Higher Education

New Orleans has a number of top universities and vocational-technical schools that educate the workforce. To attend classes or to schedule an interview with prospective employees, contact one of the schools below:

Tulane University

www2.tulane.edu
undergrad.admission@tulane.edu
6823 St. Charles Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-865-5000

Fast Facts:

• Tulane University is the only U.S. school to offer a Master of Public Health in Tropical Medicine.

• The Tulane University School of Medicine, at age 168, is the second oldest medical school in the Deep South.

• The Tulane University Law School, the country's 12th oldest law school, was the first in the nation to require pro bono work for all graduates.

• Already one of the top 100 wired campuses in the nation according to Yahoo! Internet Life Magazine, Tulane will be one of only a handful of universities in the country to offer university-wide wireless computer access to its students and faculty.

Loyola University New Orleans

www.loyno.edu
admit@loyno.edu
6363 St. Charles Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70118
504-865-3240
1-800-4-LOYOLA

Fast Facts:

• Loyola University has consistently ranked among the top regional colleges and universities in the south and one of the top 60 in the United States by U.S. News & World Reports special issue America's Best Colleges.

• Loyola University New Orleans School of Law has the fifth largest number of summer study abroad programs of all American law schools.

• Loyola University School of Law was named one of the Best Values in legal education by the National Jurist Magazine in its March 2002 edition.

• Loyola University offers the highly sought after JD/MBA program.

• Loyola University's College of Music offers professional and liberal arts music programs in a rigorous academic environment. The college's newly developed music business program is designed to prepare students for today's changing music industry.

• Among distinguished graduates of the College of Music is Ellis Marsalis, nationally known jazz pianist and recording artist.

University of New Orleans

www.uno.edu
admissions@uno.edu
2000 Lakeshore Dr.
New Orleans, LA 70148
504-280-6595 Admissions
800-256-5866 Admissions Toll Free

Fast Facts

• 25% of students enrolled at the University of New Orleans are students in the College of Business Administration.

• UNO's undergraduate program in Naval Architecture was rated #1 in the United States

• UNO's film school was rated one of the top 25 film schools in the USA

• UNO's Environmental Social Science Program, Chemistry Program and Political Science Program were rated #5 among Southeast schools.

• UNO's Research & Technology Park UNO's Research & Technology Park is the physical interface for academia & industry- ideas and people maximize productivity to grow the ideas and businesses of today's economy. The park capitalizes on UNO's world class departments of naval architecture, marine engineering, business administration & communications disciplines, biotechnology, advanced materials, and environmental & energy research. UNO is betting the strength of its excellent faculty and students, in partnership with industry and government to use its multi-disciplinary programs to solve problems, create new products and increase the quality of life in the New Orleans region.

Academic Colleges

College of Business Administration College of Education College of Engineering

College of College of Liberal Arts College of Sciences College of Urban & Public Affairs

Dillard University

www.dillard.edu
admissions@dillard.edu
2601 Gentilly Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70122
504-283-8822

Fast Facts:

• Dillard University's Division of Nursing has the distinction of being the first National League for Nursing accredited program in the state of Louisiana.

• Dillard University has formed alliances with several other universities for graduate and professional degree programs: Dillard University-Tulane University Joint Program in Public Health (B.S./M.S.P.H) Program. * Dillard University-Meharry Medical College Dual Degree Program in Medicine (B.S./M.D. Program)

• Southwest Educational Development Laboratory and Eisenhower National Clearinghouse and Dillard University Access Center in Science and Mathematics

• Howard University Minority Graduate Education Partnership Program in Science, Mathematics and Engineering (Ph.D. Program)

• University of San Francisco Partnership Program in School of Dentistry (B.S./D.D.S Program)

• Boston University School of Medicine-Dillard University Dual Degree Program in Medicine (B.S./M.D. Program)

Xavier University of Louisiana

www.xula.edu
apply@xula.edu
1 Drexel Drive
New Orleans, LA 70125
504-486-7411

Fast Facts:

• Xavier University of Louisiana is the only historically Black, Catholic university in the Western Hemisphere

• According to the U.S. Department of Education, Xavier continues to rank first nationally in the number of African American students earning undergraduate degrees in biology, physics and the physical sciences.

