Blue Cliff College-Shreveport
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Tel:
(318) 798-6868
- Blue Cliff College is committed to using its human and physical resources to provide services facilitating personal growth, professional development and a sense of responsibility to our students. The primary purpose of Blue Cliff College is to help students develop a high level of competency, which is accomplished through the pursuit, assimilation, and dissemination of knowledge in academic programs. The most compelling purpose of the college is to prepare the students to function proficiently in a competitive society in the career of their choice and to create within them an awareness of professional and social responsibilities, along with an appreciation of principles of ethical conduct.
School Highlights
Blue Cliff College-Shreveport serves 253 students (60% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is lower than the state community college average of 31:1.
Minority enrollment is 85% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 61%.
Top Placements
Blue Cliff College-Shreveport places among the top 20% of community colleges in Louisiana for:
- Category Attribute
- Offering Breadth Programs offered
- Completion Rates Highest completion rates
- Debt For Students Least debt for graduating students
School Overview
The teacher population of 14 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Blue Cliff College-Shreveport | (LA) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Private for-profit | Public |
| Total Faculty | 14 staff | 22 staff |
| Number of Programs Offered | 3 | 5 |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 100% | 92% |
| Median Debt for Graduates | $9,854 | $10,000 |
| Median Debt for Dropouts | $4,633 | $4,750 |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Blue Cliff College-Shreveport is Southern University at Shreveport (0.9 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- 2,651 students | 0.90 Mi3050 Martin Luther King Dr
Shreveport, LA 71107
(318) 670-6000 0.902,651 - 353 students | 7.60 Mi2010 N Market St
Shreveport, LA 71107
(318) 676-7811 7.60353 - Career Technical College-ShreveportPrivate, for profit303 students | 13.40 Mi1227 Shreveport-Barksdale Hwy
Shreveport, LA 71105
(318) 629-2889 13.40303 - 6,596 students | 14.70 Mi6220 East Texas
Bossier City, LA 71111
(318) 678-6000 14.706,596 - Remington College-Shreveport CampusPrivate not-for-profit301 students | 15.40 Mi2106 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop
Shreveport, LA 71101
(318) 671-4000 15.40301
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