NEW ORLEANS CAREER CENTER PLANS TO DRIVE MIDDLE-CLASS EXPANSION

Published in New Orleans CityBusiness on December 15, 2022

As the 15-year, $2 billion public school rebuilding project draws to a close, the New Orleans Career Center promises to create a path for students to fill the 12,200 jobs expected to be added to the Greater New Orleans economy over the next several years.

Many of those jobs will pay higher-than-average salaries and won’t require a college degree, according to industry leaders. NOCC is slated to move into its newly customized $33.4 million facility at 1331 Kerlerec St. in March 2023. The LEED-certified facility is among the last to be completed under the Louisiana Department of Education Recovery School District and the Orleans Parish School Board School Facilities Master Plan.
The building originally housed McDonogh 35 High School and was renovated to comprise 143,000 square feet. The renovation is being managed by JACOBS/CSRS and built by Broadmoor Construction. It was designed by SCNZ Architects.

NOCC trainees at the facility, including high schoolers, new graduates and adults, will have access to clinic and hospital simulation labs, a fully functional ambulance bay, a CAD lab, a maker space, a commercial-grade kitchen and catering space and an outdoor construction collaboration area. Once in the new building, NOCC will add programs for carpentry, electrical, HVAC and welding as well as Digital/IT/Cybersecurity pathways for high school trainees. The facility will also offer Emergency Medical Service training for adults.

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