College Profile for: Bossier Parish Community College
Bossier Parish Community College is a two-year institution of higher education established in 1967 by the Louisiana State Legislature, initially as a pilot program to test the feasibility of commuter two-year colleges. The institution hence opened as the "thirteenth" and "fourteenth" grades of Airline High School in Bossier City. Classes began with 101 students and five full-time faculty, including Edwin T. "Eddy" Shell, who taught speech for more than forty years at BPCC until his death of cancer in 2008. In 1991, Shell was elected to the Bossier Parish Police Jury, the parish governing board, a position which he also retained until his death. The name "Bossier Parish Community College" was not established until 1973, and academic offerings were expanded in day and evening divisions. E...
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6220 East Texas
Bossier City, LA
71111-6922
318-678-6029 (general)
318-678-6026 (financial aid)
318-678-6004 (admissions)
Web Site:
http://www.bpcc.edu
