Nunez Community College

{{Short description|Public college in Chalmette, Louisiana, US}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox university |name = Elaine P. Nunez Community College |image = Nunez Community College.jpg |image_size = 125px |established = 1992 |motto = |mottoeng = |type = Public community college |academic_affiliations = Space-grant |president = |administrative_staff = 594 |city = Chalmette, Louisiana |country = U.S. |campus = Suburban |colors = Teal and gray |athletics_affiliations = NJCAA |sports_nickname = Pelicans |mascot = |website = {{url|www.nunez.edu}} |footnotes = }}

'''Nunez Community College (NCC)''' is a public community college in Chalmette, Louisiana. Its full name is '''Elaine P. Nunez Community College'''; it was named for the deceased wife of former Louisiana State Senate President Samuel B. Nunez.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nunez.edu/class%20schedules/07-08%20Catalog%20for%20web.pdf|title=Elaine P. Nunez Community College|publisher=Nunez Community College Catalog 2007-2008|year=2007|format=pdf|page=12|access-date=2008-07-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513153623/http://www.nunez.edu/class%20schedules/07-08%20Catalog%20for%20web.pdf|archive-date=2008-05-13|url-status=dead}}.</ref>

Its service area includes St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lctcs.edu/our-colleges|title=Our Colleges|publisher=Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges|access-date=2021-06-03}}</ref>

==History== The school was formed by the 1992 merger of Elaine P. Nunez Technical Institute and St. Bernard Parish Community College. As a result, it offers both academic and vocational classes. In 2005, Nunez Community College was heavily damaged by flooding due to Hurricane Katrina.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=39315| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025060246/http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=39315| url-status=dead| archive-date=October 25, 2007|title=Nunez Community College Recovers with Help from FEMA|work=Release Number: 1603-700|publisher=FEMA|date=August 29, 2007|access-date =2008-02-13}}</ref> However, it was able to resume classes on January 25, 2006.

In 2019, Nunez Community College was placed on a censure list issued by the American Association of University Professors.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-07 |title=2019 Censure & Sanction Statements |url=https://www.aaup.org/2019-censure-sanction-statements |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=AAUP |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hasselle |first=Della |date=2019-06-17 |title=Chalmette's Nunez Community College fired professor in 'retaliatory' act, group claims in censure |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/education/chalmettes-nunez-community-college-fired-professor-in-retaliatory-act-group-claims-in-censure/article_f758f2c6-9133-11e9-9ba0-eb757788f54a.html |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=The Advocate |language=en}}</ref>

==Athletics== The '''Nunez Pelicans''' are composed of one athletic team representing Nunez Community College in intercollegiate athletics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.campusexplorer.com/colleges/7719EAA7/Louisiana/Chalmette/Nunez-Community-College/college-life/|title=Athletics|publisher=campusexplorer.com|accessdate=2018-03-11}}</ref> The school sponsors baseball, which competes in National Junior College Athletic Association Division 1, Region 23.<ref>{{cite web|title=Elaine P. Nunez Community College|publisher=njcaa.org|url=http://njcaa.org/sports/bsb/2017-18/div1/teams/elainepnunezcommunitycollege|accessdate=2018-03-11}}</ref> The Pelicans sports teams are members of the Louisiana Community Colleges Athletic Conference.

The Pelicans baseball team plays at the Val Riess Recreation Complex and Noel Suarez Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|title=Play ball! Nunez Community College to field baseball team|publisher=nola.com|url=http://blog.nola.com/stbernard/2017/05/play_ball_nunez_community_coll.html|access-date=2018-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Chalmette multipurpose building to be completed in fall|publisher=nola.com|url=http://www.nola.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2012/05/val_riess_multi-purpose_buildi.html |access-date=2018-03-11}}</ref>

==Nunez Community College Foundation== The Nunez Community College Foundation is a non-profit organization that enables donors and organizations to donate and contribute towards the growth and future development of the college.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nunez.edu/nunez-foundation|title=Nunez Community College Foundation|publisher=nunez.edu|access-date=2018-03-11}}</ref>

==Gallery== <gallery mode="packed"> File:Nunez Community College, Administration Building.jpg|Administration Building File:Nunez Community College, Arts, Science and Technology Building (Auditorium and Library).jpg|Arts, Science and Technology Building File:Nunez Community College, Fine Arts Building.jpg|Fine Arts Building File:Nunez Community College, Physical Activity Center.jpg|Physical Activity Center File:Val Riess Recreation Complex, Baseball Complex.jpg|Noel Suarez Stadium at Val Riess Recreation Complex, Nunez Baseball </gallery>

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==External links== *[http://www.nunez.edu/ Official website]

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Category:Nunez Community College Category:Educational institutions established in 1992 Category:Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Category:NJCAA schools Category:1992 establishments in Louisiana Category:Two-year colleges in the United States Category:Community colleges in Louisiana