Bossier Parish Community College
6220 east texas, Bossier city, LA, 71111-0692 - View a map of this school Map
tel: (318)678-6029
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The mission of Bossier Parish Community College is to provide instruction and service to its community. This mission is accomplished through courses and programs that provide sound academic education, broad career and workforce training, continuing education, and varied community services through flexible instructional delivery systems. The College provides a wholesome, ethical, and intellectually stimulating environment in which diverse students develop their academic and workforce skills to compete in a technological society.


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  Bossier Parish Community College Community College Avg.
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County Bossier County, LA -
Title IV Eligible Yes Yes
Carnegie Classification Associate of Arts Colleges Associate of Arts Colleges
Institution Level At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs
Institution Control Public Public
Full-Time Undergraduate 2,595 students 999 students
Part-Time Undergraduate 2,250 students 1,410 students
Total Enrollment 4,845 students 2,175 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 78% 78%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 51% 47%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $3,055 $2,810
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants 12% 28%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received $1,246 $1,211
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants 8% 11%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received $1,082 $1,117
% Students Receiving Loans 45% 37%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received $3,734 $3,048
School Notes:
  • Bossier Parish Community College is a two-year, coeducational public institution located in Bossier City, Louisiana. Created by the Louisiana legislature in 1966, the College serves both traditional and non-traditional students from Northwest Louisiana and the surrounding area. Bossier Parish Community College offers programs leading to academic certificates and associate degrees, in addition to courses for transfer and non-credit. The College has an open-admissions policy and offers to individuals, without discrimination, the opportunity to pursue a variety of educational goals at a reasonable cost.
  • A joint resolution of the Louisiana legislature created Bossier Parish Community College as a pilot program. The purpose of the program was to determine a need for, and feasibility of, establishing two-year commuter colleges throughout the state. The College held classes for the first time during the fall of 1967 with 101 students and a faculty of five full-time and three part-time instructors.
  • Bossier Parish Community College has a long tradition of innovation, flexibility, and sensitivity to student needs. The College maintains an educational environment which promotes integrity and inquiry in students, without emphasis on past academic performance; encourages the achievement of full potential and the pursuit of lifelong learning; and promotes continuous improvement and accountability with an effective program for planning, managing, and assessing services and programs of the College.
  • Bossier Parish Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree and certificate.
  • Profile last updated:02/23/2008.
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