The Louisiana Technical College (LTC) consists of forty-two campuses throughout the state. The LTC, Young Memorial Campus, with the approval of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS), governed by the Louisiana Board of Regents, proclaims its mission to be workforce development.  Louisiana's human and business resources demand an educated and technically competent workforce.  This college system provides relevant technical and academic education needed to assist individuals in making informed and meaningful occupational choices.  Its mission is to train, retrain, cross-train, and continually upgrade the state's workforce so that individuals are employable at both entry and advanced levels.  Its focus is employer friendly and economy driven to enhance personal development, to increase economic opportunity, and to contribute to state, national, and international communities.  

In accordance with the mission and all program objectives, the faculty, staff, and administration dedicates themselves:

1. To provide training programs for occupations     that are needed by the business       
    and industrial community of the area

2. To provide students with the training
    necessary to develop the skills and knowledge
    to become employable                

3. To provide Associate of Applied Technology Degrees as well as diplomas
     and certificates in technical areas

4. To provide students with an understanding of desirable work ethics

5. To provide competent guidance for students

6. To make enrollment possible for all qualified applicants including the
     skilled, semiskilled, unskilled, displaced worker, displaced homemaker,
     single parent, economically disadvantaged, physically disadvantaged, and
     academically disadvantaged

7. To provide training equipment comparable to that used in business
     and industry

8. To provide programs allowing persons already working to further their
     knowledge and skills

9.  To provide remedial instruction for those who possess the ability but who
     lack the educational competencies to progress in training programs

10. To provide GED preparation for those students of the college who are
      without their high school diplomas

11. To keep abreast of changes in technical fields through literature,
      workshops, and in-service programs

12. To provide the opportunity for nondegreed instructors to pursue
      Associate Degrees in Occupational Education

13. To visit industry and business and to hold craft committee meetings for
      the purposes of gaining insight into the needs of the community and of the
      effectiveness of the programs already instituted.

14. To make enrollment and training possible for a limited number of high
       school students in cooperation with St. Mary Parish School Board officials.