Louisiana State University in Shreveport
LSU in Shreveport is a comprehensive urban university committed to freedom of inquiry and to an environment in which people can teach, learn and discover as well as enrich their lives. As the only public senior university in the largest metropolitan center in the region, the University increasingly helps determine the quality of life in the area. In serving the needs of this region and the state of Louisiana, emphasis is placed on programs that aid the economic, social, and cultural development of the area through outstanding teaching, research, and public service.

In fulfilling LSU in Shreveport's commitment to public service, the University helps the metropolitan area and surrounding communities by providing expanded educational opportunities by means of cooperative degree programs with other colleges and universities as well as seminars and workshops such as those offered by the Division of Continuing Education, the Small Business Development Center, and other professional development programs.

Contact:
Jan Spaht

Mail:
LA Consortium of Insurance & Financial Services, LSUS
One University Place
Shreveport, LA 71115-2399

Physical:
330 Business Administration & Education Building

Telephone: 318.798.4121 / 800.290.2378
Fax: 318.798.4139

 

Louisiana State University in Alexandria
LSU Alexandria is located six miles south of Alexandria in central Rapides Parish. As one of nine campuses that make up the LSU System, LSU Alexandria's enrollment stands at just under 3,100 students. Accepting its first students in the fall of 1960, the campus has served the associate degree needs of the central Louisiana communities for more than 42 years.

In June 2001, the Louisiana Legislature approved a bill to expand LSU Alexandria to a four-year degree granting institution. A substantive change request was approved by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in December 2002 and four-year programs will become part of the campus' curriculum in 2003.

Contact:
Cathy Andries, Director

Mail:
Louisiana State University Continuing Education
8100 Highway 71 South
Alexandria, LA 71302

Physical:
190 Middleton Building

Telephone: 318.473.6492
Fax: 318.473.6559

 

Northwestern State University, Natchitoches
Northwestern State University is a responsive, student-oriented institution that is committed to the creation, dissemination, and acquisition of knowledge through teaching, research, and service. The University maintains as its highest priority excellence in teaching in graduate and undergraduate programs. Northwestern State University will prepare its students to become productive members of society and will promote economic development and improvements in the quality of life of the citizens in its region. Northwestern is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

Northwestern is located in the perfect college town of Natchitoches, LA. Shreveport is just over an hour away from Natchitoches while Dallas, New Orleans and Houston are about a four-hour drive.

Contact:
Darlene Williams, Ph.D.

Mail:
Northwestern State University Office of Electronic and Continuing Education
100 Dodd Hall
Natchitoches, LA 71497

Physical:
100 Dodd Hall

Telephone: 318.357.6355
Fax: 318.357.5573

 

Louisiana State University in Eunice
LSU in Eunice is one of eight institutions in the LSU System. The campus is located along Louisiana Highway 755 in Acadia Parish, near the boundaries of Evangeline and St. Landry Parishes. LSU in Eunice offers a wide range of courses and programs for the student wishing to pursue a four-year-degree as well as for the student wishing to prepare for a career in two years or less of study.

Contact:
David Pulling

Mail:
Louisiana State University Continuing Education
Post Office Box 1129
Eunice, LA 70535

Physical:
Acadian Center A-114

Telephone: 337.550.1390
Fax: 337.550.1393

 

McNeese State University, Lake Charles
Founded in 1939, McNeese State University is a comprehensive institution that awards associate, bachelor, master, and specialist degrees. The University is committed to providing its students with outstanding academic opportunities that prepare them to pursue their educational and career goals. McNeese has been rated as one of the top schools in the nation for the individual attention students receive from faculty in The College Catalog 2001 published by Kaplan/Newsweek. McNeese State University is located in Lake Charles, LA. Lake Charles lies along the I-10 corridor two hours from Baton Rouge and Houston.

