e v el a n d r e g ai n y o ur T O P S. If y o ur c u m ul ati v e G P A dr o p s b el o w t h e r e q uir e d 3. 0 l e v el f or r e n e w al of y o ur T O P S P erf or m a n c e or H o n or s a w ar d b ut y o u h a v e m et t h e r e q uir e m e nt f or r e n e w al at t h e O p p ort u nit y a w ar d l e v el, y o ur a w ar d will n ot b e s u s p e n d e d, b ut y o ur a w ar d will dr o p t o t h e O p p ort u nit y l e v el. O n c e y o u dr o p t o t h e O p p ort u nit y a w ar d, y o ur P erf or m a n c e or H o n or s a w ar d c a n n ot b e r ei n st at e d.

If y o ur c u m ul ati v e G P A dr o p s b el o w t h e mi ni m u m r e q uir e m e nt f or r e n e w al of y o ur T O P S T e c h a w ar d, y o ur a w ar d will b e s u s p e n d e d, a n d y o u will h a v e o n e y e ar t o bri n g it u p t o t h e r e q uir e d l e v el a n d r e g ai n y o ur T O P S T e c h a w ar d.

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T O P S i s a d mi ni st er e d b y L O S F A , a pr o gr a m of t h e L o ui si a n a B o ar d of R e g e nt s. F or m or e d et ail e d i nf or m ati o n a b o ut h o w t o q u alif y f or T O P S a n d h o w t o k e e p it o n c e y o u g et it, vi sit L O S F A’ s w e b sit e at o sf a.l a. g o v or s e n d a n e m ail t o L O S F A at c u st s e r v @l a. g o v .

R U L E S A N D G UI D E LI N E S • M u st m e et citi z e n s hi p a n d L o ui si a n a r e si d e n c y r e q uir e m e nt s.

• M u st e nr oll a s a fir st -ti m e, f ull -ti m e st u d e nt at a n eli gi bl e L o ui si a n a s c h o ol b y t h e f all s e m e st er f oll o wi n g t h e fir st a n ni v er s ar y of hi g h s c h o ol gr a d u ati o n.

• M u st fil e t h e F A F S A a n n u all y.

• M u st m e et all a c a d e mi c a n d n o n a c a d e mi c r e q uir e m e nt s, i n cl u di n g mi ni m u m A C T c o m p o sit e s c or e s a n d a G P A of at l e a st 2. 5 o n T O P S c or e hi g h s c h o ol s u bj e ct s.

A C T Q U A LI F YI N G S C O R E S F O R 2 01 9 T O P S T e c h: 1 7 T O P S O p p ort u nit y A w ar d: Will b e a v ail a bl e ar o u n d mi d O ct o b er. C h e c k wit h L O S F A or y o ur g ui d a n c e c o u n s el or.

T O P S P erf or m a n c e A w ar d: 2 3 T O P S H o n or s A w ar d: 2 7 N O T E! B e gi n ni n g wit h hi g h s c h o ol gr a d u at e s of 2 0 2 1, t h e T O P S c or e G P A r e q uir e d t o q u alif y f or a T O P S P erf or m a n c e A w ar d will i n cr e a s e fr o m 3. 0 0 t o 3. 2 5 a n d fr o m 3. 0 0 t o 3. 5 0 f or a T O P S H o n or s A w ar d.

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N o. T O P S c a n o nl y b e u s e d at a n “ eli gi bl e i n stit uti o n,” d e fi n e d a s L o ui si a n a’ s p u bli c p o st s e c o n d ar y s c h o ol s — b ot h t w o - y e ar a n d f o ur - y e ar s c h o ol s, i n cl u di n g all c a m p u s e s of t h e L o ui si a n a C o m m u nit y a n d T e c h ni c al C oll e g e S y st e m —

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A s t h e o nl y p u bli c 4 - y e ar i n stit uti o n i n t o w n, L o ui si a n a St at e U ni v er sit y S hr e v e p ort h a s ar o u n d 2, 6 0 0 u n d er gr a d s o n it s 2 0 0 a cr e c a m p u s. B e c a u s e t h e a p art m e nt o pti o n s a v ail a bl e i n S hr e v e p ort ar e s o n u m er o u s, L S U S d o e s n ot r e q uir e fr e s h m e n t o st a y i n o n - c a m p u s h o u si n g. I n f a ct, L S U S o nl y o ff er s a s m all n u m b er of u ni v er sit y - s p o n s or e d a p art m e nt s, w hil e m o st st u d e nt s fi n d a c c o m m o d ati o n s t hr o u g h t h e m a n y o ff - c a m p u s a p art m e nt c o m pl e x e s. Y o u’ll n e v er f e el t o o di s c o n n e ct e d t h o u g h, b e c a u s e t h e Zi pli ni n g at G ators a n d U ni v er sit y C e nt er (t h e U C) i s

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Ar o u n d S hr e v e p ort, y o u’ll fi n d l o a d s of t hi n g s t o d o. Oft e n k n o w n a s “ A S p ort s m a n’ s P ar a di s e,” S hr e v e p ort b o a st s a mil d L o ui si a n a cli m at e a n d s c e ni c p ar k s f or y o ur i n n er a d v e nt ur er. Zi pli ni n g ri g ht a b o v e alli g at or s a n d ot h er e x oti c a ni m al s at G at or s a n d Fri e n d s A d v e nt ur e P ar k i s j u st o n e t hrilli n g o pti o n. T h e S hr e v e p ort A q u ari u m a n d t h e R. W. N ort o n Art G all er y m a k e f or gr e at r ai n y d a y, i n d o or a cti viti e s. E at eri e s li k e H er b y K’ s a n d J o h n n y’ s Pi z z a H o u s e ar e al s o j u st a s h ort dri v e a w a y. S hr e v e p ort’ s bi g g e st attr a cti o n s, h o w e v er, i n cl u d e t h e St at e F air of L o ui si a n a a n d t h e L o ui si a n a Fil m Pri z e C o m p etiti o n i n t h e f all, a n d t h e Kr e w e of C e nt a ur M ar di Gr a s P ar a d e e a c h s pri n g.

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H O M E T O: L o ui si a n a St at e U ni v er sit y, S o ut h er n U ni v er sit y, Fr a n ci s c a n Mi s si o n ari e s of O ur L a d y U ni v er sit y, B at o n R o u g e C o m m u nit y C oll e g e, I T T T e c h ni c al C oll e g e, C a m el ot C oll e g e a n d ot h er v o -t e c h s c h o ol s T h e R e d Sti c k c o ul d u n o ffi ci all y b e c all e d t h e j u n gl e, a s it’ s h o m e t o b ot h t h e L o ui si a n a St at e U ni v er sit y Ti g er s a n d t h e S o ut h er n U niv er sit y J a g u ar s. B e y o n d b ei n g a c oll e g e t o w n, B at o n R o u g e i s t h e s e c o n d -l ar g e st cit y i n t h e st at e wit h r o u g hl y 2 2 7, 0 0 0 r e si d e nt s. B ut d o n’t l et t h at bi g, c a pit al cit y r e p ut ati o n ( or t h e tr a ffi c) f o ol y o u. Fr o m t h e m o nt hl y Mi d Cit y M a k er s M ar k et, w h er e l o c al arti st s di s pl a y a n d s ell t h eir l at e st w or k s, t o t h e a n n u al B at o n R o u g e Bl u e s F e sti v al, B at o n R o u g e i s a ti g ht - k nit c o m m u nit y of f ol k s t h at l o v e t o g et t o g et h er a n d h a v e a g o o d ti m e.

At L o ui si a n a St at e U ni v er sit y, g o i s al w a y s s p ell e d G - E - A - U - X. L S U’ s 2, 0 0 0 - a cr e c a m p u s sit s j u st s o ut h of t h e Mi s si s si p pi Ri v er Bri d g e a n d d o w nt o w n B at o n R o u g e, a n d t h er e’ s pl e nt y t o d o o n a n d ar o u n d c a m p u s.

T h e fl a g s hi p u ni v er sit y h a s a b o ut 3 0, 0 0 0 u n d er gr a d u at e st u d e nt s a n d r e q uir e s fr e s h m e n t o li v e o n c a m p u s ( w hi c h i s a h u g e pl u s o n h o m e f o ot b all g a m e d a y s).

J u st a f e w st e p s o ut si d e t h e c a m p u s’ N ort h G at e, y o u’ll fi n d cl a s si c e at eri e s li k e L o ui e’ s C af e ( o p e n 2 4 - h o ur s), T h e C hi m e s a n d t h e ori gi n al R ai si n g C a n e’ s l o c ati o n.

O n t h e n ort h er n si d e of B at o n R o u g e, S o ut h er n U ni v er sit y h o st s a b o ut 6, 5 0 0 st u d e nt s o n it s 9 6 4 a cr e s. St u d e nt s ar e n ot r e q uir e d t o li v e o n c a m p u s, b ut h o u si n g i s a v ail a bl e. T h e hi st ori c all y bl a c k u ni v er sit y c el e br at e s it s tr a diti o n s t o t h e t u n e of t h e S o ut h er n U ni v ersit y M ar c hi n g B a n d ( a ff e cti o n at el y k n o w n a s t h e H u m a n J u k e b o x).

S o ut h er n h a s o v er 1 5 0 st u d e nt -l e d or g a ni z a ti o n s t h at h o st c o nf er e n c e s, l e ct ur e s, d e b at e s a n d s o ci al e v e nt s e a c h y e ar, s o m a k e s ur e y o u’ v e g ot r o o m i n y o ur s o ci al c al e n d ar.

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N e stl e d i n t h e h e a rt of A c a di a n a, L af a y ett e i s a cit y of a b o ut 1 2 8, 0 0 0 p e o pl e o n t h e w e st er n e d g e of t h e At c h af al a y a B a si n. Wit h d e e p r o ot s i n C aj u n, Fr e n c h, S p a ni s h, C ari b b e a n a n d N ati v e A m eri c a n c ult ur e s, t h e cit y o ff er s a littl e bit of e v er yt hi n g w h e n it c o m e s t o f o o d, art, m u si c a n d hi st or y. S o it’ s n o w o n d er t h at t h e U ni v er sit y of L o ui si a n a at L af a y ett e’ s m a s c ot i s t h e R a gi n’ C aj u n s —it si m pl y c o ul d n’t b e a n yt hi n g el s e.

