American School of Business
Top Ranked (2021): View Rankings
Tel:
(318) 798-3333
- The mission of American School of Business is dedicated to preparing its student to successfully participate in todays world of work in the medical and business industry through education and training. American School of Business provides a career training system with a professional faculty. The administrators, staff, and faculty are committed to the growth of the students as individuals and recognize that the student is the heart of our school and the purpose of the programs. Short CERTIFICATE training is available for employed adult learners who are in need of updating their skills to keep pace with the high-tech needs of today’s business environment. Fast Track CAREER DIPLOMA programs provide students with the necessary skill competencies to enter into the business or technology career fields in the shortest time possible.
School Highlights
American School of Business serves 61 students (70% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 20:1 is lower than the state community college average of 32:1.
Minority enrollment is 81% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 61%.
Top Placements
American School of Business places among the top 20% of community colleges in Louisiana for:
- Category Attribute
- Completion Rates Highest completion rates
School Overview
The teacher population of 3 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| American School of Business | (LA) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | Less than 2 yrs | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 3 staff | 26 staff |
| Number of Programs Offered | 6 | 6 |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 85% | 90% |
| Median Debt for Graduates | $9,500 | $9,500 |
| Median Debt for Dropouts | $4,751 | $5,000 |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to American School of Business is Remington College-Shreveport Campus (3.9 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Remington College-Shreveport CampusPrivate not-for-profit301 students | 3.90 Mi2106 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop
Shreveport, LA 71101
(318) 671-4000 3.90301 - Career Technical College-ShreveportPrivate, for profit303 students | 5.10 Mi1227 Shreveport-Barksdale Hwy
Shreveport, LA 71105
(318) 629-2889 5.10303 - 353 students | 9.60 Mi2010 N Market St
Shreveport, LA 71107
(318) 676-7811 9.60353 - 6,596 students | 9.80 Mi6220 East Texas
Bossier City, LA 71111
(318) 678-6000 9.806,596 - 2,651 students | 15.50 Mi3050 Martin Luther King Dr
Shreveport, LA 71107
(318) 670-6000 15.502,651
Recent Articles
College is expensive enough without the added cost of medical school on top of it. If you're on a pre-med track, consider taking some of your prerequisites at community college. Keep reading to learn more.
Can pre-teens enroll in community college? A 12-year-old in Florida recently went to court when the local community college wouldn’t allow her to dual-enroll because she was too young. In California, a child prodigy is about to graduate from UCLA after starting at community college at the age of eight.
Explore a proposal by the governor of Massachusetts to coordinate the state’s 15 community colleges. There are strong feelings on both sides of the issue to consider.
