Bossier Parish Community College - Bossier City, LA
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BPCC's new $55 million dollar campus, located on US Hwy 80 near 1-220 and Louisiana Downs, features modern classrooms, an administration building, a library and a gym. Innovative financing for the project provided through Campus Facilities, Inc. allowed the project to get a quick start. Bossier City's commitment of $1.4 million in infrastructure improvements provided an important contribution to the effort to secure the funding for the campus. The new campus accommodates the school's growth and secures its stature as Bossier's primary higher education and workforce development center.

Louisiana State University in Shreveport - Shreveport, LA
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Since opening its classrooms to students in 1967, LSUS has become a linchpin in the Shreveport-Bossier educational community. Anchored along the picturesque Red River in southeast Shreveport, the beautifully landscaped LSUS campus serves as home to more than 4,200 students. Student access to technology is a top priority. All classrooms have Internet connections - well above the national average of 64 percent - and Moodle, an online course management system, makes course material available to students 24/7. In all, students can sit down in front of nearly 1,000 computers in subject-specific labs, high-traffic areas such as Noel Memorial Library and The Port restaurant, and a campuswide computer lab with extended hours. All of these improvements continue to enhance the reputation of LSUS. As the state's regional university serving Shreveport-Bossier and the Ark-La-Tex, it has proven itself to be an institution of quality.

Centenary College - Shreveport, LA
“Centenary College of Louisiana featured as one of the “Top 25 Hottest Universities” in Newsweek’s College Guide ‘08”
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Centenary College of Louisiana fosters a rich intellectual and social atmosphere. Students work within a strong community to create personalized, distinctive experiences. Building lives of integrity, our students explore the unfamiliar, invent new approaches to understanding, and connect their work and lives to the world at large. Centenary students enjoy a vibrant college life and achieve superior preparation for futures still unimagined. Centenary traces its founding to 1825 and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.

Louisiana Tech - Ruston, LA
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Louisiana Tech is located in Ruston, a friendly, historic town of 22,000 that is close-knit with its university neighbor. Students are actively engaged in cooperative projects with Ruston businesses and serve in local civic and church organizations. Ruston is home to parks, lakes and world-class mountain-biking trails. Louisiana Tech works to strengthen relationships with neighboring communities in north Louisiana. One of the ways in which the university does this is by providing important resources. Numerous programs, services and partnerships are offered to residents, community organizations, and businesses beyond the campus. The links on this page offer an array of services for children, adults and agencies.

Northwestern State University - Natchitoches, LA
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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.

Local Primary Schools

Caddo Parish and Bossier Parish school systems are honored to host:

• 121 Kindergarten thru 12th grade schools in our Parishes.
• The average student to teacher ration is 15.4 : 1, relevant since the NEA has a goal of 15 : 1 ratio.

The region provides multiple educational choices such as the demonstrated traditional programs along with Magnet systems, science based programs, religious and independent.

Local school offerings consist of:

• 106 Public learning institutions that educate K-12th grade students with
• 15 Private learning institutions to support additional needs in K-12th.

There are 18,868 students in the Bossier Public School System and 43,524 students in the Caddo Public School system. Total enrollment in the Bossier and Caddo Public Systems is 62,392 students.