S o m eti m e s d u b b e d “l’ U ni v er sit é d e s A c a di e n s,” U L L af a y ett e h a s a 1, 4 0 0 - a cr e c a m p u s a n d a n e nr oll m e nt of a b o ut 1 9, 2 0 0 u n d er gr a d u at e st u d e nt s. U L L af a y ett e r e q uir e s fr e s h m e n t o li v e o n c a m p u s, b ut t h at c o n v e ni e n c e o nl y h el p s i n c o mi n g st u d e nt s g et c o mf ort a bl e wit h t h e s c h o ol’ s si z e. T hr o u g h o ut t h e y e ar, U L L af a y ett e h o st s s p e ci al e v e nt s f or it s st u d e nt s li k e L a g ni a p p e D a y ( 1 0, 0 0 0 p o u n d s of b oil e d cr a w fi s h — n e e d w e s a y m or e ?) a n d t h e Kr e w e of R o u x M ar di Gr a s P ar a d e a n d B all i n t h e s pri n g. Of c o ur s e a h u g e dr a w i s U L L a f a y ett e’ s at hl eti c s, e s p e ci all y h o m e g a m e s f or R a gi n’ C aj u n f o ot b all.

At t h e fir st g a m e of t h e y e ar, all fr e s h m e n ar e i n vit e d t o r u n o nt o C aj u n Fi el d a s p art of U L L af a y ett e’ s Fr e s h m e n Fir st D o w n tr a diti o n.

I n a d diti o n t o it s c a m p u s wi d e a cti viti e s, t h e s c h o ol o ff er s o v er 1 9 0 st u d e nt or g a ni z ati o n s —t h er e’ s e v e n a cri c k et cl u b — s o it’ s e a s y t o fi n d y o ur p erf e ct fit.

O ff c a m p u s t h er e’ s a wi d e v ari et y of f o o d o pti o n s, i n cl u di n g t h e o n e a n d o nl y P o p e y e’ s b u ff et a n d t h e b el o v e d br u n c h s p ot Bl u e D o g C af e. F or r e cr e ati o n, t h e V er mili o n Ri v er, t h e L a k e M arti n wil dlif e pr e s er v e a n d t h e ar e a’ s m a n y st at e p ar k s o ff er st u n ni n g s c e n er y f or a n y k a y a ki n g or hi ki n g a d v e nt ur e. Of c o ur s e, t h er e’ s n ot hi n g L o ui si a n a d o e s b ett er t h a n f e sti v al s, a n d L af a y ett e h a s s o m e of t h e st at e’ s b e st wit h t h e F e sti v al s A c a di e n s et Cr e ol e s e v er y O ct o b er at Gir ar d P ar k (j u st o ut si d e U L L af a y ett e’ s c a m p u s) a n d t h e F e sti v al I nt er n a ti o n al d e L o ui si a n e ( a h u g e fr e e m u si c f e sti v al), w hi c h bri n g s m u si c fr o m ar o u n d t h e w orl d t o d o w nt o w n L af a y ett e e v er y s pri n g.

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H O M E T O: S o ut h e a st er n L o ui si a n a U ni v er sit y, N ort h s h or e T e c hni c al C o m m u nit y C oll e g e, a n d m ulti pl e v o -t e c h s c h o ol s

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I n t h e mi d dl e of n ort h L o ui si a n a, t h e s m all cit y of R u st o n h a s a p o p ul ati o n of a b o ut 2 2, 0 0 0 p e o pl e.

P art of Li n c ol n P ari s h, R u st o n i s a b o ut 3 0 mil e s w e st of M o nr o e a n d 6 0 mil e s e a st of S hr e v e p ort. B ei n g m or e of a tr u e c oll e g e t o w n, L o ui si a n a T e c h U ni v er sit y i s t h e f o c al p oi nt of t h e cit y, a c c o u nti n g f or Es m a’s Alley i n do w nto w n R usto n hosts art s ho ws, m u c h of t h e ar e a’ s c ult ur al a cti vit y. m akers’ f airs a n d a n d ot her eve nts for t he co m m u nity.

I nt er e st e d i n b e c o mi n g a b ulld o g ? Wit h a n u n d er gr a d u at e e nr oll m e nt of a b o ut 1 3, 0 0 0 st u d e nt s, L o ui si a n a T e c h r e q uir e s st u d e nt s t o li v e o n it s 2 8 0 - a cr e c a m p u s. U ni q u e t o L o ui si a n a T e c h i s a q u art er - b a s e d a c a d e mi c c al e n d ar, w h er e st u d e nt s att e n d s c h o ol f or t hr e e di ff er e nt q u art er s of t h e y e ar (f all, wi nt er a n d s pri n g) r at h er t h a n t w o s e m e st er s. Wit h o v er 1 6 3 st u d e nt or g a ni z ati o n s, i n cl u di n g a S u p er S m a s h Br o s. Cl u b, L o ui si a n a T e c h e n c o ur a g e s it s st u d e nt s t o fi n d t h eir p a s si o n s.

Ar o u n d R u st o n, t h er e ar e pl e nt y of pl a c e s t o u n wi n d. I n t h e 1 8 - bl o c k Hi st ori c D o w nt o w n Di stri ct, y o u’ll fi n d gr e at r et ail s h o p s li k e P att o n’ s D o w n t o w n a n d r e st a ur a nt s li k e P o n c h at o ul a s. F or m or e s eri o u s s h o p pi n g, t h e P e c a nl a n d M all i s j u st 3 0 mi n ut e s a w a y. W h e n it c o m e s t o r e cr e ati o n, t h er e’ s n o pl a c e b ett er t h a n Li n c ol n P ari s h P ar k, w hi c h o ff er s a l a k e si d e b e a c h f or s wi m mi n g a n d r el a xi n g, a s w ell a s r u n ni n g a n d m o u nt ai n bi k e tr ail s f or all s kill l e v el s. F or e nt ert ai n m e nt t h e C el e brit y T h e at er i s a n ei g ht - s cr e e n m ul ti pl e x wit h e x c ell e nt st u d e nt di s c o u nt s, a n d t h e hi st ori c Di xi e C e nt er f or t h e Art s i s a gr e at pl a c e t o c at c h p erf or m a n c e s fr o m l o c al m u si ci a n s.

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T u c k e d a w a y i n r ur al L o ui si a n a, S L U e nr oll s a b o ut 1 4, 5 0 0 u n d er gr a d u at e st u d e nt s. D e s pit e S L U’ s pl et h or a of n e wl y c o n str u ct e d d or m s a n d a p art m e nt s a cr o s s t h e 3 6 5 - a cr e c a m p u s, st u d e nt s ar e n ot r e q uir e d t o li v e i n u ni v er sit y - s p o n s or e d h o u si n g. F or t h o s e t h at d o, t hi s w al ki n g c a m p u s i s c o n si d er e d o n e of t h e s afe st i n t h e st at e. W h e n it c o m e s t o c a m p u s lif e, t h er e ar e pl e nt y of w a y s t o # Li o n U p, fr o m j oi ni n g o n e of S L U’ s 1 0 0 - pl u s st u d e nt or g a ni z ati o n s t o s u p p orti n g t h e s c h o ol’ s 1 1 at hl eti c t e a m s. At u ni v er sit y - s p o n s or e d e v e nt s li k e t h e f all s e m e st er G u m b o Y a - Y a a n d t h e Str a w b err y J u bil e e i n t h e s pri n g, st u d e nt s ar e tr e at e d t o a s m u c h j a m b al a y a, g u m b o, r e d b e a n s a n d ri c e, fr e s h b erri e s a n d str a w b err y c a k e a s t h e y c a n h a n dl e. ( Fr e e f o o d i s t h e b e st f o o d, ri g ht ?)

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Pl a n a he a d for assi g n me nts Collect a n d or g a nize t hi n gs P ay atte ntio n to det ails Work wit h n u m bers Work i n str uct ure d sit u atio ns Re a d re ports a n d c h arts T OT AL C H E C K S F

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W H A T S H E D O E S:

“I work as a m arketi n g pro d ucer i n t he Cre ative Services De p art me nt at W AF B. So, I write, direct, s hoot a n d e dit T V co m merci als for W AF B t h at pro mote differe nt as pects of o ur st atio n. My jo b is to drive peo ple to o ur ne wsc asts, we bsite a n d a p p. W he n we h ave bre aki n g ne ws or a s uccessf ul i nvesti g atio n, I cre ate pro mos t h at r u n o n t he air to a dvertise t he a m azi n g story t h at’s co mi n g u p l ater i n t he week. It’s my jo b to s ho w t he p u blic t h at we tr uly do c are, a n d t h at t hey c a n tr ust us as a reli a ble so urce for loc al ne ws.”

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“I’ m so gl a d t h at I c hose to go to So ut he aster n. T he Co m m u nic atio n De p art me nt as a w hole re ally set me u p for s uccess, a n d all of t he professors were so s u p portive a n d hel pf ul t he e ntire ti me. I lost co u nt of t he ti mes t h at I e n de d u p i n so meo ne’s of fice after ho urs, j ust tryi n g to get t hro u g h dif fic ult p a pers a n d assi g n me nts. I w as

i ncre di bly blesse d to be a ble to work at t he So ut he aster n C h a n nel d uri n g my ti me i n sc hool. T he st aff t a u g ht me so m uc h a bo ut s hooti n g, e diti n g, pro d uci n g a n d w h at bei n g i n t he me di a fiel d is re ally a bo ut. Before worki n g at t he So ut he aster n C h a n nel, I h a d never re ally hel d a vi deo c a mer a. It w as n’t al w ays e asy, a n d at ti mes it w as tot ally over w hel mi n g, b ut u n der t he So ut he aster n C h a n nel’s g ui d a nce, I wo n sever al a w ar ds d uri n g my ti me at sc hool, i ncl u di n g a n E m my!”

