Louisiana Technical College-Shelby Jackson Campus

Location and Contact Information

2100 N. E. E. Wallace Blvd
Ferriday, LA 71334-1465
USA
Main Tel: 3190000000000
Web Site

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

Overview

The Louisiana Technical College Shelby Jackson Campus is a 2-year, public institute located in Ferriday, Louisiana. It offers programs in accounting technology, developmental studies, medical office assistance, patient care technology and emergency medical paramedics. The Shelby M. Jackson Campus is spread across an area of more than 6 acres.

The Louisiana Technical College Shelby Jackson Campus hosts numerous clubs and organizations to help students develop special interests and talents. Eligible students are offered loans and other forms of financial aid. The Shelby Jackson Campus also provides remedial services, job placement assistance and employment services.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine and production trades.
Affordable tuition & fees.
Good faculty-to-student ratio.
High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

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

Features of note:

Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
The school offers a faculty tenure system.
Part-time classes are available.

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Louisiana Tech Shelby Jackson:

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	School	Location	Enrollment
1	Louisiana Technical College-Ruston Campus	Ruston, LA	218
2	Northwest Louisiana Technical College-Natchitoches Campus	Natchitoches, LA	352
3	Louisiana Technical College-Gulf Area Campus	Abbeville, LA	450
4	Louisiana Technical College-Tallulah Campus	Tallulah, LA	469
5	Louisiana Technical College-Oakdale Campus	Oakdale, LA	663
6	Sisseton Wahpeton College	Agency Village, SD	227
7	Louisiana Technical College-T H Harris Campus	Opelousas, LA	618
8	Louisiana Technical College-Alexandria Campus	Alexandria, LA	501
9	Louisiana Technical College-Teche Area Campus	New Iberia, LA	543
10	Louisiana Technical College-Lafayette Campus	Lafayette, LA	1,126

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
< 1 year certificate	77	6
1-2 year certificate	58	11
Associate		1

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		1
Without tenure; tenure not available		13

Students

Student enrollment was 227 in 2009-2010 (201 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 67% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
System Administration/Administrator

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (0 awarded)

Building/Property Maintenance and Management

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (4 awarded)

Heating/AC/Ventilation/Refrig Maint Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

Pharmacy Technician/Assistant

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (105 awarded)

Health Aide
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (5 awarded)

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PRODUCTION TRADES (13 awarded)

Welding Technology/Welder

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