These funds will help the many students at SLCC who are one flat tire, one sick child, or one week of reduced hours at work to remain in school this semester.
South Louisiana Community College on Devalcourt Street has been deemed safe after Lafayette Police officers responded to a report of a weapon on the campus Tuesday morning, SLCC spokeswoman Christine Payton confirms to KPEL.
The program received $500,000 in donations last year from Lafayette's major hospitals and the Lafayette Economic Development Authority to help fund faculty salaries and equipment needed to get the program off the ground.
It will include two tracks: an associate of applied science and a technical diploma track. Four certificate options will be offered in digital printer design, web design, digital video editing for 3-D art and a 3-D artist certificate.