O N W O R K:

“I di d n’t re ally k no w w h at I w a nte d to do w he n I st arte d sc hool. I w as a p hysics m ajor for t wo w hole ye ars before I re alize d I di d n’t e njoy it. I w as ai mless for a bit a n d h a d no i de a w h at I w a nte d to m ajor i n.

T he n I deci de d o n co m m u nic atio n, a n d t h at w as t he best decisio n I’ve ever m a de. Worki n g i n me di a is t he most re w ar di n g c areer I co ul d h ave possi bly i m a gi ne d. I love t h at I h ave t he a bility to cre ate ne w t hi n gs every d ay a n d t h at W AF B gives me t he s u p port to f ully fles h o ut a ny i de as I h ave.”

W H A T H E D O E S:

“ My jo b title b asic ally me a ns I a m a project e n gi neer t h at hel ps to co m plete, i nterve ne i n a n d re p air oil a n d n at ur al g as wells aro u n d t he worl d. My d ay a n d week work re q uire me nts v ary si g ni fic a ntly. I us u ally s pe n d a bo ut 7 0 % of my ti me i n a cor por ate of fice, wit h a lot of co m p uter/ desk work mixe d i n wit h meeti n gs, p ho ne c alls a n d e m ail co m m u nic atio n. Every fe w mo nt hs, I’ll h ave a tec h nic al tr ai ni n g. W he n it beco mes ti me to exec ute o ur project work, I’ll do more fiel d s u p port by flyi n g o ut to o ur offs hore pl atfor m or flo ati n g drill s hi p by helico pter. T hose tri ps c a n l ast sever al d ays to sever al weeks.”

O N E D U C A T I O N:

“I love d my colle ge ex perie nce! Asi de fro m t he cl asses a n d lo n g st u dy ho urs, I w as i nvolve d i n i ntr a m ur al s ports, soci al eve nts, c h urc h life a n d or g a niz atio ns, e n gi neeri n g societies, u niversity s ports, a n d t ail g ati n g. My f avorite p art of colle ge w as e njoyi n g t he soci al as pect. I gre w a n d m at ure d i n m a ny w ays a n d le ar ne d to live o utsi de of my p are nts’ oversi g ht.”

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“I’ m very h a n ds o n i n my work a n d le ar ni n g style, so c hoosi n g e n gi neeri n g allo we d me to be a ble to work wit h a n d see lots of re ally cool tec h nolo gy, e q ui p me nt a n d mo der n m arvels.

Worki n g i n t he oil a n d g as i n d ustry w as a forei g n co nce pt to me. O nce I st arte d le ar ni n g a bo ut it d uri n g my l ater ye ars of colle ge, I got excite d a bo ut t he diversity, c h alle n ge a n d o p port u nities for gro wt h a n d n atio n al/ glo b al tr avel.

“T he oil a n d g as i n d ustry offers excelle nt p ay a n d c areer o p port u nities. For me, it w as t he c h a nce to work o n l ar ge-sc ale ects,

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w here I co ul d m ake a n i m p act. My first i nter ns hi p wit h Exxo n Mo bil w as i n a Ne w Orle a ns re fi nery.

I e njoye d t he h a n ds o n a p pro ac h to work, b ut t ho u g ht I wo ul d like t he o p port u nity to tr avel t he worl d wit h my jo b, so I re q ueste d to be tr a nsferre d to t he U pstre a m divisio n.

T h at le d to a Ho usto nb ase d assi g n me nt, w here I w as foc use d o n oil a n d g as pro d uci n g assets. After develo pi n g a skill set i n my first fe w ye ars, I w as pro mote d to worki n g a pro d uci n g asset we h a d i n C alifor ni a. I w as eve nt u ally give n a n o p port u nity to work i n West Afric a, w hic h I p urs ue d i n 2 0 1 6.

I n 2 0 1 7, I move d to Nor w ay to work t he Nort h Se a pro d uctio n re gio n.”

ASSISTANT BRANCH MANAGER N a m e: M aitl y n R. K ell er H o m et o w n: N e w Orl e a n s Hi g h S c h o ol: A c a d e m y of O ur L a d y C oll e g e: D el g a d o C o m m u nit y C oll e g e D e g r e e: A s s o ci at e D e gr e e, A c c o u nti n g E m pl o y e r: Fift h Di stri ct S a vi n g s B a n k A g e: 2 2

W H A T S H E D O E S:

“I a m res po nsi ble for ef ficie nt, effective m a n a ge me nt of a f ull-service b a nk br a nc h of fice, e ns uri n g t h at est a blis he d policies a n d proce d ures are follo we d. I a m also res po nsi ble for ass u mi n g all m a n a ge me nt f u nctio ns i n t he a bse nce of t he br a nc h m a n a ger. I assist t he br a nc h m a n a ger to att ai n i nter n al perfor m a nce o bjectives for br a nc h of fice b usi ness vol u me, de posits, lo a n portfolios a n d q u ality of a u dit re ports. It is also my jo b to o pe n a n d close t he br a nc h a n d provi de a n d m ai nt ai n a professio n al, b usi ness-like at mos p here wit hi n t he of fice. T h at me a ns I h a n dle c usto mer pro ble ms a n d co m pl ai nts too.”

O N E D U C A T I O N:

“ My over all colle ge ex perie nce w as exce ptio n al bec a use of Del g a do’s well k no w n acco u nti n g pro gr a m, te ac her-tost u de nt r atio, flexi bility of cl asses a n d t he co nve nie nt cl ass loc atio n. D uri n g my t wo ye ars at Del g a do, t he te ac hers al w ays h a d a n o pe n door policy for t heir st u de nts, no m atter t he ti me or d ay.

Colle ge is me a nt to be c h alle n gi n g, not dif fic ult. I w as c h alle n ge d e ac h se mester wit h t he v ariety of cl asses I h a d t ake n, w hic h bec a me a positive re mi n der of my st u de nt s uccess.”

O N W O R K:

“ A n acco u nti n g de gree c a n g ui de yo u to m a ny c areer o p port u nities o utsi de of t he acco u nti n g i n d ustry, s uc h as m a n a ge me nt. J ust bec a use yo u m ajor i n acco u nti n g, t h at does not me a n yo u h ave to beco me a n acco u nt a nt. T his bri n gs me to w here I a m to d ay as t he assist a nt br a nc h m a n a ger of Fift h District S avi n gs B a nk. I c hose t his c areer bec a use t he b a nki n g i n d ustry h as al w ays bee n a p assio n of mi ne. Jo b st a bility, jo b sec urity, a n d c h alle n gi n g a n d re w ar di n g e m ploy me nt are all p art of t his c areer. I e njoy t he f ast- p ace d at mos p here, c usto mer rel atio ns a n d t he lo n g-ter m c areer go als.”

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So urces: U niversity we bsites a n d t he N atio n al Ce nter for E d uc atio n St atistics; d at a are for t he 2 0 1 7- 2 0 1 8 sc hool ye ar. E nroll me nt st atistics i ncl u de F all 2 0 1 7 tot al e nroll me nt. Tuitio n d at a are for f ull-ti me, firstti me a n d i n-st ate u n der gr a d u ate st u de nts. Tuitio n a n d fees c h a n ge fre q ue ntly; c heck wit h e ac h sc hool’s a d missio n of fice for u p d ates.

CENTENARY COLLEGE

1 0 4 U niversity Circle L af ayette, L a. 7 0 5 0 3 ( 3 3 7) 4 8 2- 1 0 0 0 lo uisi a n a.e d u Hi g h est off eri n g: P h. D. Tuiti o n: $ 9, 8 8 8 St u d e nt-t o-f a c ulty r ati o: 2 4 to 1 E nr oll m e nt: 1 7, 2 9 7 P o p ul ar pr o gr a ms: Biolo gy, fi n a nce, co m m u nic atio n, b usi ness a d mi nistr atio n, p hysic al e d uc atio n, psyc holo gy, e n gi neeri n g a n d re gistere d n ursi n g

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE

7 0 0 U niversity Ave. Mo nroe, L a. 7 1 2 0 9 ( 3 1 8) 3 4 2- 1 0 0 0 ul m.e d u Hi g h est off eri n g: P h. D. Tuiti o n: $ 8, 2 8 2 St u d e nt-t o-f a c ulty r ati o: 2 1 to 1 E nr oll m e nt: 9, 2 2 0 P o p ul ar pr o gr a ms: Biolo gy, toxicolo gy, psyc holo gy, b usi ness a d mi nistr atio n, m ass co m m u nic atio n, re gistere d n ursi n g, ge ner al st u dies, a n d ele me nt ary e d uc atio n a n d te ac hi n g

DILLARD UNIVERSITY

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Ne w Orle a ns, L a. 7 0 1 2 2 ( 5 0 4) 2 8 3- 8 8 2 2 dill ar d.e d u Hi g h est off eri n g: B ac helor’s de gree E nr oll m e nt: 1, 2 9 0 Tuiti o n a n d f e es: $ 1 7, 9 1 7 A p pli c ati o n d e a dli n e: Rolli n g St u d e nt/f a c ulty r ati o: 1 2: 1 P o p ul ar pr o gr a ms: N ursi n g, biolo gy, b usi ness, m ass co m m u nic atio n, p u blic he alt h, psyc holo gy a n d sociolo gy

UNIVERSITY OF NE W ORLEANS

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Ne w Orle a ns, L a. 7 0 1 2 6 ( 5 0 4) 2 8 2- 4 4 5 5/( 8 0 0) 6 6 28701 no bts.e d u Hi g h est off eri n g: P h. D. E nr oll m e nt: 2, 8 2 4 Tuiti o n a n d f e es: $ 8, 0 4 0 A p pli c ati o n d e a dli n e: Rolli n g, 3 0 d ays prior to d ate of e nroll me nt St u d e nt/f a c ulty r ati o: 1 3: 1 P o p ul ar pr o gr a ms: C hristi a n mi nistry, bi blic al mi nistry a n d m usic wit h a n e m p h asis i n wors hi p

FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES OF OUR LADY UNIVERSITY

5 4 1 4 Britt a ny Drive B ato n Ro u ge, L a. 7 0 8 0 8 ( 2 2 5) 7 6 8- 1 7 0 0 fr a n u.e d u Hi g h est off eri n g: P h. D. E nr oll m e nt: 1, 4 4 6 Tuiti o n a n d f e es: $ 1 2, 7 6 4 A p pli c ati o n d e a dli n e: Pro gr a m s peci fic St u d e nt/f a c ulty r ati o: 8: 1 P o p ul ar pr o gr a ms: Biolo gy, re gistere d n ursi n g, r a diolo gic tec h nolo gy, he alt h service a d mi nistr atio n a n d ot her he alt h professio ns

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NE W ORLEANS

UNIVERSITY OF HOLY CROSS

6 3 6 3 St. C h arles Ave. Ne w Orle a ns, L a. 7 0 1 1 8 ( 5 0 4) 8 6 5- 2 0 1 1 loy no.e d u Hi g h est off eri n g: P h. D. E nr oll m e nt: 3, 7 5 9 Tuiti o n a n d f e es: $ 3 9, 4 9 2 A p pli c ati o n d e a dli n e: E arly actio n, Nov. 1 5; Priority decisio n, Fe b. 1 5; Re g ul ar decisio n, A pril 1 5 St u d e nt/f a c ulty r ati o: 1 1: 1 P o p ul ar pr o gr a ms: Psyc holo gy, m arketi n g, b usi ness, s peec h co m m u nic atio n a n d r hetoric, m usic m a n a ge me nt, cre ative writi n g, a n d cri mi nolo gy

SAINT JOSEPH SE MINARY COLLEGE

7 5 3 7 6 River Ro a d St. Be ne dict, L a. 7 0 4 5 7 ( 9 8 5) 8 6 7- 2 2 3 2 sj asc.e d u Hi g h est off eri n g: B ac helor’s de gree E nr oll m e nt: 1 4 6 Tuiti o n a n d f e es: $ 1 7, 8 6 8 A p pli c ati o n d e a dli n e: A u g. 1 St u d e nt/f a c ulty r ati o: 7: 1 P o p ul ar pr o gr a ms: Li ber al arts a n d scie nces, li ber al st u dies a n d t heolo gic al st u dies

6 8 2 3 St. C h arles Ave. Ne w Orle a ns, L a. 7 0 1 1 8 ( 5 0 4) 8 6 5- 5 0 0 0 t ul a ne.e d u Hi g h est off eri n g: P h. D. E nr oll m e nt: 1 2, 3 8 4 Tuiti o n a n d f e es: $ 5 2, 9 6 0 A p pli c ati o n d e a dli n e: E arly actio n, Nov. 1 5; re g ul ar decisio n, J a n. 1 5 St u d e nt/f a c ulty r ati o: 8: 1 P o p ul ar pr o gr a ms: B usi ness, fi n a nce, m arketi n g, soci al scie nces, biolo gic al a n d bio me dic al scie nces, psyc holo gy, a n d he alt h professio ns 4 1 2 3 Woo dl a n d Drive Ne w Orle a ns, L a. 7 0 1 3 1 ( 5 0 4) 3 9 4- 7 7 4 4/( 8 0 0) 2 5 97744 u hc no.e d u Hi g h est off eri n g: P h. D. E nr oll m e nt: 1, 2 4 6 Tuiti o n a n d f e es: $ 1 3, 2 2 0 A p pli c ati o n d e a dli n e: J uly 1 for f all se mester, Dec. 1 for s pri n g, A pril 1 for s u m mer St u d e nt/f a c ulty r ati o: 1 0: 1 P o p ul ar pr o gr a ms: B usi ness, psyc holo gy a n d he alt h professio ns

XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA

O ne Drexel Drive Ne w Orle a ns, L a. 7 0 1 2 5 ( 5 0 4) 4 8 6- 7 4 1 1 x ul a.e d u Hi g h est off eri n g: P h. D. E nr oll m e nt: 3, 0 4 4 Tuiti o n a n d f e es: $ 2 3, 6 0 6 A p pli c ati o n d e a dli n e: Rolli n g, f all se mester, Dec. 1 for s pri n g se mester St u d e nt/f a c ulty r ati o: 1 4: 1 P o p ul ar pr o gr a ms: Biolo gy, b usi ness, c he mistry, he alt h professio ns, co m m u nic atio n a n d me di a st u dies, soci al scie nces, a n d psyc holo gy

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2 0 0 0 L akes hore Drive Ne w Orle a ns, L a. 7 0 1 4 8 ( 8 8 8) 5 1 4- 4 2 7 5 u no.e d u Hi g h est off eri n g: P h. D. Tuiti o n: $ 8, 4 8 4 St u d e nt-t o-f a c ulty r ati o: 2 2 to 1 E nr oll m e nt: 7, 9 6 4 P o p ul ar pr o gr a ms: Biolo gy, b usi ness a d mi nistr atio n, acco u nti n g, t he ater arts a n d psyc holo gy

NE W ORLEANS BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SE MINARY

TULANE UNIVERSITY

1 1 4 0 Colle ge Drive Pi neville, L a. 7 1 3 5 9 ( 3 1 8) 4 8 7- 7 0 1 1 l acolle ge.e d u Hi g h est off eri n g: M aster’s de gree E nr oll m e nt: 1, 1 9 6 Tuiti o n a n d f e es: $ 1 6, 0 0 0 A p pli c ati o n d e a dli n e: Rolli n g; To p 3 0 Sc hol ars pro gr a m de a dli ne, Dec. 7 St u d e nt/f a c ulty r ati o: 1 1: 1 P o p ul ar pr o gr a ms: Re gistere d n ursi n g, he alt h a n d p hysic al e d uc atio n, soci al work, a n d biolo gy

CE NTE N A RY C OLLE GE

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE

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S hreve port, L a. 7 1 1 3 4 ( 3 1 8) 8 6 9- 5 0 1 1/( 8 0 0) 2 3 4- 4 4 4 8 ce nte n ary.e d u Hi g h est off eri n g: M aster’s de gree E nr oll m e nt: 5 8 8 Tuiti o n a n d f e es: $ 3 6, 5 8 0 A p pli c ati o n d e a dli n e: E arly actio n, Dec. 1 5; Re g ul ar decisio n, Fe b. 1 5 St u d e nt/f a c ulty r ati o: 8: 1 P o p ul ar pr o gr a ms: Biolo gy, b usi ness, co m m u nic atio n a n d me di a st u dies, psyc holo gy, a n d m usic

LOUISIANA COLLEGE

E D U C A TI O N P R O VI D E R S

CO M MUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGES A B O U T T H E LI S T

Sc hools liste d are p art of t he Lo uisi a n a Co m m u nity a n d Tec h nic al Colle ge Syste m.

Pro gr a ms offere d v ary by c a m p us. Not all i nstr uctio n al sites or c a m p uses are liste d; so me sc hools offer cl asses or i nstr uctio n at a d ditio n al sites. Visit l ct c s. e d u or o ne of t he c a m p us we bsites liste d belo w for a d ditio n al i nfor m atio n a bo ut yo ur re gio n. Yo u m ay also fi n d t he d at a co m pile d at Colle ge Scorec ar d, c oll e g e s c or e c ar d. e d. g o v , usef ul i n fi n di n g t he ri g ht sc hool.

BATON ROUGE CO M MUNITY COLLEGE MI D CIT Y C A M P U S 2 0 1 Co m m u nity Colle ge Drive B ato n Ro u ge, L a. 7 0 8 0 6 ( 8 6 6) 2 1 7- 9 8 2 3 my brcc.e d u B U SI N E S S T R AI NI N G C E NT E R 3 5 0 Nort h Do n moor B ato n Ro u ge, L a. 7 0 8 0 6 A C A DI A N C A M P U S 3 2 5 0 N. Ac a di a n T hr u w ay E. B ato n Ro u ge, L a. 7 0 8 0 5 H O O PE R R OA D CA M P US 1 0 7 0 0 Hoo per Ro a d Ce ntr al, L a. 7 0 8 1 8 JA CKS O N CA M P US 3 3 3 7 L a. 1 0 J ackso n, L a. 7 0 7 4 8 NE W R OA DS CA M P US 6 0 5 Hos pit al Ro a d Ne w Ro a ds, L a. 7 0 7 6 0 P O RT ALL E N C A M P U S 3 2 3 3 Rose d ale Ro a d Port Alle n, L a. 7 0 7 6 7 W E ST SI D E C A M P U S 2 5 2 0 Te n a nt Ro a d Pl a q ue mi ne, L a. 7 0 7 6 4 F R A ZI E R SIT E C A M P U S 5 5 5 J uli a St. B ato n Ro u ge, L a. 7 0 8 0 1

BOSSIER PARISH CO M MUNITY COLLEGE 6 2 2 0 E ast Tex as St. Bossier City, L a. 7 1 1 1 1 ( 3 1 8) 6 7 8- 6 0 0 0 b pcc.e d u

CENTRAL LOUISIANA TECHNICAL CO M MUNITY COLLEGE

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AL E X A N D RI A C A M P U S 4 3 1 1 So ut h M ac Art h ur Drive Alex a n dri a, L a. 7 1 3 0 2 ( 3 1 8) 4 8 7- 5 4 3 9 cltcc.e d u AV O Y ELL E S C A M P U S 5 0 8 C ho u pi q ue St. Cotto n port, L a. 7 1 3 2 7

F E R RI D AY C A M P U S 2 1 0 0 E. E. W all ace Blv d.

