| Career Technical College – Shreveport, located at | | | | 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 in | | | | Surgical Technology Management and respiratory |
| 1989. After 10 years, it was purchased by Delta | | | | Therapy. |
| Educational Systems, Inc., based at North Carolina and | | | | Diplomas offered : Computer Applications, Medical |
| it was named as Career Technical College, when it got | | | | Office Assistant, Health Care Assistant, Massage |
| the approval to offer Associate of Occupational | | | | Therapy |
| Studies Degrees and diplomas. It is a private for Profit | | | | Tuition: The average tuition for undergraduates is |
| College. | | | | approximately $7,380 and it is exclusive of books, fees |
| Enrollment: It has a total student population of 209 | | | | 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 the | | | | Admissions: High school graduates with a C average |
| various fields in criminal justice. It is a useful course to | | | | or holding a GED can apply and the candidates should |
| get jobs in airline and travel security, parole and | | | | successfully pass the entrance exam. It has an open |
| 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 background | | | | is a private for profit school that does not grant |
| to pursue jobs in health sector such as spa or beauty | | | | degrees. It is located in an average sized city of |
| clinics among others. The students will be imparted the | | | | Shreveport, in Louisiana. The school is owned and |
| requisite skills to perform the duties of a massage | | | | managed by Career Training Specialists LLC. Bill |
| 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 other | | | | distance learning in some programs. Students are |
| members of the team. The job profile includes | | | | educated in a congenial atmosphere which promotes |
| maintaining the sterility of the operating room, handing | | | | healthy interdependence between education, business |
| over instruments to the surgeon during surgery and to | | | | and paraprofessional enterprise. |
| maintain prepare instruments and supplies before and | | | | Directions: From LA turn right to SR-8, then get into SR |
| after an operation. Graduates may be eligible for | | | | 1200 at exit 199 turn right towards LA 526; turn left to |
| positions as Scrub Surgical Technologist, Circulating | | | | SR 1 and then head on to E Kings, which culminates at |
| Surgical Technologist, or Second Assisting | | | | Barksdale Hwy, Shreveport, LA. |