Contact:
Helen Ware

Mail:
McNeese State University Electronic Learning Room 149
Post Office Box 93325
Lake Charles, LA 70609

Physical:
Burton Business Building

Telephone: 337.475.5539 / 800.622.3352,ext. 5075
Fax: 337.475.5126

 

Southern University, Baton Rouge
Southern University and A&M College is a comprehensive institution offering four-year, graduate, professional, and doctoral degree programs, fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The University today is part of the only historically black Land Grant university system in the United States. It offers bachelor's degrees in 40 areas, 19 master's, two doctoral and three associate degrees. An average of 9,000 students is enrolled each year at the Baton Rouge campus. Southern is meeting the needs of a more-than-ever diverse student population.

The academic organization of the Baton Rouge campus consists of the College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences, College of Arts and Humanities, College of Business, College of Education, College of Engineering, College of Sciences, Honors College, Junior Division, School of Architecture, School of Nursing, School of Public and Urban Affairs, and the Graduate School. Also included in the organization are the divisions of Military Science (Army ROTC), Naval Sciences and Continuing Education.

The Baton Rouge campus is located on Scott's Bluff overlooking the Mississippi River in the northern section of the city of Baton Rouge. The city parish has a population of more than 500,000 and serves a cultural, political, educational, and industrial center for South Louisiana. The Campus encompasses 512 acres, with an experimental station on an additional 372-acre site, located five miles north of the main campus.

Contact:
Hilton J. LaSalle, III

Mail:
Southern University Continuing Education
Post Office Box 4153
Baton Rouge, LA 70813
Physical: Continuing Education, Harris Hall

Telephone: 225.771.2613
Fax: 225.771.2654

 

Southeastern University, Hammond
Founded in 1925 and located in the hub of Louisiana's Florida Parishes, Southeastern Louisiana University is home to more than 14,500 students. The University, which is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, offers more than 60 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Southeastern is located in Hammond, Louisiana, at the intersection of Interstates 12 and 55, allowing easy access to the Baton Rouge and New Orleans regions.

Contact:
Gerald F. Guidroz, Dean

Mail:
Southeastern Louisiana University
Continuing Education & Special Activities
700 W. University Avenue
University Center, Room 103
Hammond, LA 70402

Physical:
University Center, Room 103

Telephone: 504.549.2301 / 1.800.256.2771
Fax: 504.549.5078

 

Nicholls State University, Thibodaux
Nicholls State University, located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, is a comprehensive, regional University serving south central Louisiana. The 210-acre campus, once part of historic Acadia Plantation, fronts on Bayou Lafourche, about 50 miles southwest of New Orleans and 60 miles southeast of Baton Rouge. Nicholls State University is committed to distinguishing itself as a quality institution of higher education dedicated to meeting the unique geographic and multi-cultural needs of the region and beyond through teaching, research, and service. Primarily an undergraduate institution which offers selected quality graduate programs, Nicholls State University extends its mission beyond instruction and requires that the University maintain and improve programs which develop the character of its students and which encourage responsible citizenship.

Contact:
Brandie Toups

Mail:
Nicholls State University
Office of Continuing Education
Post Office Box 2119
Thibodaux, LA 70310

Physical:
906 East First Street, NSU Student Union

Telephone: 985.448.4444
Fax: 985.448.4552

 

University of Louisiana at Monroe
The University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) is committed to serving as a gateway to diverse academic studies of citizens living in the urban and rural regions of the Lower Mississippi Delta. The University offers a broad array of academic and professional programs through the doctoral degree, including the state’s only public Pharm.D. program. Complemented by research and service, these programs address the post-secondary educational needs of the area’s citizens.

Lifelong learning and professional development are promoted through campus units such as the Division of Continuing Education and the Small Business Development Center. Through the development of mutually beneficial partnerships involving school, government, business, and community-based agencies, ULM strives to help individuals, businesses, groups, and communities transform through their pursuit of knowledge.

Contact:
Rhonda Jones, Director

Mail:
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Division of Continuing Education
700 University Avenue
Monroe, LA 71209

Physical:
Hanna Hall, Room 241

Telephone: 985.342.1030
Fax: 985.342.1049