Ferri d ay, L a. 7 1 3 3 4 H U E Y P. L O N G C A M P U S 3 0 4 So ut h Jo nes St. Wi n n fiel d, L a. 7 1 4 8 3 R O D B RA DY CA M P US 5 2 1 E ast Br a dfor d St. Je n a, L a. 7 1 4 8 3 L A M A R S ALT E R C A M P U S 1 5 0 1 4 L ake C h arles Hi g h w ay Leesville, L a. 7 1 4 4 6 N AT C HIT O C H E S C A M P U S 6 5 8 7 Hi g h w ay 1 By p ass, P. O. Box 6 5 7 N atc hitoc hes, L A 7 1 4 5 7 S A BI N E VALL E Y C A M P U S 1 2 5 5 Fis her Ro a d M a ny, L A 7 1 4 4 9

DELGADO CO M MUNITY COLLEGE 6 1 5 City P ark Ave. Ne w Orle a ns, L a. 7 0 1 1 9 ( 5 0 4) 6 7 1- 5 0 0 0 dcc.e d u

W E ST B A N K C A M P U S 2 6 0 0 Ge ner al Meyer Ave. Ne w Orle a ns, L a. 7 0 1 1 4 C H A RIT Y S C H O OL O F N U R SI N G 4 5 0 S. Cl ai bor ne Ave. Ne w Orle a ns, L a. 7 0 1 1 2 N O RT H S H O R E SLI D ELL C A M P U S 3 2 0 E. Ho wze Be ac h Ro a d I- 1 0 Service Ro a d Sli dell, L a. 7 0 4 6 1 JEFFE RS O N CA M P US 5 2 0 0 Bl air Drive Met airie, L a. 7 0 0 0 1 SI D N E Y C OLLI E R C A M P U S 3 7 2 7 Lo uis a St. Ne w Orle a ns, L a. 7 0 1 2 6 M A RITI M E, FI R E A N D I N D U ST RI AL T R AI NI N G FA CILIT Y 1 3 2 0 0 Ol d Ge ntilly Ro a d Ne w Orle a ns, L a. 7 0 1 2 9

FLETCHER TECHNICAL CO M MUNITY COLLEGE 1 4 0 7 L a. 3 1 1 Sc hriever, L a. 7 0 3 9 5 ( 9 8 5) 4 4 8- 7 9 0 0 fletc her.e d u

G ALLI A N O C A M P U S 3 1 8 E ast 9 0t h St. C ut Off, L a. 7 0 3 4 5 LAF O U R C HE CA M P US 1 4 2 5 Ti ger Drive T hi bo d a ux, L a. 7 0 3 0 1

LOUISIANA DELTA CO M MUNITY COLLEGE 7 5 0 0 Mill h ave n Ro a d Mo nroe, L a. 7 1 2 0 3 ( 8 6 6) 5 0 0-L D C C ( 3 1 8) 3 4 5- 9 0 0 0 l a delt a.e d u

B A ST R O P C A M P U S 7 2 9 K a m mell St. B astro p, L a. 7 1 2 2 1

FL O RI D A P A RI S H E S C A M P U S 9 4 8 L a. 1 0 4 2 Gree ns b ur g, L a. 7 0 4 4 1 HA M M O N D CA M P US 1 1 1 Pri de Drive H a m mo n d, L a. 7 0 4 0 1

NORTH WEST LOUISIANA TECHNICAL COLLEGE MI N D E N C A M P U S 9 5 0 0 I n d ustri al Drive Mi n de n, L a. 7 1 0 5 5 ( 3 1 8) 3 7 1- 3 0 3 5 n wltc.e d u M A N S FI EL D C A M P U S 9 4 3 Oxfor d Ro a d M a ns fiel d, L a. 7 1 0 5 2 S H R E V E P O RT- B O S SI E R CA M P US 2 0 1 0 N. M arket St. S hreve port, L a. 7 1 1 3 7

NUNEZ CO M MUNITY COLLEGE

FA R M E R VILL E C A M P U S 6 0 5 West Bo u n d ary F ar merville, L a. 7 1 2 4 1

3 7 1 0 P aris Ro a d C h al mette, L a. 7 0 0 4 3 ( 5 0 4) 2 7 8- 6 2 0 0 n u nez.e d u

J O NES B O R O CA M P US 2 3 6 I n d ustri al Drive Jo nes boro, L a. 7 1 2 5 1

RIVER PARISHES CO M MUNITY COLLEGE

L A K E P R O VI D E N C E C A M P U S 1 5 6 Hi g h w ay 8 8 3- 1 L ake Provi de nce, L a. 7 1 2 5 4 R U ST O N C A M P U S 1 0 1 0 J a mes St. R usto n, L a. 7 1 2 7 3 T ALL UL A H C A M P U S 1 3 2 Ol d H wy. 6 5 So ut h Tall ul a h, L a. 7 1 2 8 4 W E ST M O N R O E C A M P U S 6 0 9 Voc atio n al P ark w ay West Mo nroe, L a. 7 1 2 9 2 WI N N S B O R O C A M P U S 1 7 1 0 W arre n St. Wi n ns boro, L a. 7 1 2 9 5

NORTHSHORE TECHNICAL CO M MUNITY COLLEGE 1 7 1 0 S ulliv a n Drive Bo g al us a, L a. 7 0 4 2 7 ( 9 8 5) 7 3 2- 6 6 4 0 nort hs horecolle ge.e d u

9 2 5 West E de n bor ne P ark w ay Go nz ales, L a. 7 0 7 3 7 ( 2 2 5) 7 4 3- 8 5 0 0 r pcc.e d u A S C E N SI O N C A M P U S 9 6 9 7 Airli ne Hi g h w ay Sorre nto, L a. 7 0 7 7 8 RESE RVE CA M P US 1 8 1 Re g al a P ark Ro a d Reserve, L a. 7 0 0 8 4

SOUTH LOUISIANA CO M MUNITY COLLEGE 1 1 0 1 Bertr a n d Drive L af ayette, L a. 7 0 5 0 6 ( 3 3 7) 5 2 1- 9 0 0 0 sol acc.e d u

A C A DI A N C A M P U S 1 9 3 3 West H utc hi nso n Ave. Cro wley, L a. 7 0 5 2 6 C H A RL E S B. C O R EIL C A M P U S 1 1 2 4 Voc atio n al Drive Ville Pl atte, L a. 7 0 5 8 6

E VA N G ELI N E C A M P U S 6 0 0 S. M arti n L ut her Ki n g Jr. Drive St. M arti nville, L a. 7 0 5 8 2 F R A N KLI N C A M P U S 1 0 1 3 Perret St. Fr a nkli n, L a. 7 0 5 3 8 G UL F A R E A C A M P U S 1 3 0 1 Clover St. A b beville, L a. 7 0 5 1 1 T. H. H A R RI S C A M P U S 3 3 2 E ast So ut h St. O pelo us as, L a. 7 0 5 7 0 TE C HE A REA CA M P US 9 0 8 E m ber Drive Ne w I beri a, L a. 7 0 5 6 2 Y O U N G M E M O RI AL C A M P U S 9 0 0 Yo u n gs Ro a d Mor g a n City, L a. 7 0 3 8 0

SO WELA TECHNICAL CO M MUNITY COLLEGE

3 8 2 0 Se n. J. Be n nett Jo h nsto n Ave. L ake C h arles, L a. 7 0 6 1 5 ( 8 0 0) 2 5 6- 0 4 8 3 so wel a.e d u M O R G A N S MIT H C A M P U S 1 2 3 0 Nort h M ai n St. Je n ni n gs, L a. 7 0 5 4 6 O A K D AL E C A M P U S 1 1 7 L a. 1 1 5 2 O ak d ale, L a. 7 1 4 6 3

PROGRA MS AVAILABLE AT LCTCS CA MPUSESINCLUDE:

Co m p uter scie nce, fi n a nce a n d acco u nti n g, perso n al a n d c uli n ary services, co nstr uctio n cr afts, he alt h c are, protective services, electric al, i n d ustri al pro d uctio n, wel di n g, e n gi neeri n g tec h nolo gy, mec h a nic a n d re p air tec h, ge ner al scie nce, gr a p hic arts, biolo gic al scie nces a n d more. Go to l ct c s. e d u to do a c usto mize d se arc h of pro gr a ms t h at i nterest yo u a n d w hic h c a m p uses offer t he m.

E D U C A TI O N P R O VI D E R S

PROPRIETARY SCHOOLS A B O U T T H E LI S T

T hese are priv ate voc atio n al sc hools wit h f acilities i n Lo uisi a n a. A priv ate voc atio n al sc hool, so meti mes c alle d a vo-tec h sc hool, is a priv ately o w ne d a n d o per ate d postseco n d ary sc hool t h at te ac hes s peci fic voc atio n al or occ u p atio n al skills. Most are for- pro fit b usi nesses. Costs, pro gr a ms a n d accre dit atio ns v ary wi dely. C all t he i n divi d u al sc hools for a d ditio n al i nfor m atio n. So urce: Lo uisi a n a Bo ar d of Re ge nts. A d mi n = sc hool a d mi nistr ator.

A BREATH A WAY

1 2 0 9 0 S. H arrell’s Ferry Ro a d, Ste. I B ato n Ro u ge, L a. 7 0 8 1 6 A d mi n: Li n ds ai H arris ( 2 2 5) 3 6 9- 0 9 6 3

ACADE MY OF ACADIANA

1 3 1 W M ai n St. Ne w I beri a, L a. 7 0 5 6 0 A d mi n: Gi n ger B arr as ( 3 3 7) 3 6 5- 1 5 5 0 A d ditio n al loc atio n i n L ake C h arles

ACADE MY OFINTERACTIVE ENTERTAIN MENT

5 3 7 C aj u n do me Blv d., Ste. 2 1 1 L af ayette, L a. 7 0 5 0 6 A d mi n: Kristie C h a m berl ai n ( 3 3 7) 4 5 6- 1 8 4 8

ACADIANA AREA CAREER COLLEGE, A DIVISION OF BLUE CLIFF COLLEGE 5 0 5 Loire Ave., Ste. E L af ayette, L a. 7 0 5 0 7 A d mi n: Mic h ael A. M aise ( 3 3 7) 8 9 6- 9 7 7 6

ACCELERATED DENTAL ASSISTING ACADE MY

1 3 0 H u m mell St. De n h a m S pri n gs, L a. 7 0 7 2 6 A d mi n: D avi d Ro ux ( 8 4 4) 7 2 7- 3 7 5 5 A d ditio n al loc atio ns i n Ho u m a, M a n deville, Ne w Orle a ns, L af ayette, H a m mo n d, Met airie, Mo nroe a n d Sli dell

ADVANCE HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE

4 5 8 0 Bl ue bo n net Blv d., Ste. B B ato n Ro u ge, L a. 7 0 8 0 9 A d mi n: G ust avi a Gro we ( 2 2 5) 3 3 5- 4 7 0 5

ADVANCE NURSING TRAINING 1 4 8 0 Ge ner al De g a ulle Ave., Ste. 2 0 2 Ne w Orle a ns, L a. 7 0 1 3 1 A d mi n: Mel a nie Mc Cr ary ( 5 0 4) 9 9 4- 0 2 8 0 1 0 3 4 0 Flori d a Blv d.

