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NAME: McNeese State University
LOCATION: Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
SCHOOL SEARCH: University
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Location |
Located in Southwest Louisiana in the town of Lake Charles (population 175,000), McNeese offers students
a mild climate and makes outdoor activities possible all year round. MSU is only 2 1/2 hours from Houston,
Texas, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and only 3 1/2 hours from New Orleans, Louisiana. The weather is mild to
warm all year round.
Top 10 Advantages offered by McNeese State University
- McNeese State University is a member of the University of Louisiana System.
- The costs of attending McNeese State University are among the most economical of any major state university.
- McNeese State University offers more than 70 areas of study.
- McNeese State University offers Academic English & University Entrance for academically qualified undergraduate and graduate students.
- No TOEFL is required of ESLI students who complete the advanced level of the ESLI program.
- The MBA and other graduate degrees are available to ESLI graduates with no TOEFL, NO GMAT or GRE. The GMAT or GRE is taken during advanced level studies in ESLI.
- On campus dormitories and apartments near the campus are available.
- Popular Master degrees are available in the following areas of study:
- MBA
- Education
- Civil Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- The MBA program is accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the Engineering program in accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
- McNeese State University ESLI Language Center prepares students for entry into the McNeese State University degree programs. Short-term students are invited and welcome.
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Academic Excellence |
 Included in an impressive list of accrediting agencies that approve McNeese State University degree programs
are the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) and the American Assembly of Collegiate
Schools of Business (AACSB - The International Association for Management Education). MSU radiologic technology
graduates had a 100 percent passage rate on the 1997 national certification examination. The 1993 Pulitzer
Prize for Fiction was awarded to McNeese Professor of English, Robert Olen Butler. McNeese is the only
state-supported university with a $1 million endowed college of education.
McNeese State University is one of the most highly accredited universities in the South. U.S. News & World
Report rank McNeese State University in the same group with Nicholls State University, Louisiana, and St.
Thomas University, Florida.
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Campus |
 The McNeese campus includes 46 buildings on the main campus, the 402-acre McNeese Farm, 65-acre athletics
plant and student apartment complex, golf driving range and Burton Coliseum. The student body of 8,000 can
choose from more than 70 degree programs.
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Housing |
Living on campus is a university experience you don't want to miss. ESLI/McNeese students live in McNeese
dorms on campus and have the convenience of only being a moment away from campus events, dining facilities,
library and the cultural experience of living with American students. Study rooms, kitchens, laundry
facilities, telephone and cable television are all available in all residence halls. The dining
facilities house a food court which includes Taco Bell.
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Activities |
 McNeese offers a variety of extracurricular activities on campus. Jazz concerts,
fooze ball, tailgate parties,
a Mardi Gras ball and a homecoming parade are just a few of the activities enjoyed by the McNeese students.
The MSU Intramural and Recreation Complex offers more than 20 intramural and club sports. The Recreation
Complex features a 50-meter pool, steam and sauna rooms, three basketball courts, a Fitnet weight room,
racquetball courts and a 200 meter indoor track. All of this is available to ESLI/McNeese students year round.
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