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Looking for a part-time job this semester? Exhibitors will be the Lafayette Campus Friday from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. to meet with you. The event will be held in the Devalcourt Auditorium.

Nearly 20 companies have signed up for SLCC’s Corporate College upcoming Industrial Trades Job Fair on August 7 from 9 a.m. to noon. The event will take place at SLCC’s Lafayette Campus in the Ardoin Building at 1101 Bertrand Dr. The college is expecting 25 companies at the fair, looking for welders, auto technicians, HVAC repairmen, truck drivers, carpenters, and other skilled tradesmen.

SLCC’s Corporate College will host a job fair focused on the Industrial Trades on August 7 from 9 a.m. to noon. The event will take place at SLCC’s Lafayette Campus in the Ardoin Building at 1101 Bertrand Dr.

Make paying for college easy. Enroll in a payment plan for the Fall 2018 semester. SLCC partners with CASHNet which allows students to pay tuition and fees over time, making college more affordable.

There are thousands of jobs available in south Louisiana in truck driving, healthcare, and construction, but the area is faced with a lack of people with the necessary training to fill those positions. To help bridge this gap, SLCC’s Corporate College offers continuing education programs so Acadiana’s underemployed and unemployed have the opportunity to enroll in short-term training to meet the demands of employers.

The Young Memorial Campus here is now part of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ family. The realignment of Young Memorial from South Central Louisiana Technical College to SLCC became official July 1.

The Louisiana Community and Technical College System Board of Supervisors unanimously voted not to increase the cost of attending a 2-year college in the upcoming 2018-2019 academic year. The vote occurred during the Board's recent meeting in Baton Rouge. Given the concerns of affordability, the Board continued a 2-year practice of not increasing tuition and mandatory fees at LCTCS colleges.

¾«¶«´«Ã½â€™s enrollment numbers for its summer semester show that more students are attending classes outside of the traditional fall and spring semesters. The increase in summer semester enrollment can be credited to several initiatives, including a recent federal expansion of Pell grants, along with the college encouraging students to utilize this new funding.

Beginning in late July, SLCC’s Corporate College will offer a Medical Billing and Coding course in a classroom setting in addition to its online Medical Billing and Coding course. The instructor-led classroom, 10-month course will be held Mondays and Wednesdays at the SLCC’s Lafayette Campus from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. With the course being held in the evenings, it makes it possible for those who want a second career or a career change to work during the day during their training.

A high school graduate from Vermilion Parish will get help with college tuition thanks to the The Lt. Dronet Detachment Marine Corps League and Gulf Coast Bank Scholarship.

Missy Rogers, owner of Noble Plastics Inc. of Grand Coteau, will deliver the keynote address during ¾«¶«´«Ã½â€™s Spring 2018 Commencement. The ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 10 at the Cajundome Convention Center.

¾«¶«´«Ã½â€™s International School of Aviation Excellence in New Iberia is streamlining cockpit workflows in its helicopter fleet. The ISAE recently received nearly $20,000 in grant funds from the Louisiana Board of Regents to purchase iPads, planning software, GPS systems, and mounting devices.

Congratulations on your upcoming SLCC Spring 2018 Commencement Ceremony. Our faculty and staff are very proud of each of you and look forward to celebrating your academic achievements

¾«¶«´«Ã½ is hoping to bring its Commercial Driving program to Ville Platte in the coming months. The college’s Corporate College division is exploring workforce demands for such a program in Evangeline Parish.

SLCC students will be showcasing their talents today from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. for the annual Spring Student Showcase. This event is an exciting, cross-disciplinary academic event that allows students to share their knowledge and talents with others. The day will include awards for best student presentations, live demonstrations, collaborative demonstrations, poetry readings, art projects, live music, culinary competitions, chemistry experiments, and a helicopter fly-in.

Several our students and faculty with the Umbrella Club dropped off food donations to Second Harvest Food Bank this week. The club had been collecting items for a month at several campuses. They donated more than 3,100 lbs of canned goods to the food bank. Dr. Jennifer Rasch, club advisor, was told that this might be the largest donation from a single group (minus grocery stores) the food bank has ever received.

More than 40 employers will be at our Spring Career Fair today from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. The event is being held in the Devalcourt Auditorium on the Lafayette Campus.

The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ Foundation honored Lafayette General Health as its 2017 Benefactor of the Year during a ceremony this morning at the college’s Lafayette Campus.

The latest expansion of ¾«¶«´«Ã½â€™s Adult Education program is working to bridge gaps in educational attainment in Lafayette Parish. SLCC and the Lafayette Housing Authority have partnered to bring adult learning to qualified residents of LHA properties.

¾«¶«´«Ã½ is answering the call for a certified and well-trained workforce in the industrial electronics technology field – thanks to a $225,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. This three-year grant is a first for the college from NSF.

¾«¶«´«Ã½â€™s Chancellor Dr. Natalie Harder is being recognized for her leadership and outstanding efforts by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s District IV.

A Health Professions Fair will be held Monday, April 9 from 9 a.m. - noon in the Devalcourt Auditorium on the Lafayette Campus. The Fair will feature 23 employers and universities.

The National Council for Marketing and Public Relations recently named Christine Payton, Director of Communications and Marketing at ¾«¶«´«Ã½, the National Communicator of the Year at the organization’s national conference recently held in Las Vegas.

Thirty employers and universities will be at SLCC’s T.H. Harris Campus Thursday, March 22 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.

SLCC offers Career Coach

March 7, 2018

SLCC now offers career exploration software for prospective students, current students, alumni, and community members.

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