| Career Technical College – Shreveport, located at | | | | Second Assisting Technologist. |
| Barksdale Highway, was originally set up by Wayne | | | | Other degrees include Administration Office |
| McConnell and Jerry L. Mardis in October 1985 in | | | | Technology, General Education, Healthcare |
| Monroe, Louisiana. This was later taken over by | | | | Technology, Information Processing, Medical Assisting, |
| Career Training Specialists, Inc. in 1988. It was | | | | Medical Offices Technology, Radiography Technology, |
| accredited by the Council on Occupational Education | | | | Surgical Technology Management and respiratory |
| in 1989. After 10 years, it was purchased by Delta | | | | Therapy. |
| Educational Systems, Inc., based at North Carolina | | | | Diplomas offered : Computer Applications, Medical |
| and it was named as Career Technical College, when | | | | Office Assistant, Health Care Assistant, Massage |
| it got the approval to offer Associate of | | | | Therapy |
| Occupational Studies Degrees and diplomas. It is a | | | | Tuition: The average tuition for undergraduates is |
| private for Profit College. | | | | approximately $7,380 and it is exclusive of books, |
| Enrollment: It has a total student population of 209 | | | | fees and supplies. The fees might vary; however the |
| undergraduate students | | | | average costs of books is around $1,550, room and |
| Degrees Offered: Associate's degree of Occupational | | | | boarding would cost you $3,150 , Monroe Campus |
| Studies such as: | | | | $11,241 |
| Criminal Justice: Students are taught in detail about | | | | Admissions: High school graduates with a C average |
| the various fields in criminal justice. It is a useful | | | | or holding a GED can apply and the candidates should |
| course to get jobs in airline and travel security, parole | | | | successfully pass the entrance exam. It has an open |
| and probation, court services, police department etc. | | | | admission policy |
| Massage Therapy: The vocational advantage of this | | | | Special features: Career Technical College-Shreveport |
| course is that it provides a vast academic | | | | is a private for profit school that does not grant |
| background to pursue jobs in health sector such as | | | | degrees. It is located in an average sized city of |
| spa or beauty clinics among others. The students will | | | | Shreveport, in Louisiana. The school is owned and |
| be imparted the requisite skills to perform the duties | | | | managed by Career Training Specialists LLC. Bill |
| of a massage therapist. | | | | McGuire is the current Campus Director of the school |
| Surgical Technology: This course enables graduates to | | | | and this technical school gives emphasis on the |
| work as Surgical Technologist in operation room along | | | | marketable vocations and trades. It also offers |
| with surgeons and registered nurses apart from | | | | distance learning in some programs. Students are |
| other members of the team. The job profile includes | | | | educated in a congenial atmosphere which promotes |
| maintaining the sterility of the operating room, | | | | healthy interdependence between education, business |
| handing over instruments to the surgeon during | | | | and paraprofessional enterprise. |
| surgery and to maintain prepare instruments and | | | | Directions: From LA turn right to SR-8, then get into |
| supplies before and after an operation. Graduates | | | | SR 1200 at exit 199 turn right towards LA 526; turn |
| may be eligible for positions as Scrub Surgical | | | | left to SR 1 and then head on to E Kings, which |
| Technologist, Circulating Surgical Technologist, or | | | | culminates at Barksdale Hwy, Shreveport, LA. |