How many community colleges in Louisiana? There are a total of 12 two-year, public community colleges and trade schools located throughout the state of Louisiana. For each school, you can see its contact information, academic calendar, campus environment, and number of students enrolled. Schools in Louisiana are listed alphabetically.
Baton Rouge Community College
Address: 201 Community College Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone Number: (225) 216-8000, Chancellor: Myrtle E. B. Dorsey
Type of School: Public, 2-Year
Academic Calendar: Semester
Degree Offered: Associate’s Degree
Campus Settings: Midsized City
Number of Students: 7,031
Abbreviation: BRCC
Baton Rouge Community College
Address: 6220 East Texas, Bossier City, LA 71111
Phone Number: (318) 678-6000, Chancellor: Tom Carleton
Type of School: Public, 2-Year
Academic Calendar: Semester
Degree Offered: Associate’s Degree
Campus Settings: Rural Fringe
Number of Students: 4,986
Abbreviation: BPCC
Delgado Community College
Address: 615 City Park Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone Number: (504) 361-6410, Chancellor: Dr. Ron D. Wright
Type of School: Public, 2-Year
Academic Calendar: Semester
Degree Offered: Associate’s Degree
Campus Settings: Midsized City
Number of Students: 13,210
L E Fletcher Technical Community College
Address: 310 St Charles St, Houma, LA 70360
Phone Number: (985) 857-3655, Chancellor: F Travis Lavigne Jr
Type of School: Public, 2-Year
Academic Calendar: Semester
Degree Offered: Associate’s Degree
Campus Settings: Small City
Number of Students: 1,296
Louisiana Delta Community College
Address: 4014 LaSalle St., Monroe, LA 71203
Phone Number: (866) 500-5322, Chancellor: Luke Robins, Ph.D.
Type of School: Public, 2-Year
Academic Calendar: Semester
Degree Offered: Associate’s Degree
Campus Settings: Small City
Number of Students: 1,293
Louisiana State University-Eunice
Address: 2048 Johnson Hwy, Eunice, LA 70535
Phone Number: (337) 457-7311, Chancellor: William Nunez
Type of School: Public, 2-Year
Academic Calendar: Semester
Degree Offered: Associate’s Degree
Campus Settings: Rural
Number of Students: 2,864
Abbreviation: LSUE
Louisiana Technical College-Baton Rouge Campus
Address: 3250 North Acadian Thruway East, Baton Rouge, LA 70805
Phone Number: (225) 359-9201, Regional Director/Campus Dean: Dr. Kay Mcdaniel
Type of School: Public, 2-Year
Academic Calendar: Semester
Degree Offered: Associate’s Degree
Campus Settings: Midsized City
Number of Students: 1,490
Nunez Community College
Address: 3710 Paris Rd, Chalmette, LA 70043
Phone Number: (504) 278-6245, Chancellor: Thomas R. Warner, Ed.D.
Type of School: Public, 2-Year
Academic Calendar: Semester
Degree Offered: Associate’s Degree
Campus Settings: Large Suburb
Number of Students: 1,442
River Parishes Community College
Address: 7384 John Leblanc Blvd, Sorrento, LA 70778
Phone Number: (225) 675-8270, Chancellor: Dr. Joe Ben Welch
Type of School: Public, 2-Year
Academic Calendar: Semester
Degree Offered: Associate’s Degree
Campus Settings: Large Suburb
Number of Students: 1,163
South Louisiana Community College
Address: 320 Devalcourt Street, Lafayette, LA 70506
Phone Number: (337) 521-8896, Chancellor: Jan Brobst
Type of School: Public, 2-Year
Academic Calendar: Semester
Degree Offered: Associate’s Degree
Campus Settings: Midsized City
Number of Students: 2,944
Abbreviation: SLCC
Southern University at Shreveport
Address: 3050 Martin Luther King Dr, Shreveport, LA 71107
Phone Number: (318) 670-6000, Chancellor: Dr. Ray L. Belton
Type of School: Public, 2-Year
Academic Calendar: Semester
Degree Offered: Associate’s Degree
Campus Settings: Rural Fringe
Number of Students: 2,337
Sowela Technical Community College
Address: 3820 J Bennett Johnston Ave, Lake Charles, LA 70616
Phone Number: (337) 491-2698, Chancellor: Andrea Lewis Miller
Type of School: Public, 2-Year
Academic Calendar: Semester
Degree Offered: Associate’s Degree
Campus Settings: Midsized Suburb
Number of Students: 1,627
Brief Louisiana
In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, many immigrants from the Greater Antilles moved to Louisiana, primarily French-speaking residents of Haiti (which was then the French colony of Saint-Domingue). The mixture of races and nationalities led to a very diverse population of Louisiana, subsequently serving as the basis for another nickname – “Creole State”.
In 1803, the United States bought Louisiana from France, almost doubling the size of the country. In 1804, the Territory of Orleans was carved out of the Louisiana colony, roughly corresponding to the modern “Pelican State”. On April 30, 1812, Louisiana became the eighteenth state of the United States.
Now Louisiana’s largest city, New Orleans, has about 390,000 residents (and the metropolis that has grown up around it has about 1,270,000 residents). About 220,000 people live in the state capital, Baton Rouge.
Louisiana’s economy is based on mining, transportation, agriculture, industry, and tourism. Louisiana occupies one of the first places in the United States in terms of oil and gas production, and the processing of petroleum products is also well developed here. The Port of South Louisiana, located on the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, is one of the largest cargo ports in the world. The state’s farmers grow cotton, soybeans, sugarcane, sweet potatoes, rice; breed cattle and poultry. The original form of animal husbandry in Louisiana is the breeding of alligators. The Pelican State is one of the largest seafood producers in the country. The sights of Louisiana (primarily New Orleans) attract numerous tourists to the state.