W alker, L a. 7 0 7 8 5 A d mi n: Mr. Ric h ar d Ho pe ( 2 2 5) 4 8 0- 6 3 0 5

2 9 0 1 N. C a use w ay Blv d.

Met airie, L a. 7 0 0 0 2 A d mi n: S herril Mo nso n ( 5 0 4) 3 0 9- 7 0 4 8

ALEXANDRIA DENTAL ASSISTANT SCHOOL 3 8 2 0 M aso nic Drive Alex a n dri a, L a. 7 1 3 0 1 A d mi n: Pete Gilkey ( 5 1 2) 9 8 6- 8 7 0 2

ALLIED PREP TECHNICAL INSTITUTE

2 4 3 9 M a n h att a n Blv d., Ste. 3 0 6 H arvey, L a. 7 0 0 5 8 A d mi n: Terre nce W alker ( 5 0 4) 2 2 8- 3 4 9 3

ARK-LA-TEX DENTAL ASSISTING ACADE MY

9 1 0 Bert Ko u ns I n d ustri al Loo p S hreve port, L a. 7 1 1 1 8 A d mi n: Dr. Jo h n “ Co dy” Co we n ( 3 1 8) 6 8 6- 7 4 7 0

ASPIRE MEDICAL TRAINING ACADE MY 1 1 4 4 9 Flori d a Blv d.

B ato n Ro u ge, L a. 7 0 8 1 5 Ms. Lis a R. Tr uscl air ( 2 2 5) 7 1 9- 2 5 8 6

AYERS CAREER COLLEGE 8 8 2 0 Je well a Ave. S hreve port, L a. 7 1 1 0 8 A d mi n: Br uce B us a d a ( 3 1 8) 8 6 8- 3 0 0 0

BAR/BRI OF LOUISIANA 1 E ast C a m p us Drive B ato n Ro u ge, L a. 7 0 8 0 3 A d mi n: Mic h ael H ay nes ( 2 1 4) 9 3 5- 1 0 1 7 A d ditio n al loc atio ns i n Ne w Orle a ns

BATON ROUGE DENTAL ASSISTANT ACADE MY

8 8 9 4 Airli ne H wy., S uite M. B ato n Ro u ge, L A 7 0 8 1 5 A d mi n: Pete Gilkey ( 2 2 5) 2 5 5- 2 7 1 9

COASTAL TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOL OF NE W ORLEANS

EASTERN COLLEGE OF HEALTH VOCATIONS

BATON ROUGE SCHOOL OF COURT REPORTING

CO MPASS CAREER COLLEGE

ECO TRAINING CENTER

CO MPASSIONATE HEALTHCARE TRAINING

FALCK SAFETY SERVICES

9 3 5 2 I nterli ne Ave. B ato n Ro u ge, L a. 7 0 8 0 9 A d mi n: Betty Tr uxillo ( 2 2 5) 9 2 3- 2 5 2 4

1 5 9 1 5 Ho ge nville Ave. B ato n Ro u ge, L a. 7 0 8 1 7 A d mi n: K are n Vor nk a hl ( 2 2 5) 2 1 8- 4 9 1 9

BECKER PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION – NE W ORLEANS U N O, R m. K H 2 2 2, 2 0 0 0 L akes hore Drive Ne w Orle a ns, L a. 7 0 1 4 8 A d mi n: Meliss a Ro b bi ns ( 6 3 0) 3 5 3- 3 7 3 9

BESO BEAUTY

3 0 0 0 2 6t h St., Ste. C Met airie, L a. 7 0 0 0 2 A d mi n: Mic helle M arti nez ( 5 0 4) 5 1 8- 4 4 6 1

BLUE CLIFF COLLEGEMETAIRIE

3 2 0 0 Cle ary Ave. Met airie, L a. 7 0 0 0 2 A d mi n: Do u g Ro bertso n ( 5 0 4) 4 5 6- 3 1 4 1 A d ditio n al loc atio ns i n Alex a n dri a, Ho u m a a n d L af ayette

CA MELOT COLLEGE

2 6 1 8 Woo d d ale Blv d., Ste A. B ato n Ro u ge, L a. 7 0 8 0 5 A d mi n: Rev. Ro n nie Willi a ms ( 2 2 5) 9 2 8- 3 0 0 5

CHA MBERLAIN UNIVERSITYNE W ORLEANS 4 0 0 L a b arre Ro a d Jefferso n, L a. 7 0 1 2 1 A d mi n: Je n nifer S ur g al a Co uvillo n ( 5 0 4) 5 6 5- 7 9 9 5

CA MERON COLLEGE

2 7 4 0 C a n al St. Ne w Orle a ns, L a. 7 0 1 1 9 A d mi n: J a mes Kee n ( 5 0 4) 8 2 1- 5 8 8 1

CARTER’S CAREER CENTER 3 5 0 Desi ar d Pl az a Drive, Ste. 2 0 1 Mo nroe, L a. 7 1 2 0 3 A d mi n: S ho ne dr a C arter ( 3 1 8) 9 1 4- 9 2 7 0

COASTAL COLLEGE

2 0 6 4 N. Fl a n nery Ro a d B ato n Ro u ge, L a. 7 0 8 1 5 A d mi n: R a n di Re bo ul ( 2 2 5) 2 7 2- 2 2 1 3 A d ditio n al loc atio ns i n Alex a n dri a, H a m mo n d, L af ayette a n d Mo nroe

1 1 8 2 First Ave. H arvey, L a. 7 0 0 5 8 A d mi n: R a n di Re bo ul ( 5 0 4) 4 6 8- 3 6 3 9

4 2 3 5 3 Del uxe Pl az a, Ste. 1 6 H a m mo n d, L a. 7 0 4 0 3 A d mi n: P hilli p Moore ( 9 8 5) 4 1 9- 2 0 5 0

4 2 1 W. Airli ne H wy., Ste. G L a Pl ace, L a. 7 0 0 6 8 A d mi n: Yol a n d a G a uff ( 9 8 5) 2 2 4- 8 3 5 5

CRESCENT CITY SCHOOL OF GA MING AND BARTENDING 2 0 9 N. Bro a d St. Ne w Orle a ns, L a. 7 0 1 1 9 A d mi n: Ro n al d Ric h ar d ( 5 0 4) 8 2 2- 3 3 6 2

CROSBY COURT REPORTING CENTER 1 7 2 8 Riviere Ave. Met airie, L a. 7 0 0 0 3 A d mi n: P atrici a Cros by ( 5 0 4) 8 8 8- 1 3 2 2

DELTA COLLEGE

1 9 2 3 1 N. 6t h St. Covi n gto n, L a. 7 0 4 3 3 A d mi n: Billy Cl ark ( 9 8 5) 8 9 2- 6 6 5 1 A d ditio n al loc atio ns i n Sli dell, L af ayette a n d B ato n Ro u ge

DELTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY 5 1 7 E. Bro a d St. L ake C h arles, L a. 7 0 6 0 1 A d mi n: Jeff E d w ar ds ( 3 3 7) 4 3 9- 5 7 6 5

DENTAL ASSISTING ACADE MY OF LOUISIANA 1 3 7 0 2 Co ursey Blv d., Ste. 1 0- C B ato n Ro u ge, L a. 7 0 8 1 7 A d mi n: Je n nifer R. Fortie ( 2 2 5) 7 5 3- 0 1 2 3

DIESEL DRIVING ACADE MY

8 0 6 7 Airli ne H wy.

B ato n Ro u ge, L a. 7 0 8 1 5 A d mi n: Br uce B us a d a ( 2 2 5) 9 2 9- 9 9 9 0 A d ditio n al loc atio n i n S hreve port

DIGITAL MEDIAINSTITUTE ATINTER TECH 2 0 3 1 Ki n gs H wy.

S hreve port, L a. 7 1 1 0 3 A d mi n: Jo h n Mir aelles ( 3 1 8) 2 1 3- 0 7 8 9

DRYADES Y MCA SCHOOL OF CO M MERCE 2 2 2 0 Oret h a C. H aley Blv d.

Ne w Orle a ns, L a. 7 0 1 1 3 A d mi n: J ay B a nks ( 5 0 4) 5 6 8- 5 2 9 9

2 0 1 Ev a ns Ro a d, Ste. 4 0 0 Ne w Orle a ns, L a. 7 0 1 2 3 A d mi n: Do n E nrot h ( 5 0 4) 7 3 6- 0 6 5 4 1 6 2 0 1 E. M ai n St. C ut Off, L a. 3 9 5 0 5 A d mi n: G ary C ho uest ( 9 8 5) 6 0 1- 4 4 4 4

2 0 1 Cle n de n ni n g Ro a d Ho u m a, L a. 7 0 3 6 3 A d mi n: Ric h ar d “ Dicky” J ackso n ( 9 8 5) 8 6 8- 1 8 6 0

FALCK MARITI ME SERVICES

2 5 0 6 Willi a ms Blv d.

