Louisiana Technical College, located on 4311 S Macarthur Drive in Alexandria, offers programs that teach skills required to get a job in a skilled workforce. the types of degrees available include degrees requiring less than one year, less than two years and a two-year Associate of Applied Science degree. Some of the programs include accounting technology, collision repair technology, electrician, office systems technology and welding. LTC has an open admissions policy, which means there are no entry requirements, though applicants must submit their High School transcript or GED scores. One year of Louisiana residency is required for a student to be eligible for in-state tuition.
Welding is the fabrication or sculptural procedure that joins materials together. Tulsa Welding School, on 3443 Halsey St. in Alexandria, is a technical college that was established to educate students who wish to enter a field that involves welding. TWS emphasizes hands-on teaching methods. There are three programs offered at TWS depending of the student's goals. The master welder program is a seven-month program that trains students for entry-level jobs within structural, pipe, pipeline and thin alloy welding. The Associate of Occupational Studies in welding technology program requires 14 months of training. Students in this program take the master welder course for the first seven months, and for the following seven months undergo additional training specific to that degree. The Structural Welder program requires only three and a half months, and aims to prepare students for entry-level jobs as structural welders.
Blue Cliff College, located on 1505 Metro Drive in Alexandria, provides pre-professional degrees in massage therapy, medical assisting, medical office administration, dental assisting and cosmetology. Blue Cliff College has small class sizes and emphasizes real-world hands-on experience in its curriculum. The college is equipped with 12 lecture rooms, a computer lab, massage therapy laboratories and medical laboratories.
Coastal Truck Driving School is designed to prepare students to become truck drivers. The school claims to have instructed thousands of students who have gone on to become successful truck drivers receiving substantial salaries. Coastal Truck Driving School offers its students financial aid and assistance with finding jobs in the truck driving industry.