South Louisiana Community College
Lafayette, Louisiana · Website
$31,432
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$31,432
median earnings, 10 years after starting
South Louisiana Community College is a public 2-year college in Lafayette, Louisiana with 5,035 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $12,564 a year (tuition and fees $4,210). 30% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $31,432 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $11,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$12,564
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$4,210
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
30%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$11,000
About $117 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$31,432
Rank 3,897 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
- $12,564
- Tuition and fees
- $4,210
- Cost of attendance
- $19,044
- Students with a need-based grant
- 50%
- Students with federal loans
- 36%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $11,793
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,823
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $14,266
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $17,106
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $17,696
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 $3,974 in 2015-16 to $4,210 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
- 5,035
- Part-time students
- 39%
- Women
- 64%
- Students per teacher
- 21
- Completion rate
- 30%
- Retention rate
- 54%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 50
- Endowment
- $2.52M
- 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 3,897 of 5,094 US colleges and 54 of 94 in Louisiana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | LA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $12,564 | $14,810 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,210 | $9,181 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 78% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 30% | 57% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 54% | 71% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $11,000 | $13,136 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $29,580 | $27,631 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $31,432 | $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
50 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 344 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,906 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 250 | Withheld | $62,184 | $60,782 | $57,584 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 238 | $15,210 | $21,569 | $36,681 | $44,125 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 137 | $12,400 | $25,179 | $38,236 | $49,927 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 121 | $13,062 | $40,153 | $46,831 | $56,073 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 101 | $5,500 | $35,177 | $52,728 | $51,586 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate's | Associate's | 82 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 63 | $6,062 | $38,994 | $55,415 | $53,078 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 63 | $5,750 | $25,471 | $43,484 | $48,702 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 50 | $9,500 | $22,058 | $29,397 | $34,272 |
| Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 47 | $7,250 | $40,042 | $69,576 | $71,963 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 47 | Withheld | $66,452 | $71,640 | $65,389 |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 45 | Withheld | Withheld | $36,422 | $43,027 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 43 | $20,125 | $66,842 | $83,584 | $80,813 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 32 | Withheld | $44,022 | $65,243 | $73,593 |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate | Certificate | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,162 |
| Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate's | Associate's | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,607 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 25 | Withheld | $33,792 | $45,758 | $48,148 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 23 | $11,050 | Withheld | $32,272 | $46,706 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | $22,441 | $30,572 |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's | Associate's | 20 | $10,750 | $35,328 | Withheld | $54,971 |
| Computer ProgrammingCertificate | Certificate | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,556 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | $55,737 | $57,472 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 14 | Withheld | $30,348 | Withheld | $58,424 |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,737 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does South Louisiana Community College cost?
$12,564 a year is the average net price at South Louisiana Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $4,210, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $19,044. Families earning under $30,000 pay $11,793 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at South Louisiana Community College?
South Louisiana Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do South Louisiana Community College graduates earn?
$31,432 a year is the median pay of former South Louisiana Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($29,580 after 6 years). That ranks 3,897 of 5,094 US colleges and 54 of 94 in Louisiana. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $66,842.
How much student debt do South Louisiana Community College graduates have?
$11,000 is the median federal student loan debt of South Louisiana Community College graduates, about $117 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 36% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at South Louisiana Community College?
30% of first-time, full-time students at South Louisiana Community College finish within 3 years. 54% 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 South Louisiana Community College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (344 certificate graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (250 certificate graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (238 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 50 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.