Ke n ner, L a. 7 0 0 6 2 A d mi n: Ric h ar d “ Dicky” J ackso n ( 5 0 4) 4 6 8- 4 4 4 4

FELICIANA MEDICAL TRAINING ACADE MY 3 1 5 5 M arket St. J ackso n, L a. 7 0 7 4 7 A d mi n: R ho n d a Give ns ( 2 2 5) 3 1 0- 4 0 4 1

FORTIS COLLEGE

9 2 5 5 I nterli ne Ave. B ato n Ro u ge, L a. 7 0 8 0 9 A d mi n: Va u g h n H art u ni a n ( 2 2 5) 2 4 8- 1 0 1 5

GLOBAL TRUCKING ACADE MY 1 2 6 9 St. Je a n St. M a ns ur a, L a. 7 1 3 5 0 A d mi n: A n dre a Desti n ( 3 1 8) 2 6 4- 9 9 2 7

GONZALES MEDICAL ASSISTANT SCHOOL

1 9 4 3 S. B ur nsi de Ave. Go nz ales, L a. 7 0 7 3 7 A d mi n: C hristi n a Do hri n g ( 5 1 2) 2 5 9- 2 1 0 0

GOOD WILLINDUSTRIES OF SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 3 4 0 0 Tul a ne Ave. Ne w Orle a ns, L a. 7 0 1 1 9 A d mi n: Ki m R u go n ( 5 0 4) 4 5 6- 2 6 2 2

GRACE AND FAVOR TRAINING ACADE MY 1 0 0 1 N W Ce ntr al Ave. A mite, L a. 7 0 4 2 2 A d mi n: S hirley He n dricks ( 9 8 5) 7 4 8- 7 0 0 5

GRADE A HEALTH SOLUTIONS 1 2 4 E. M ai n St., Ste. 2 0 4 Ne w I beri a, L a. 7 0 5 6 0 A d mi n: Br a n dy Mol bert ( 3 3 7) 3 8 0- 4 0 4 6

GRIFF’S MARINE TRAINING 4 2 9 0 L a. 1, Ste. 2 R acel a n d, L a. 7 0 3 9 4 A d mi n: Eliz a bet h Bert helot ( 9 8 5) 5 3 7- 1 2 2 2

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ADVANCED WELDING SCHOOL

AESTHETIC LASERINSTITUTE

BATON ROUGE SCHOOL OF CO MPUTERS

E D U C A TI O N P R O VI D E R S

HEALTHCARE & MORE OF NELA

LEARNING BRIDGE CAREERINSTITUTE

HEALTHCARE MANAGE MENT PROFESSIONALS

LENORA SCHOOL OF PHLEBOTO MY

1 0 6 Co urt ho use S q u are R ayville, L a. 7 1 2 6 9 A d mi n: Vo n d a Tur ner ( 3 1 8) 7 2 8- 8 9 8 9

4 7 6 0 M ajor Drive Ne w Orle a ns, L a. 7 0 1 2 8 A d mi n: Co w a n a Neco ( 5 0 4) 9 0 5- 0 3 2 4

HEALTHCARE TRAINING INSTITUTE

3 2 2 Willi a ms Blv d.

Ke n ner, L a. 7 0 0 6 2 A d mi n: S hevo n d a R. T ho m as ( 5 0 4) 4 6 7- 2 1 5 5

HERITAGE DENTAL ASSISTING ACADE MY

1 2 2 Herit a ge Pk wy., Ste. A Bro uss ar d, L a. 7 0 5 1 8 A d mi n: C h arles M a n uel ( 3 3 7) 4 5 1- 4 3 4 6

HONORÉ SCHOOL FOR DENTAL ASSISTING 1 5 6 2 N. Bo ar d St. Ne w Orle a ns, L a 7 0 1 1 9 A d mi n: C at hy Ho noré ( 5 0 4) 9 4 5- 1 2 7 8

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INFINITY COLLEGE

1 1 7 W. Pi n hook Ro a d L af ayette, L a. 7 0 5 0 1 A d mi n: S heric a R. D avis ( 3 3 7) 2 6 1- 9 0 0 9

INTEGRATED EDUCATION SOLUTIONS 3 1 0 1 Tar a Drive Violet, L a. 7 0 0 9 2 A d mi n: C ass a n dr a To u m b a ( 5 0 4) 7 0 2- 8 1 1 4

ITI TECHNICAL COLLEGE

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1 3 9 4 4 Airli ne H wy.

B ato n Ro u ge, L a. 7 0 8 1 7 A d mi n: E arl J. M arti n III ( 2 2 5) 7 5 2- 4 2 3 3

J. W. TRAINING CENTER

1 4 3 4 N. B ur nsi de Ave n ue, Ste. 2 6 Go nz ales, L a. 7 0 7 3 7 A d mi n: Nette Alex a n der ( 2 2 5) 6 3 6- 8 2 9 4

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LA CO MPREHENSIVE MEDICAL ACADE MY

3 6 5 4 Gover n me nt St., Ste. 6 Alex a n dri a, L a. 7 1 3 0 2 A d mi n: Iris Jo nes ( 3 1 8) 5 2 8- 8 8 5 6

LAFAYETTE DENTAL ASSISTANT SCHOOL VI SI T L S U U R E C O N Y O U R N E X T C A M P U S T O U R!

5 3 8 Glori a S witc h Ro a d L af ayette, L a. 7 0 5 0 7 A d mi n: Peter Gilkey ( 5 1 2) 2 5 9- 2 1 0 0

1 3 4 0 W. Tu n nel Blv d., Ste. 1 0 0 Ho u m a, L A 7 0 3 6 0 A d mi n: Glori a M. Willi a ms ( 9 8 5) 2 6 2- 4 6 8 5

6 0 5 2 9 N Ri d ge woo d Drive Sli dell, L a. 7 0 4 6 0 A d mi n: Le nor a D ar m as ( 9 8 5) 6 4 1- 5 4 9 0

LIFE CARE

5 1 0 0 West b a nk Ex press w ay, Ste. 4 M arrero, L a. 7 0 0 7 2 A d mi n: Ire ne M a gee ( 5 0 4) 6 0 4- 1 2 2 1

LOUISIANA CULINARY INSTITUTE 1 0 5 5 0 Airli ne Hi g h w ay B ato n Ro u ge, L a. 7 0 8 1 6 A d mi n: C h arlie R uffolo ( 8 7 7) 5 3 3- 3 1 9 8

LOUISIANA DENTAL ASSISTANT SCHOOL 1 3 3 8 C h urc h St. Z ac h ary, L a. 7 0 7 9 1 A d mi n: L a nce E. F alli n ( 2 2 5) 6 5 8- 8 0 9 8

LOUISIANA DENTAL CENTER SCHOOL OF DENTAL ASSISTING

6 0 0 Nort h H wy. 1 9 0, Ste. 2 0 0 Covi n gto n, L a. 7 0 4 3 3 A d mi n: Keit h L u mi n ais ( 9 8 5) 8 9 3- 2 2 4 0

LOUISIANA DENTAL INSTITUTE 2 2 0 4 Forsyt he Ave. Mo nroe, L a. 7 1 2 0 1 A d mi n: Jo ni H. Porter ( 3 1 8) 5 5 0- 4 0 6 5

LOUISIANA HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE 6 2 2 0 Flori d a Blv d., Ste. B B ato n Ro u ge, L a. 7 0 8 0 6 A d mi n: S herie P hilli ps ( 2 2 5) 3 6 2- 0 4 3 3

LOUISIANAINSTITUTE OF MASSAGE THERAPY 3 7 5 0 Nelso n Ro a d L ake C h arles, L a. 7 0 6 0 5 A d mi n: Alex C h a u mo nt ( 3 3 7) 4 7 4- 3 7 3 7

LOUISIANA MEDICAL CERTIFICATIONS 8 2 6 9 L a. 1, Ste. B M a ns ur a, L a. 7 1 3 5 0 A d mi n: Lis a G u n nelis ( 2 2 5) 2 4 0- 2 9 8 0 A d ditio n al loc atio n i n Ne w Ro a ds

E D U C A TI O N P R O VI D E R S

MARITI ME SERVICES GROUP OF LOUISIANA 2 7 6 0 S gt. Alfre d Sli dell, L a. 7 0 4 5 8 A d mi n: Do n n a Fis h b ack ( 9 8 5) 6 4 6- 2 3 2 3

MARTININTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE 1 3 3 Woo dl a n d Drive L a Pl ace, L a. 7 0 0 6 8 A d mi n: G ail Ber gero n ( 9 8 5) 6 5 2- 3 0 8 7

MCCANN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY

2 3 1 9 Lo uisville Ave. Mo nroe, L a. 7 1 2 0 1 A d mi n: Kelli H arvey ( 3 1 8) 3 2 3- 2 8 8 9 A d ditio n al loc atio n i n S hreve port

MED-ADVANCE TRAINING

1 2 0 0 So ut h Ac a di a n T hr u w ay, Ste. 1 1 0 E B ato n Ro u ge, L a. 7 0 8 0 6 A d mi n: To ny a Jo h nso n ( 2 2 5) 9 1 6- 0 8 8 7

MEDICAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE

4 4 8 0 Ge ner al De g alle, Ste. 1 1 2 Ne w Orle a ns, L a. 7 0 1 1 4 A d mi n: K are n Gil more ( 5 0 4) 3 0 4- 5 3 9 3

MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE 1 0 5 2 5 Pl az a A meric a n a Drive B ato n Ro u ge, L a. 7 0 8 1 6 A d mi n: Lol a S u m mers ( 2 2 5) 9 2 6- 5 8 2 0

MIA’ S MEDICAL ACADE MY 7 5 2 5 Flori d a Blv d.

B ato n Ro u ge, L a. 7 0 8 0 6 A d mi n: Steve n Preje a n ( 2 2 5) 3 4 6- 1 9 9 9

MID CITY COLLEGE

5 7 0 0 Flori d a Blv d., Ste. 1 0 0 B ato n Ro u ge, L a. 7 0 8 0 6 A d mi n: A n n Si m mers ( 2 2 5) 2 9 2- 1 9 5 0

MOORE CAREER COLLEGE

1 4 1 4 1 Airli ne H wy., Ste. V W X B ato n Ro u ge, L a. 7 0 8 1 7 A d mi n: E d w ar d “ S pee dy” Moore ( 2 2 5) 7 5 7- 3 7 7 0

N.O.D.C. SCHOOL FOR DENTAL ASSISTING 1 9 0 1 M a n h att a n Blv d., Ste. F- 2 0 1 H arvey, L a. 7 0 0 5 8 A d mi n: Gi n a S utto n ( 5 0 4) 3 4 1- 0 0 0 3

NATIONAL DRIVING ACADE MY

2 8 0 0 Veter a ns Me mori al Blv d., Ste. 3 3 0 Met airie, L a. 7 0 0 0 2 A d mi n: A m ber Zer ger ( 5 0 4) 8 4 9- 6 6 0 0

NE W ORLEANS CULINARY & HOSPITALITYINSTITUTE 7 2 5 Ho w ar d Ave. Ne w Orle a ns, L a. 7 0 1 3 0 A d mi n: C arol M arko witz ( 5 0 4) 8 9 1- 4 0 6 0

NE W ORLEANS DENTAL ASSISTANT SCHOOL 8 1 6 Be hr m a n H wy.

