Louisiana State University At Alexandria

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Louisiana State University at Alexandria, also referred to as LSUA, is located in Louisiana, United States. It was established in the year 1959 after being authorized by the Louisiana Legislature. Students are offered degrees and certificate programs in various areas study including communications, business administration, elementary education, and nursing. The university has two degree granting colleges, which are:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Professional Studies

LSUA offers students the opportunity to join various student clubs and organizations. Among those available on campus are societies such as the Arts Students Association, Catholic Student Organization, College Republicans, Kappa Sigma, and Student Government Association. Students can also participate in sports such as baseball and softball. The students of LSUA publish a newspaper called "The Sentry" and a literary magazine called "Jongleur."

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine and liberal arts.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Numerous part-time students.
• High female/male ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,993 in 2009-2010 (1,945 full-time equivalent).

About 30% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 70% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 60% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 82% are full-time and 18% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

LSU Alexandria provides on-campus housing for 252 of its 1,945 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Division I Independents for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (7 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Information Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (24 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (3 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant

LIBERAL ARTS (111 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (4 awarded)

• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (36 awarded)

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
• Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
• Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (97 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

SCIENCE (3 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (12 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (27 awarded)

• Psychology