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Metropolitan College
Carl E. Drichta, Interim Dean
The Metropolitan College at UNO was created to meet the educational
needs of adult citizens living and working in metropolitan New
Orleans. This unit has centralized administrative responsibility for
all non-credit activities (both on and off campus), all credit courses
taught at off-campus locations, all sunrise and weekend programs
taught on campus, all electronically delivered courses (telecourse and
compressed video), and all courses administered through International
Study Programs.
The University is an institutional member of the University Continuing
Education Association, the Association for Continuing Higher
Education, and the National Community Education Association. These
three professional associations represent over 600 institutions of
higher learning in the United States and Canada.
Division of Academic Extension
The Division of Academic Extension, located on the Lakefront
Campus, coordinates all off-campus, weekend, sunrise, intersession,
distance education (electronically delivered classes), and in-house
credit programs. Credit classes are scheduled at times and locations
convenient to adult students. Undergraduate and graduate courses are
taught by UNO faculty at all on and off-campus locations.
The Division of Academic Extension provides academic advising
for Special Students as well as career development and counseling
services for non-traditional students and adults not enrolled in credit
programs. The UNO Golden Ager Program is housed in the Division
of Academic Extension. Persons over 65 years of age are exempt from
payment of tuition for credit courses. Golden Agers are responsible
for other fees (i.e., parking, technology, etc.). Special registration and
advising for Golden Agers classified as Special Students are provided
through Metropolitan College. In addition, the Division also coordinates
noncredit courses for Career Planning, Personal Development,
Lifestyle and Leisure, and Children’s Programs. The Career Planning
and Assessment Center is housed in this Division.
UNO Jefferson Center
The UNO Jefferson Campus, located in the heart of Metairie at 3330
North Causeway Boulevard, is UNO’s off-campus center in Jefferson
Parish. A variety of credit classes ranging from business, education,
science, and liberal arts are offered at this location. Telecommunication
linkages with the main campus allow students to enroll in live
courses offered on the Lakefront Campus and viewed simultaneously
at the Jefferson Campus. Non-credit lifestyle and leisure as well as
self-improvement and personal development classes are also available
at the Jefferson Campus.
The Career Planning and Assessment Center, which is located at
the Jefferson Campus, conducts classes, workshops, and seminars in
career planning. The Center provides students with occupational and
vocational resource information. To keep up with today’s changing
technology in computers and software applications, the Jefferson
Campus also houses state-of-the-art microcomputer laboratories. The
Jefferson Campus is also used for meetings and conference services.
The 21 plus spacious classrooms and conference areas are used for
seminars and workshops for the UNO community, outside organizations,
and non-profit community groups. Easy access and convenient
parking make the Jefferson Campus a practical educational asset to
the Metairie area.
UNO on the Northshore
UNO conducts classes at the John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock
County, Mississippi. UNO is affiliated with the Stennis Center for
Higher Learning which facilitates undergraduate and graduate education;
as part of the Center, UNO and Mississippi institutions of higher
education offer a variety of curricula in science, engineering, social
science, business, and industrial technologies. The UNO office at Stennis
coordinates educational courses for students and advises those
seeking graduate and undergraduate degrees. Course work for the
master’s degree in physics, applied physics, computer science, engineering,
geography, mathematics, earth and environmental sciences,
and engineering management are offered at Stennis. Also, a Ph.D. in
Engineering and Applied Science is available. Students study and conduct
research on site with a strong complement of science and engineering
courses.
Division of Professional Development
The Division of Professional Development is responsible for the
administration of all non-credit professional development and workforce
training programs and services offered by Metropolitan College.
Other major workforce and economic development activities
include proposal writing and providing capacity-building services
that enhance the abilities of business, government and other community
organizations to operate effectively and grow within the
regional economy. The Division offers a diverse curriculum of training
seminars, courses, certificate programs, and consulting services
to develop, train, and enhance the skills of executives, managers, and
other workforce employees in business, industry, and government
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