Northshore Technical Community College
Lacombe, Louisiana · Also known as Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus Louisiana Technical College Sullivan Campus Sullivan Technical College · Website
$29,734
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$29,734
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Northshore Technical Community College is a public 2-year college in Lacombe, Louisiana with 2,505 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $10,773 a year (tuition and fees $4,299). 40% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $29,734 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $12,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$10,773
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$4,299
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
40%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$12,000
About $127 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$29,734
Rank 4,125 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
- $10,773
- Tuition and fees
- $4,299
- Cost of attendance
- $17,553
- Students with a need-based grant
- 24%
- Students with federal loans
- 16%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,584
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,300
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,568
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $15,072
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $16,668
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 $3,935 in 2015-16 to $4,299 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
- 2,505
- Part-time students
- 33%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 42
- Completion rate
- 40%
- Retention rate
- 56%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 31
- Endowment
- $1.87M
- 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 4,125 of 5,094 US colleges and 62 of 94 in Louisiana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | LA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $10,773 | $14,810 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,299 | $9,181 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 78% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 40% | 57% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 56% | 71% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $12,000 | $13,136 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $27,306 | $27,631 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $29,734 | $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. 45% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
31 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate | Certificate | 448 | Withheld | $28,518 | Withheld | $50,162 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 404 | $10,500 | $25,818 | $41,162 | $48,702 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 263 | Withheld | $41,225 | Withheld | $51,586 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 243 | Withheld | $39,824 | $54,434 | $53,078 |
| Health Aides/Attendants/OrderliesCertificate | Certificate | 120 | Withheld | $21,729 | $19,442 | $27,180 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 108 | $13,000 | $38,643 | $51,796 | $56,073 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 96 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,148 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 84 | $9,956 | $25,451 | $32,380 | $34,272 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate | Certificate | 82 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate's | Associate's | 69 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,607 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 63 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $32,681 |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate | Certificate | 60 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,012 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 52 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 47 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 37 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 17 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Marine TransportationCertificate | Certificate | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,975 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,359 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,184 |
| Legal Support ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much does Northshore Technical Community College cost?
$10,773 a year is the average net price at Northshore Technical Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $4,299, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $17,553. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,584 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Northshore Technical Community College?
Northshore Technical Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Northshore Technical Community College graduates earn?
$29,734 a year is the median pay of former Northshore Technical Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($27,306 after 6 years). That ranks 4,125 of 5,094 US colleges and 62 of 94 in Louisiana. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate) at $41,225.
How much student debt do Northshore Technical Community College graduates have?
$12,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Northshore Technical Community College graduates, about $127 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 16% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Northshore Technical Community College?
40% of first-time, full-time students at Northshore Technical Community College finish within 3 years. 56% 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 Northshore Technical Community College?
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (448 certificate graduates), Precision Metal Working (404 certificate graduates), Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (263 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 31 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.