About The LCRP

The Board of Regents' Learning Center for Rapides Parish is comprised of postsecondary institutions from throughout Louisiana and beyond. We offer residents of central Louisiana quality educational opportunities in a state-of-the-art non-traditional instructional environment.

As the only institution of its kind in the state, the Learning Center provides students throughout central Louisiana with:

• More post-secondary opportunities than many other major metropolitan areas of the state
• A broad scope of opportunities to meet the students' specific educational needs
• Nearly half of courses taught via compressed video
• Wireless campus with student laptop check-out procedures
• A library with computers linked to the Internet
• Classes that meet the working student's schedule.

The selection of academic programs offered includes developmental courses, certificate programs, associate degrees, baccalaureate degrees, and graduate degrees, as well as continuing education options.

Our state-of-the-art facilities are also available for video conferencing, corporate functions, board meetings, seminars and workforce training.

As part of the Learning Center's commitment to meet the education needs of the region's workforce and to promote a climate of cooperation between postsecondary institutions, government, and business, Learning Center staff are members of various community organizations.