Dryades YMCA School of Commerce

Dryades YMCA School of Commerce is a historical educational institution associated with the Dryades Street YMCA in New Orleans, Louisiana. It appears in postsecondary education records as an institution that provided vocational and commercial training, historically serving African American students during the era of racial segregation in the South.

No specific programs are listed in available IPEDS data for this institution, and its current operational status as a postsecondary institution is unclear. Historically, schools of commerce affiliated with YMCA branches offered training in bookkeeping, typing, business practices, and other commercial skills.

New Orleans is a major city in southeastern Louisiana with a rich history of community-based education. The Dryades YMCA School of Commerce represents an important part of the history of Black educational institutions in New Orleans, providing skill-based training and economic opportunity to community members who were excluded from mainstream educational pathways.