Terryto w n, L a. 7 0 0 5 6 A d mi n: Peter Gilkey ( 5 1 2) 2 5 9- 2 1 0 0

NURSING ASSISTANT NET WORK ASSOCIATION

4 5 0 9 Freret St. Ne w Orle a ns, L a. 7 0 1 1 5 A d mi n: J ac q ueli ne M ars h all ( 5 0 4) 8 9 1- 8 0 8 8

OAK PARK SCHOOL OF DENTAL ASSISTING 1 6 1 6 West Mc Neese St. L ake C h arles, L a. 7 0 6 0 5 A d mi n: Br a n dy D ur bi n ( 3 3 7) 4 7 8- 3 2 3 2

OPELOUSAS ACADE MY OF NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING 2 3 4 2 L arks p ur L a ne O pelo us as, L a. 7 0 5 7 0 A d mi n: Derrick M ato ( 3 3 7) 6 7 8- 1 8 0 5

OPERATION SPARK

7 4 8 C a m p St. Ne w Orle a ns, L a. 7 0 1 3 0 A d mi n: M ax G a u di n ( 5 0 4) 5 3 4- 8 2 7 7

OUACHITA TRUCK DRIVING ACADE MY 3 4 1 L a. 2 Sterli n gto n, L a. 7 1 2 8 0 A d mi n: Bo b by G. Ho bso n ( 3 1 8) 7 2 6- 5 4 1 2

OVER DRIVE TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOL OF LOUISIANA, LLC 1 8 D u plissey Ro a d Deville, L a. 7 1 3 2 8 A d mi n: P hili p Si ms ( 3 1 8) 4 5 1- 4 4 0 6

PEACH TREE SCHOOL OF DENTAL ASSISTING 7 0 2 N. Tre nto n St. R usto n, L a. 7 1 2 7 0 A d mi n: H arol d Potter ( 3 1 8) 2 3 7- 8 4 1 7

PELICAN CHAPTER ABC

1 9 2 5 1 Hi g hl a n d Ro a d B ato n Ro u ge, L a. 7 0 8 0 9 A d mi n: Ro bert Clo u atre ( 2 2 5) 6 1 5- 8 7 4 3 A d ditio n al loc atio n i n Westl ake

PET GROO MING ACADE MY OF LOUISIANA 4 3 3 0 0 E. Ple as a nt Ri d ge Ro a d H a m mo n d, L a. 7 0 4 0 3 A d mi n: Ros a mo n d M. Posey ( 9 8 5) 6 3 4- 9 3 3 9

PETRA COLLEGE

1 8 1 4 Nort h Morriso n Blv d., Ste. D H a m mo n d, L a. 7 0 4 0 1 A d mi n: Re gi n a Gor do n ( 9 8 5) 4 1 9- 2 4 3 0

PILUT HEALTHCARE TRAINING INSTITUTE 1 1 7 4 5 Brickso me Ave., Ste. A- 3 B ato n Ro u ge, L a. 7 0 8 0 6 A d mi n: S h a w a n n J a mes ( 2 2 5) 4 8 5- 4 4 1 1

PRECISION DEVELOP MENT CENTER

8 1 0 A. M arti n L ut her Ki n g Drive Do n al dso nville, L a. 7 0 3 4 6 A d mi n: C arl Ovi de ( 5 0 4) 4 5 1- 2 1 7 2

PRECISION WELDING TESTING & TRAINING 6 0 6 1 I n d ustri al Drive Geis m ar, L a. 7 0 7 3 4 A d mi n: S a n dr a M arsi gli a ( 2 2 5) 7 4 4- 7 1 0 3

PRE MIER HEALTHCARE TRAINING SOLUTIONS

1 3 3 S. M ai n St. O pelo us as, L a. 7 0 5 7 0 A d mi n: S h a w a n n a G uillory ( 3 3 7) 3 8 4- 9 2 1 9

RAY MOND CAREER COLLEGE 1 2 0 0 L. B. L a n dry Blv d.

Ne w Orle a ns, L a. 7 0 1 1 4 A d mi n: D a nit a R ay mo n d ( 5 0 4) 3 0 9- 2 5 9 4

RE MINGTON COLLEGE

3 0 3 R ue Lo uis XI V L af ayette, L a. 7 0 5 0 8 A d mi n: M ary R ho des ( 8 0 0) 2 0 8- 1 9 5 0 A d ditio n al loc atio ns i n S hreve port a n d B ato n Ro u ge

RIVER CITIES SCHOOL OF DENTAL ASSISTING 1 9 4 5 E 7 0t h St., Ste. F S hreve port, L a. 7 1 1 0 5 A d mi n: Dr. J aso n D u pree ( 3 1 8) 7 9 7- 1 1 8 7

ROCK BRIDGE TRAINING INSTITUTE

SOUTH WEST DENTAL ACADE MY

ROSE MOND SCHOOL OF PHLEBOTO MY

STICKIT PHLEBOTO MY

2 0 0 N. T ho m as Drive, Ste. 1 4 S hreve port, L a. 7 1 1 0 7 A d mi n: Felici a Posey ( 3 1 8) 2 1 9- 5 7 7 9

1 4 2 5 S. P ur per a Ave. Go nz ales, L a. 7 0 7 3 7 A d mi n: Or a Jo nes ( 2 2 5) 6 4 4- 2 4 2 2

ROSEPINE LOUISIANA MEDICAL TRAINING

1 8 6 3 8 Jo h n ny B. H all Ro a d Rose pi ne, L a. 7 0 6 5 9 A d mi n: Ro bi n S pe nce ( 3 3 7) 2 2 1- 3 0 0 3

SAINT AGATHA CAREER SCHOOL 7 0 7 8 Re a d Blv d.

Ne w Orle a ns, L a. 7 0 1 2 7 A d mi n: Ales hi a L. B utler ( 5 0 4) 2 4 5- 7 2 2 7

SAINT CHRISTOPHER COLLEGE

3 4 1 9 N W Ev a n geli ne T hr u w ay C are ncro, L a. 7 0 5 2 0 A d mi n: Steve n C astille ( 3 3 7) 8 9 6- 0 0 8 5

SHREVEPORT DENTAL ASSISTANT SCHOOL

2 9 0 0 L a. 8 0 E ast H a u g hto n, L a. 7 1 0 3 7 A d mi n: C hristi n a Do hri n g ( 5 1 2) 2 5 9- 2 1 0 0

SIHAF CAREERINSTITUTE 3 5 0 He ar ne Ave. S hreve port, L a. 7 1 1 0 3 A d mi n: Jo A n ne W alker ( 3 1 8) 7 3 4- 3 4 8 0

SOUTHEAST ACADE MY OF DENTAL ASSISTING 1 6 0 7 M arte ns Drive H a m mo n d, L a. 7 0 4 0 1 A d mi n: Dr. Neil Oz a ( 9 8 5) 3 4 5- 6 0 9 4

SOUTHERN MEDICAL CORPORATION SCHOOL OF ULTRASOUND

1 2 2 3 2 I n d ustri plex Blv d., Ste. 2 B ato n Ro u ge, L a. 7 0 8 0 9 A d mi n: P a ul Berry ( 2 2 5) 7 5 6- 5 2 3 9

2 2 1 So ut h p ark Ro a d, Ste. D- 2 L af ayette, L a. 7 0 5 0 8 A d mi n: K are n Ro bi n ( 3 3 7) 3 3 0- 8 9 4 9 2 0 8 H u dso n Ave. Jo nes boro, L a. 7 1 2 5 1 A d mi n: S herry Hito n ( 3 1 8) 2 5 9- 0 1 4 4

THE CAPTAIN SCHOOL

2 2 7 3 B ar at ari a Blv d.

M arrero, L a. 7 0 0 7 2 A d mi n: C a pt. P atrick L. C asey ( 8 7 7) 4 3 5- 3 1 8 7

THO MAS TRAINING AND DEVELOP MENTAL CENTER 2 4 7 Dixie Ro a d B akerto w n, L a. 7 0 5 3 8 A d mi n: Si d ney T ho m as Jr. ( 3 3 7) 5 7 8- 3 6 0 2

UNITECH TRAINING ACADE MY 2 8 2 7 4t h Ave. L ake C h arles, L a. 7 0 6 0 1 A d mi n: De a n n a He a d ( 3 3 7) 9 8 8- 4 0 4 2 A d ditio n al loc atio ns i n B ato n Ro u ge, Alex a n dri a, Ho u m a, Met airie, West Mo nroe a n d L af ayette

VISTA COLLEGE

3 1 3 1 Gerst ner Me mori al Drive L ake C h arles, L a. 7 0 6 0 1 A d mi n: Re nee G a d dis ( 9 7 2) 7 3 3- 3 4 3 1

WOODLAND HEALTHCARE TRAINING

1 3 3 As pe n S q u are, Ste. E De n h a m S pri n gs, L a. 7 0 7 2 6 A d mi n: Kierr a H. Ste w art ( 2 2 5) 3 0 8- 4 5 5 3

WORKFORCE CAREER & TECHNICAL COLLEGE 2 7 0 1 A n derso n St. H a m mo n d, L a. 7 0 4 0 1 A d mi n: L a W a n d a S mit h ( 5 0 4) 5 1 0- 4 2 6 0

WORLD’S ONLY TATTOO SCHOOL

4 0 3- 4 1 7 L ake St. S hreve port, L a. 7 1 1 0 1 A d mi n: Dr. Leo n ar d Po g ue ( 3 1 8) 2 2 2- 8 2 8 2

SOUTHERN SECURITY SCHOOL 2 5 1 8 Tul a ne Ave. Ne w Orle a ns, L a. 7 0 1 1 9 A d mi n: Je wel C ar ney ( 5 0 4) 8 2 1- 5 3 3 4

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NE W HORIZONS CO MPUTER LEARNING CENTER OF NE W ORLEANS

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