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Potential students and parents can learn about academic programs, admissions, and financial aid from South Louisiana Community College faculty, staff, and students during an Open House event in Abbeville tonight.

A shortage of registered nurses is looming as baby boomers enter retirement. The U.S. Bureau of Labor projects the need for nearly 650,000 replacement nurses in the workforce bringing the total number of job openings for nurses to 1.09 million in 2024. South Louisiana Community College is creating a program at its T.H. Harris Campus in Opelousas to address this shortage locally.

Nearly 40 employers and universities will be at SLCC’s T.H. Harris Campus Thursday, Nov. 9 for a Career and Transfer Fair. The event will begin at 10 a.m. and conclude at 1 p.m. The T.H. Harris Campus is located at 332 E. South Street in Opelousas.

Potential students and parents can learn about academic programs, admissions, and financial aid from South Louisiana Community College faculty, staff, and students during a series of Open House events in October and November.

South Louisiana Community College, the board of directors for Local Workforce Development Board #40, and area parish presidents in Acadiana are partnering to improve workforce development in the region. The collaboration – a first for a community college in Louisiana – falls under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) enacted in 2014.

Students will have the opportunity to visit with transfer recruiters from 4-year universities tomorrow. The Transfer Recruitment Fair will take place from 9 a.m. - noon in the Devalcourt Lobby on the Lafayette Campus. Students can learn about the transfer process and what is needed to smoothly transfer after graduation.

Nearly 30 employers will be at the Ville Platte Civic Center on Wednesday, Oct. 18 for a Career Fair. The event will begin at 10 a.m. and conclude at 1 p.m. The Ville Platte Civic Center is located at 704 N. Soileau Street.

Potential students and parents can learn about academic programs, admissions, and financial aid from South Louisiana Community College faculty, staff, and students during a series of Open House events in October and November.

You’ve come a long way, and graduation is just around the corner. Have you submitted your application for graduation? Deadline is Monday, Oct. 9.

We understand that paying for college can be difficult. That’s why we offer thousands of dollars in student scholarships every year.

Priority registration for current students opened today for Spring 2018 classes. Log onto your LOLA account to schedule your classes for next semester and keep on track to graduation. Priority registration continues until October 13.

Practical Nursing students from South Louisiana Community College's C.B. Coreil Campus in Ville Platte received hands-on training today. The campus partnered with Savoy Medical Center in Mamou so that PN students could help administer the flu shot to residents of Evangeline Parish.

There's still time to study with us this Fall semester. A new 8-week session is starting October 10.

South Louisiana Community College and United Blood Services are teaming up for a series of blood drives across Acadiana. Eight drives are planned in the coming weeks.

South Louisiana Community College is offering current SLCC students the chance to win a Finish Line Scholarship on Saturday, Oct. 7 at the conclusion of the college’s Striding for Scholarships 5K and 1-mile Fun Run.

The Corporate College division of South Louisiana Community College will be offering a 10-week project management course beginning Thursday, Sept. 21.

More new students are attending South Louisiana Community College this fall. That’s according to enrollment numbers recently released by the college. The college calculated an 11 percent increase in new students over Fall 2016. This equates to 2,757 new students.

Citizens in Evangeline Parish who want to earn their high school equivalency diploma will be able to do so close to home. South Louisiana Community College is expanding its Adult Education Program to its C.B. Coreil Campus in Ville Platte.

More than $30,000 in scholarships was awarded to students at South Louisiana Community College for the current Fall semester.

The Center for Minority Excellence hosts college tours each semester to allow CME participants who plan on transferring visit 4-year schools to learn about the transfer process and experience what it is like to be a student at a 4-year university.

Student Government Organizations at SLCC are competing with one another this month - all for a good cause. The groups are collecting food donations throughout September – Hunger Action Month. The organization that collects the most donations will win prize. The contest – which kicked off Sept. 5 – is sponsored by the Student Government Association.

All South Louisiana Community College campuses and sites will be open August 31, 2017, and classes will be held as normal.

All South Louisiana Community College campuses and sites will be closed Wednesday, August 30. The college expects to open and resume classes on Thursday, August 31.

All South Louisiana Community College campuses and sites will be closed today, Tuesday, August 29, because of inclement weather. Please take caution if you must travel today.

Monday Evening Update

August 28, 2017

As of this evening, there's no change in the earlier update in terms of weather-related closures. Campus officials are continuing to monitor weather reports and updates will be issued as necessary. The following message is still accurate.

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