New Orleans Career Center
Pragmatic Career & Technical Training Center
1331 Kerlerec St, New Orleans, LA 70116
Project Size
143,726 SF
Project Duration
December 2022
24 Months
Owner
Louisiana Recovery School District
Architect
SCNZ Architects, LLC
New Orleans Career Center is a nonprofit trade school providing high-quality technical education for local high school students and the greater New Orleans adult workforce. This renovation and expansion of the iconic McDonough 35 High School in the historic Treme neighborhood provides the space and infrastructure to expand technical training opportunities for in-demand jobs: Healthcare, Culinary Arts & Hospitality Management, Technology, Building & Engineering, and more. The educational facility required high-level technical scopes to support hands-on learning for each unique trade program, including a clinic and hospital simulation labs, a fully functional ambulance bay, CAD lab and maker space, a commercial-grade kitchen and catering space, and a huge outdoor construction collaboration area.
Recognition & Awards
LEED Silver
U.S. Green Building Council
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.
New Orleans CityBusiness, 2022
More New Orleanians will have the knowledge, the networks, and the necessary certifications or college credits to secure good jobs that contribute to a thriving and inclusive local economy.
Claire Jecklin, 2021
It’s an earn-and-learn model, a collaboration between the employer and the training providers and supports to get young people into jobs early. Our goal is to build a middle class in New Orleans by providing access and opportunity to public school students.
Claire Jecklin, 2022
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.
New Orleans CityBusiness, 2022