General Information

The W.D. & Mary Baker Smith Career Center serves as an extension of the six area high schools in Lafayette Parish.  This innovative schools offers students:

• Career and Technical enrichment that provides hands-on experience in two or three hour blocks of instruction.
  
  
• Approximately 15 courses taught from seven Majors and eleven pathways from either the statewide(6), integrated(1), regional(3),or 833(1) areas.
  
  
• Certified teachers and highly skilled professionals technicians who proudly prepare students to meet employers performance standards.
  
  
• Ability to gain “Real-World” experience by learning a particular trade, which will enhance their professional career choices.
  
  
• Completing a career and tech program at the Career Center gives each student the opportunity to continue their education at a four-year college or university, a two year Technical/Community college, or apprenticeship program. Others will enter the workforce full-time upon graduation.

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