State Profile For Louisiana

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State Director

Ms. Reba S. Poulson, Perkins Program Director
Louisiana Community & Technical College System
265 S. Foster Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70806-4104

CTE Web Site(s) as Applicable

Secondary: http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/family/510.html

Mission

Career and Technical Education (CTE) in Louisiana places an emphasis on the importance of program completion which includes the achievement of a diploma, industry certification, or an associate degree. The provision of programs and opportunities that strengthen the academic achievements of all students; and broadens opportunities for all CTE students in the areas of employment and training is of utmost importance.

CTE Statistics

Number of Public High Schools: 231
Number of Public High Schools Offering Solely (or primarily) CTE courses: 11
Number of Students in Public High Schools: 170,089
Number of Secondary Students Enrolled in CTE: 104,573
Number of Public Community Colleges: 47
Number of Students at Public Community Colleges: 50,694
Number of Postsecondary Students Enrolled in CTE: 26,519
Perkins Funds Received: $24,275,072
Number of Adult Students Enrolled in CTE:                    14,284

CTE Governance Structure

Perkins Eligible Agency:
Agency Administering Secondary CTE:
Agency Administering Postsecondary CTE:
Programmatic Control For Secondary CTE:
Programmatic Control For Postsecondary CTE:

CTE Funding

Key: Increased Funding  Small_green_arrow_up    Decreased Funding   Small_red_arrow_down    Funding Maintained   Small_blue_arrow_both
State Secondary Funding: N/A
State Postsecondary Funding: N/A
Local Secondary Funding: N/A
Local Postsecondary Funding: N/A

State Director Roles and Responsibilities

N/A

CTE Connections to Secondary Education and High School Reform

Career technical education plays a significant role in high school reform efforts. In Louisiana, secondary CTE staffs are members of the high school reform task force set up by the Governor.

Implementation of Career Clusters

N/A

Indicators

Secondary Indicators

Indicator Yes/No
Source: CAR Report 2003-4 2004-5
Academic Achievement Small_green_check Small_green_check
Vocational Skills Small_red_x Small_green_check
Diploma Equivalent Degree Credential Small_red_x Small_blue_line
Diploma With Proficiency Credential Small_blue_line Small_blue_line
Total Placement Small_red_x Small_green_check
Nontraditional Participation Small_green_check Small_green_check
Nontraditional Completion Small_green_check Small_green_check

Post Secondary Indicators

Indicator Yes/No
Source: CAR Report 2003-4 2004-5
Academic Achievement Small_green_check Small_green_check
Vocational Skills Small_red_x Small_green_check
Diploma Equivalent Degree Credential Small_red_x Small_green_check
Total Placement Small_red_x Small_green_check
Retention Small_green_check Small_green_check
Nontraditional Participation Small_red_x Small_red_x
Nontraditional Completion Small_red_x Small_red_x

Adult Indicators

Indicator Yes/No
Source: CAR Report 2003-4 2004-5
Academic Achievement Small_green_check Small_green_check
Vocational Skills Small_green_check Small_green_check
Diploma Equivalent Degree Credential Small_green_check Small_green_check
Total Placement Small_red_x Small_green_check
Retention Small_green_check Small_green_check
Nontraditional Participation Small_green_check Small_red_x
Nontraditional Completion Small_red_x Small_red_x

Key:

  • Small_green_check - Yes
  • Small_red_x - No
  • Small_blue_line - Data unavailable

The data for 2003-2004 in the above chart was taken directly from the Consolidated Annual Reports (CAR Report 2003-04). The CAR is a mandatory fiscal and accountability report submitted by each state to the U.S. Department of Education. It provides performance information on 14 Perkins indicators. A red X means a state did not meet its adjusted level of performance and a green checkmark means that the state did meet its goal.A blue bar in the Secondary Indicators table means that the state does not offer students the opportunity to earn both a high school diploma and other credential (e.g., a skill certificate) or that the data was not otherwise provided by the state. A blue bar in the Postsecondary Indicators table indicates that the state did not provide data.

The data for 2004-2005 was taken from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998, Report to Congress on State Performance, Program Year 2004-05, Washington, D.C., 2007.

Additional Information

Additional Website: http://www.lctcs.state.la.us/perkins.html

Last updated on 02/25/2008