<p>For example, the majority of Louisiana High Schools don’t offer AP courses. The programs they do have a severly watered down compared to the programs in other states. In all honesty, the Louisiana Public HS system is geared more towards technical and vocational training than University. Reason being, the majority of jobs in Louisiana are trades and are related to the oil field. Which is not a high tech industry by any means. It is not like we have to prepare people to take up jobs in Texas Instruments, Dell, or the Space program. I think that is why the majority of students are unprepared.</p>