Northwestern State University — Local services in Natchitoches

Northwestern State University is my Alma Mater. I enjoyed every minute of my life there, my classes, my professors, my fellow students...it was a wonderful life experience that continues to pay big dividends to this very day. I was part of Northwestern's Centennial Class of 1984. Many of my professors and mentors have "crossed over" but will never be forgotten. They earnestly taught every student to the best of their ability and in many cases I witnessed went above and beyond to assist students with classwork, student jobs, scholarships, student loans, graduate school, letters of introduction and recommendation and their most important thing.....the gift of their time. I can honestly say that attending NSU was more like being adopted into a close-knit family than just going off to school. I now have a PhD from a pretty recognized University in the Northeast. Everybody has heard of it but more should hear of Northwestern State University of Louisiana because with a good, firm foundation, "a good liberal education", as my Dean Dr. George Stokes once told me, you can go anywhere and do anything you choose. I really believe that some of the best years of my life was upon the three columned campus of the Old Normal School....

The new construction of the Math and Science building is winding down the landscaping was completed on June 30, 2021. Treys landscaping Service out of Ruston Louisiana has created many modern views around this new addition to the university. Northwestern State Universities visitors students alumni and staff will enjoy their creation that turned the barren red clay busted concrete chunks sticks twigs and other debris of a construction site into a lush lawn with red tailed cypress and oak trees also maintenance free ornamental grass raised beds bordering the main entrance. What a transformation and compliments the architecture which is quite impressive itself I must say! The down spouts (chains) are my favorite 😐 don't judge it's the little things... Furniture and interior design decor is being moved in and systems tested soon the doors will be open and students eager to learn will be satisfied in a state of the art facility with an awesome landscape. Wish it would rain so I could experience the down spout chains in action🌞but it's just a beautiful day with the closest thing to rain here in central Louisiana you'll find is the high humidity lol 🥵! I'll add more photos when I figure out where...

Coming from a student, this is an averagely mediocre school. There are some select professors that are great, but the real kicker is the security issues and the financial aid. Generally the beginning of school there’s always people who break into cars, and just do very sketchy activities. The financial aid office is abysmal. This isn’t anything to any specific worker, but rather how things are done. From random charges to things being lost, it really is a headache especially when you’re a broke college kid and the fifth day of school they’re posting bills at your door and threatening that you can’t continue school because they need their pay. The medical and psych programs are great though, absolutely some of the best in the state. Just be warned if...