Louisiana Technical College-West Jefferson Campus

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Louisiana Technical College-West Jefferson Campus, or LTC-West Jefferson Campus, is a college for professional technical education in Harvey, Louisiana. It offers Technical Certificate, Diploma Programs, and Associate of Applied Science Degree Programs in diverse areas of study including accounting technology, carpentry, film & video production, and nurse assisting.

Louisiana Technical College-West Jefferson Campus has a Student Government Association which consists of members representing the student body. The students of West Jefferson Campus are active members of various clubs and organizations such as Skills USA.

LTC-West Jefferson Campus participates in various financial aid programs including Strategies to Empower People (STEP), Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP), Tuition Opportunity Programs for Students (TOPS) Tech Award, Tuition Opportunity Programs for Students (TOPS) Early Start, and Vocational Rehabilitation.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine, construction trades, and production trades.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Racially diverse student body.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Students

Student enrollment was 296 in 2009-2010 (252 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 83% of the student body. About 4% 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)

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Barbering/Barber
• Cosmetology/Cosmetologist

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (19 awarded)

• Building/Property Maintenance and Management
• Carpentry/Carpenter
• Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
• Electrician
• Pipefitting/Pipefitter and Sprinkler Fitter

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (0 awarded)

• Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (4 awarded)

• Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (71 awarded)

• Health Aide
• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PRODUCTION TRADES (15 awarded)

• Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
• Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking
• Welding Technology/Welder