Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  • Public technical or community college
  • Public
  • City
  • 8,362 students

What you can study

Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.

Agriculture and horticulture

  • Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,375

Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic

  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 91 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683

Bookkeeping and accounting

  • Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 19 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897

Carpentry and construction

  • CarpentersCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,931

Child care and early education

  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 24 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763

Clinical lab technician

  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692

Computers and IT

  • Computer Systems AnalysisAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,333
  • Computer ScienceAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,515
  • Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595

Cosmetology and barbering

  • Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,574

Culinary arts

  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130

Electrician

  • Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 24 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469

EMT, surgical tech and imaging

  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 24 finishedGraduates here earned $58,903 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169

Engineering technology

  • Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 57 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 43 finishedGraduates here earned $96,861 a year after finishingNationally: $63,717
  • Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790

Graphic and applied design

  • Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047

HVAC and refrigeration

  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 37 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278

Industrial and equipment maintenance

  • Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
  • Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $54,405

Medical assisting and pharmacy tech

  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 13 finishedGraduates here earned $29,360 a year after finishingNationally: $32,268

Office and business support

  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 77 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026

Paralegal

  • Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377

Plumbing and pipefitting

  • Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,980

Police, fire and corrections

  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 27 finishedGraduates here earned $32,257 a year after finishingNationally: $40,997

Practical nursing and nursing assistant

  • Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 32 finishedGraduates here earned $57,329 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533

Registered nursing

  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 100 finishedGraduates here earned $73,759 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149

Welding and machining

  • Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 99 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
Other programs (16)
  • American Sign LanguageAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $32,528
  • Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $27,737
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 60 finishedNationally: $44,510
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 47 finishedNationally: $41,208
  • Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate · 7 finishedNationally: $54,610
  • Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 61 finishedGraduates here earned $35,680 a year afterNationally: $40,381
  • Construction ManagementAssociate degree · 50 finishedGraduates here earned $52,746 a year afterNationally: $58,990
  • Education, GeneralAssociate degree · 13 finishedNationally: $28,911
  • Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $47,691
  • Film/Video and Photographic ArtsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $29,024
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 985 finishedNationally: $35,042
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 170 finishedGraduates here earned $33,634 a year afterNationally: $34,134
  • TaxationCertificate · 0 finished
  • Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 11 finishedNationally: $37,661
  • Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $32,910
  • Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $26,742
Source: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.

Average net price per year, by family income
$0–30k$8,939$30–48k$8,507$48–75k$9,406$75–110k$12,004Over $110k$14,564Source: College Scorecard
Average net price
$9,356per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$16,438sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$4,419Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
35%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
31%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$35,1276 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$39,55610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$15,788federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Earned a degree or certificate here
29%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
Left for another college before finishing
29%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard

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Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Baton Rouge Community College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.

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