Northshore Technical Community College

Lacombe, Louisiana

  • Public technical or community college
  • Public
  • Rural
  • 2,505 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.

Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic

  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 190 finishedGraduates here earned $34,703 a year after finishingNationally: $43,278

Carpentry and construction

  • Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 56 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572

Child care and early education

  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 65 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763

Computers and IT

  • Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 32 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
  • Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 563 finishedGraduates here earned $32,412 a year after finishingNationally: $40,930

Culinary arts

  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 34 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130

Electrician

  • Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 211 finishedGraduates here earned $46,786 a year after finishingNationally: $44,469

EMT, surgical tech and imaging

  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 44 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124

Engineering technology

  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
  • Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790

HVAC and refrigeration

  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 80 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278

Industrial and equipment maintenance

  • Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate degree · 73 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $54,405

Medical assisting and pharmacy tech

  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 102 finishedGraduates here earned $30,624 a year after finishingNationally: $32,268

Office and business support

  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 45 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369

Paralegal

  • Legal Support ServicesCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,000

Police, fire and corrections

  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997

Practical nursing and nursing assistant

  • Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 154 finishedGraduates here earned $47,316 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533

Registered nursing

  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $75,149

Welding and machining

  • Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 417 finishedGraduates here earned $34,067 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
Other programs (9)
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $44,510
  • Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $54,610
  • Health Aides/Attendants/OrderliesCertificate · 34 finishedNationally: $26,824
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 113 finishedNationally: $35,042
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 105 finishedNationally: $34,134
  • Marine TransportationCertificate · 13 finishedNationally: $47,480
  • Public HealthCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $42,865
  • Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 9 finishedNationally: $29,038
  • Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 11 finishedNationally: $37,661
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$7,606$30–48k$8,085$48–75k$7,897$75–110k$10,598Over $110k$13,920Source: College Scorecard
Average net price
$8,484per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$14,981sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$4,299Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
18%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
40%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$32,6726 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$34,13310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$11,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard

Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Northshore Technical 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 5, 2026.

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