Shreveport, Louisiana Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Colleges and universities === [[File:University Center plaza (Louisiana State University Shreveport).jpg|thumb|Louisiana State University Shreveport]] Shreveport has several colleges, including the [[Methodist]]-affiliated [[Centenary College of Louisiana|Centenary College]] (founded at [[Jackson, Louisiana]], in 1825; relocated to Shreveport in 1908) and [[Louisiana State University in Shreveport]], which opened as a two-year institution in 1967; it became a four-year institution in 1976. [[Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport]], the only [[medical school]] in Northern Louisiana, opened in 1969. Shreveport also has one of the largest nursing schools in northern Louisiana, the [[Northwestern State University]] College of Nursing. [[Louisiana Tech University]] at Shreveport-Bossier City was launched in 2012 offering their [[Executive MBA]] and main campus undergraduate and graduate degree programs at the university's Shreveport Center.<ref>[http://shrevebossier.latech.edu/ Home β Louisiana Tech University] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528180835/http://shrevebossier.latech.edu/ |date=May 28, 2013 }}. Shrevebossier.latech.edu. Retrieved on 2013-07-17.</ref> [[Southern University at Shreveport]] (SUSLA) offers a two-year [[associate's degree]] program. Founded in 1973, [[Louisiana Baptist University]] and Theological Seminary is also located in Shreveport, at 6301 Westport Avenue. Both Caddo and Bossier parishes are in the areas of [[Bossier Parish Community College]] and [[Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lctcs.edu/our-colleges|title=Our Colleges|publisher=[[Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges]]|access-date=2024-03-09}} shows Bossier and Caddo parishes in the service areas of BPCC and NLTCC.</ref> Ayers Career College is a Shreveport-based college that offers career training in the medical and [[HVAC]] fields.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ayers.edu/ |title=Ayers.edu |publisher=Ayers.edu |access-date=2012-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611091329/http://ayers.edu/ |archive-date=June 11, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Since July 2007, Shreveport is home to a local [[Remington College]] campus. This location offers both diploma and degree programs, and is active in the Shreveport community.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://community.remingtoncollege.edu/timeline.php |title=Remingtoncollege.edu |publisher=Community.remingtoncollege.edu |access-date=2012-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513200228/http://community.remingtoncollege.edu/timeline.php |archive-date=May 13, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Virginia College]] opened in 2012. Located in Shreveport-Bossier City, it offers career training in areas such as business and office, health and medical, and medical billing.<ref>[http://www.vc.edu/campus/shreveport-louisiana-college.cfm Colleges in Shreveport β Colleges Louisiana β Virginia College] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626023613/http://www.vc.edu/campus/shreveport-louisiana-college.cfm |date=June 26, 2012 }}. Vc.edu. Retrieved on 2013-07-17.</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page