Northwestern State University of LA - Fort Polk

Northwestern State University of Louisiana – Fort Polk is an off-campus instructional site of Northwestern State University, a public four-year institution, located in Leesville, Louisiana, adjacent to the Fort Polk (now Fort Johnson) military installation. The site provides higher education access to military service members, veterans, and civilians in the Vernon Parish area.

Specific program listings for this location are not detailed in current IPEDS data. NSU's Fort Polk site typically offers undergraduate courses and programs in fields such as general studies, business, criminal justice, and healthcare, delivered in formats accessible to active-duty personnel and their families.

Leesville is the parish seat of Vernon Parish in western Louisiana and is closely tied economically and demographically to the military presence at Fort Johnson (formerly Fort Polk), one of the Army's primary combat training centers. NSU's presence at this location supports the educational needs of a transient military community.