MOORE CAREER COLLEGE
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Moore Career College is home to three accredited programs: massage, welding and barbering. When the students receive their certificate after 7-12 months, they leave the college prepared for an in-demand career paying at least $20 per hour. Moore is the only college in Baton Rouge that teaches these programs.
In their classes, the students learn about competency, responsibility, and personal and professional development from instructors who have real-life experience in the field. “We use teachers within the industry and focus the training on industry standards and licensing objectives,” Speedy Moore, the president of Moore Career College, said. “Industry leaders are invited to speak to our students during their tenure.” The instructors’ experience makes them even more valuable as teachers at Moore. “Being that the owners of the school are former teachers and coaches, the school’s curriculum and lesson plans are based on sound educational principles,” Speedy Moore said. “Even though the teachers of the programs are not educators but skilled craftsmen, they are taught the basics of
class organization, presentations and classroom management.”
John’s team coordinated with Moore, the city and the contractors to stay on schedule. “As always, the economics are a big factor in any tenant/lessor relationship,” Moore said. This shows the importance of Moore’s interactions with Todd Pevey, a regional partner with St. John Properties. “He was very receptive to thinking outside of the box to make this happen. He was great at listening to the needs of our college and meeting them with innovative arrangements that were financially attractive.” With a large, dynamic facility for massage, welding and barbering courses, teachers have the resources they need, and students can better learn the skills they need for their careers.
With the low teacher-student ratio and amount of space needed for the variety of the programs, Moore Career College considers it challenging to find a good location. “The biggest challenge was to find a location that was versatile enough to accommodate both lab work for welders and classroom environment for massage and barbering,” Moore said. This is why the college has worked with St. John Properties since October 2015; thanks to St. John’s flexibility and innovation, the college has exactly what it needs to educate students. “The other challenge was getting the build-out done within the projected avail- ability dates,” Moore said. Fortunately, St.
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