• Xavier is one of only six schools chosen to participate in the National Science Foundation's Model Institutions for Excellence in Science, Engineering and Mathematics programs.

• Xavier University is first in the nation in placing African American students into medical schools, where it has ranked for the past nine years.

• The College of Pharmacy has graduated nearly 25% of the 6,500 African American pharmacists practicing in the United States.

• Xavier University of Louisiana is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges & Schools, National Association of Schools of Music, the American Chemical Society & the Louisiana Department of Education and the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education.

Southern University New Orleans

www.suno.edu
6400 Press Dr.
New Orleans, LA 70126
504-286-5000

Fast Facts:

• Southern University New Orleans is well known for its criminal justice and social work programs.

• Southern University's School of Social Work is accredited by the Council of Social Work Education

Louisiana State University
Health Sciences Center

www.lsuhsc.edu/no
Office of Registrar
433 Bolivar St., 1st Floor
New Orleans, LA 70112
504-568-4829

Fast Facts:

• The Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans provides research, patient care services and community outreach.

• The Louisiana Health Sciences Center Health Care services hospitals throughout the state of Louisiana. It provides quality medical care regardless of income or insurance coverage; and it provides for the state's medical needs, thereby ensuring all Louisianans the availability of well- trained health professionals.

Our Lady of Holy Cross College

www.olhcc.edu
smcneely@olhcc.edu
4123 Woodland Drive
New Orleans, LA 70131
504-394-7744

Fast Facts:

• Our Lady of Holy Cross College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges & Schools.

• Our Lady of Holy Cross College is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.

• The Marriage and Family Counseling program of Our Lady of Holy Cross College is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs

• Our Lady of Holy Cross College was granted full approval from the Louisiana State Board of Nursing and the Louisiana State Department of Education.

Nunez Community College

www.nunez.edu
breneau@nunez.edu
3710 Paris Road
Chalmette, LA 70043
504-680-2240 (phone)
504-680-2243 (fax)

Fast Facts:

• Accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges & Schools

• Academic Programs
  Arts & Sciences -- with certificate and associate degree programs in animal care technology, environmental remediation & a technical competency area in biotechnology technical assistance

• Business & Technology -- with preparations in air conditioning, refrigeration & heating, carpentry & building construction, drafting & design technology and welding to name a few.

• Health Sciences- offers certificates in practical nursing and graduates Certified Nurse Assistants (CANs) and Paramedics

Delgado Community College

www.dcc.edu
enroll@dcc.edu
City Park Campus -- 501 City Park Ave, (504) 483-4410 Westbank Campus -- 2600 General Meyer Ave., (504) 361-6444 Charity School of Nursing -- 450 S. Claiborne Ave. (504) 568-6560

Fast Facts:

• Delgado's top ten most popular programs are nursing, general studies, business administration, early childhood education, computer information technology, radiologic technology, criminal justice, accounting, computer network engineering technology and English as a second language.

• Delgado's Allied Health Programs rank 11th in the U.S. out of 1200 American community and technical colleges in the number of degrees conferred.

• Delgado's Charity School of Nursing ranks 13th in the nation among associate degree nursing programs based on the number of graduates each year & consistently has one of the highest pass rates on the national licensing exam of any community college in America.

• Delgado Funeral Service Education grads had a 100% pass rate on the Funeral Service National Board Exam in 2000; over 80% of graduates are placed immediately in the field.

• The Culinary Arts program was named best apprenticeship program in the nation in 1988 by the National Association of State and Territorial Apprenticeship Directors.

• Seventy-five percent of the respiratory therapists in the state of Louisiana are Delgado graduates.