Nunez Community College
Higher EducationLouisiana, United States201-500 Employees
Nunez Community College is a higher education institution located in Chalmette, Louisiana, in St. Bernard Parish near the Greater New Orleans area. The college is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees, certificates, and diplomas, and it offers nearly 30 programs. It employs between 201 and 500 staff and emphasizes small class sizes and a student-centered environment with friendly faculty and staff. Its mission centers on delivering relevant and innovative curricula that integrate the arts, sciences, and humanities to support academic credentials and workforce opportunities, while engaging with partners to support student success and personal growth. Recent developments include investment in a facility valued at $9 million, opening an on-campus resource center to expand access to food, clothing, and basic necessities, and establishing industry-based certificate courses in partnership with the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office and Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office at detention centers, as well as aerospace program expansion and Artemis-related events.