Centenary College of Louisiana

Categories: Universities | Education
    • Established: 1825
    • Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
    • President: Kenneth L. Schwab
    • Faculty: 228
    • Nickname: Gentlemen and Ladies
    • Motto: Labor Omnia Vincit
    • Noted Programs: Theatre, Business, History
    • Athletic conference: The Summit League
  • Centenary College of Louisiana is a private United Methodist school offering numerous undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Considered the oldest chartered liberal arts college west of the Mississippi River, the institution was named one of the "Best 366 Colleges" by the Princeton Review.Centenary College: About Centenary
  • About Centenary College of Louisiana

    With an enrollment of approximately 1,000 students, Centenary College offers a student-faculty ratio of 12:1. The college offers independent study and various internship programs, as well as exchange programs in Belgium, Germany, and France. Some popular majors are accounting, economics, english, geology, psychology, and performing arts.Centenary College: About Centenary
  • Centenary College Alma Mater

    Written by James Church Alvord, the Alma Mater of Centenary College is sung at graduation and various sporting events.

    • Verse
    • Where the sleepy, silver bayou
    • Gleams among the pines,
    • Watching o'er the throbbing city
    • Alma Mater shines.
    • Chorus
    • Forward, forward, Centenary -
    • Time and tide may fail,
    • But our hearts shall love thee ever -
    • Centenary, Hail.