The New Chancellor of Baton Rouge Community College

The board of supervisors of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System has appointed Larissa Littleton-Steib as the next chancellor of the Baton Rouge Community College. She will take office on January 2.

Baton Rouge Community college enrolls about 7,600 students in two-year programs. African Americans make up 44 percent of the student body.

Dr. Littleton-Steib has been serving as vice chancellor for workforce development and technical education at Delgado Community College in Slidell, Louisiana. She holds a master’s degree in counseling from Xavier University of Louisiana and a Ph.D. in urban higher education from Jackson State University in Mississippi.

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