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Here's a guide to the schools, colleges, and training programs of New Orleans, and the places to help you put your education to work for the career and life you want.
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Audubon Charter School
Offers French and Montessori education with full-time pre-kindergarten programs for 3- and 4-year-olds, a kindergarten, and middle school classes through eighth grade. Campuses at 428 Broadway St. and 719 S. Carrollton Ave.
Cameron College
This professional college offers short courses and seminars in special skills in such programs as practical nursing, information processing, and hotel travel management. They also have a Military Preparatory Program.
Crescent City School of Gaming and Bartending
209 N. Broad St. location with day and evening classes. Designed to help New Orleans find professionals for our bars and casinos, the school offers a three-week bartending course, two schedules for gaming education, and a job placement service.
Delgado Community College
The main campus is at 615 City Park Ave., but they have locations all over. Enrollment is over 13,000 students in programs for business, arts, sciences, nursing, and communications. Tuition is based on hours, from about $300 to a little over $2,000.
Dillard University
Located at 2601 Gentilly Bvd. Enrollment is around 1,000 students in such programs as education, nursing, business, and social sciences. Tuition is $13,000.
Loyola University New Orleans
The main campus is at 6363 St. Charles Ave. Enrollment is around 4,500 students in various programs, including business, humanities, law, music, and social sciences. Tuition is $29,856 for commuters, $39,572 for residents.
Tulane University
The main campus is at 6823 St. Charles Ave., with additional campuses downtown, Elmwood, and Biloxi Mississippi. Enrollment is around 11,000 students in ten main schools, including Law, Medicine, Engineering, Social Work, and Continuing Studies. Undergraduate tuition is about $38,000.
University Montessori School
7508 Burthe St. - a non-profit pre-primary school dedicated to the Montessori philosophy and method of education. They offer classes for 2 and 3-year-olds, preschool and kindergarten. Extended care hours are available and they have a summer camp program.
University of New Orleans
The main campus is at 2000 Lakeshore Dr., with other campuses downtown and in Jefferson and Slidell. Enrollment is around 12,000 students in a variety of humanities and professional programs. Tuition is based on hours and runs from a few hundred to a few thousand.
Xavier University of Louisiana
Located at 1 Drexel Dr. Enrollment is 3,200 students in arts and humanities programs, including business and education. Tuition is $14,690 for Arts & Sciences and $20,780 for the College of Pharmacy.
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