Established in 1947, Southern University Law Center is a non-profit public state specialized higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the small city of Baton Rouge (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Louisiana. Officially accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Southern University Law Center is a very small coeducational US higher education institution. Southern University Law Center offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. Southern University Law Center also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, study abroad and exchange programs, as well as administrative services.