As part of the same settlement, Southern University at Baton Rouge was required to adopt admission standards that forced some prospective students to look at other options, such as community colleges.
To avoid a loss of incoming freshmen, Slaughter noted that SUBR has launched an ambitious recruiting program targeting high schools within Louisiana and out of state.
With the emergence of the LCTCS, Slaughter says SUBR now needs to focus also on recruiting community college graduates.
“We are going to have to expand on our collaboration with the Community and Technical College System, and do a better job getting those students,” Slaughter says.
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