Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
Minden, Louisiana
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- Rural
- 866 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 · 82 finishedGraduates here earned $32,361 a year after finishingNationally: $43,278
Computers and IT
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 37 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,574
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 37 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469
Engineering technology
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 304 finishedGraduates here earned $45,915 a year after finishingNationally: $55,608
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 37 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 48 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 35 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Plumbing and pipefitting
- Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,980
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 210 finishedGraduates here earned $46,583 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate degree · 22 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $58,618
Truck and bus driving
- Ground TransportationCertificate · 99 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,738
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 182 finishedGraduates here earned $36,736 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
Other programs (3)
- Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate · 52 finishedNationally: $54,610
- Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $40,381
- Health Aides/Attendants/OrderliesCertificate · 66 finishedGraduates here earned $21,845 a year afterNationally: $26,824
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $14,899per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $23,378sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $4,109Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 0%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 63%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $38,5716 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $37,97810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- Not reportedfederal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 80%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 7%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 Northwest Louisiana 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 6, 2026.
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