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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.

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.

South Louisiana Community College campuses in Abbeville, New Iberia (including the International School of Aviation Excellence), and St. Martinville are closed for the remainder of today, August 28 because of inclement weather. The Abbeville and New Iberia campuses will remain closed Tuesday, August 29. Administrators are continuing to monitor weather conditions. Updates will be posted to the college's website, social media accounts, and in local media.

SLCC Open Monday

August 27, 2017

All South Louisiana Community College campuses will be open tomorrow.

South Louisiana Community College will be open for Saturday classes.

A two-year $200,000 grant from JPMorgan Chase & Co. will help South Louisiana Community College train displaced workers from the oil and gas industry for available jobs in the region – filling unmet workforce needs.

A two-year $200,000 grant from JP Morgan Chase will help South Louisiana Community College train displaced workers from the oil and gas industry for available jobs in the region – filling unmet workforce needs.

An update to the GI Bill signed into law yesterday will give veterans more access to a college a degree. The Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017, named after the American Legion national commander who wrote the original GI Bill language in 1944, is the largest expansion of college assistance for military veterans in a decade.

The South Louisiana Community College Foundation accepted a $5,000 donation from the Heart of Nursing Committee and Lafayette General Health in support of SLCC’s Registered Nursing program today.

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