Central Louisiana Technical Community College
Alexandria, Louisiana · Website
$29,558
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$29,558
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public 2-year college in Alexandria, Louisiana with 1,078 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $5,702 a year (tuition and fees $4,099). 70% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $29,558 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $7,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$5,702
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$4,099
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
70%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$7,000
About $74 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$29,558
Rank 4,138 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $5,702
- Tuition and fees
- $4,099
- Cost of attendance
- $12,172
- Students with a need-based grant
- 69%
- Students with federal loans
- 45%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $5,683
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $5,393
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $8,092
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $4,927
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $3,921 in 2015-16 to $4,099 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 1,078
- Part-time students
- 21%
- Women
- 59%
- Students per teacher
- 22
- Completion rate
- 70%
- Retention rate
- 73%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 33
- Endowment
- $588K
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 4,138 of 5,094 US colleges and 63 of 94 in Louisiana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | LA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $5,702 | $14,810 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,099 | $9,181 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 78% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 70% | 57% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 73% | 71% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $7,000 | $13,136 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $29,573 | $27,631 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $29,558 | $32,992 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 49% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
33 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 433 | Withheld | Withheld | $49,569 | $48,702 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 313 | $5,250 | Withheld | $44,970 | $56,073 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 232 | Withheld | Withheld | $19,082 | $32,681 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 56 | Withheld | Withheld | $54,408 | $53,078 |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate | Certificate | 55 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,012 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate's | Associate's | 38 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 37 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,148 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 30 | Withheld | - | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 28 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,294 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | $30,999 | $37,587 |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,027 |
| Health Aides/Attendants/OrderliesCertificate | Certificate | 15 | $5,500 | $18,707 | $27,344 | $27,180 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,272 |
| ForestryCertificate | Certificate | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,345 |
| CarpentersCertificate | Certificate | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,835 |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,359 |
| Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,607 |
| Ground TransportationCertificate | Certificate | 3 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,202 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Central Louisiana Technical Community College cost?
$5,702 a year is the average net price at Central Louisiana Technical Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $4,099, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $12,172. Families earning under $30,000 pay $5,683 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Central Louisiana Technical Community College?
Central Louisiana Technical Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Central Louisiana Technical Community College graduates earn?
$29,558 a year is the median pay of former Central Louisiana Technical Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($29,573 after 6 years). That ranks 4,138 of 5,094 US colleges and 63 of 94 in Louisiana. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies (Certificate) at $18,707.
How much student debt do Central Louisiana Technical Community College graduates have?
$7,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Central Louisiana Technical Community College graduates, about $74 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 45% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Central Louisiana Technical Community College?
70% of first-time, full-time students at Central Louisiana Technical Community College finish within 3 years. 73% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Central Louisiana Technical Community College?
Precision Metal Working (433 certificate graduates), Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (313 certificate graduates), Business Operations Support and Assistant Services (232 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 33 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.