Nicholls State University

CELEBRATING 75 YEARS

Congratulations, graduates! You can view the commencement videos from today HERE!

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75 %

OF NICHOLLS NURSING GRADUATES ARE EMPLOYED OR IN GRAD SCHOOL

1220

UNDERGRADUATES LIVE ON CAMPUS

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AVERAGE STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO

“I can fit into any crowd. But coming to Nicholls introduced me to people of all kinds, and I really enjoy opening up to other cultures and people. I feel there is no school as friendly as Nicholls!”

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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

The Nicholls College of Business is AACSB-accredited, a distinction held by less than 5% of business schools worldwide. The College of Business offers the country’s only maritime management degree concentration designed and supported by industry leaders.

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

Nicholls ranks in the 85th percentile of public colleges and universities when it comes to helping students move from the bottom 20 percent of income distribution to the top 20 percent after graduation.

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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
& BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Nicholls provides 80% of the Bayou Region’s teachers. Nicholls is highly respected for producing award-winning teachers, principals and administrators, including more than 90 percent of the Lafourche Parish Teachers of the Year over the last five years.

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COLLEGE OF SCIENCES
& TECHNOLOGY

In recent years, Nicholls biology students and faculty have spearheaded coastal restoration efforts including growing, harvesting and planting over 30,000 plants in coastal habitats.

COLLEGE OF NURSING

Our patient-focused education is built upon an experience-driven curriculum. 100% of Nicholls nursing graduates are employed or enter graduate school within the first year after they leave our campus, and our students regularly pass the licensure exam at a higher rate than the state and national average.

CHEF JOHN FOLSE
CULINARY INSTITUTE

The Chef John Folse Culinary Institute invites aspiring chefs with an adventurous palate and an insatiable desire to work in the food and service industries to pursue a Bachelor of Science or Associate of Science degree in culinary arts.

Nicholls Ranked First in Louisiana for Affordable Out-of-State Tuition

Nicholls Orientation Team Places First at SROW

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“Graduates, I encourage you, be that crazy, passionate person as the world awaits your talents, and go and show them what you have to offer and what a Nicholls education brings.”

Thank you to our third speaker Mr. Kirk Meche, director of renewable energy at Morrison Energy.

“What I’ve learned, graduates, is that a life is indeed something you make. It doesn’t make itself. A purpose is something you choose… Now, get out there and make a life, choose a purpose.”

Thank you to our second speaker Dr. Albert Davis, dean emeritus, University College.

Nicholls State University celebrated the naming of the Marie Falgoust Faculty Staff Club at a ribbon cutting event in the Ellender Memorial Library on May 1. Marie L. Falgoust has provided interior design services for many years to the university.

“You will be where you are meant to be when you are meant to be there. It’s what you do while you are there that makes the difference.”

Thank you to our first commencement speaker of the day, Dr. Arthur Joffrion, deputy assistant superintendent for the LA DOE

Today, over 650 graduates and 22 President’s Medal of Honor recipients will walk across the stage to become Nicholls alumni. We couldn’t be prouder of each and every one of them! Congrats Colonels, and good luck today!

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