River Parishes Community College
Gonzales, Louisiana
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- Rural
- 1,880 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.
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417
Engineering technology
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 181 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 60 finishedGraduates here earned $64,978 a year after finishingNationally: $63,073
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 319 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 93 finishedGraduates here earned $64,954 a year after finishingNationally: $63,717
- Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $60,261
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 37 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 30 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,265
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 137 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 134 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 29 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 28 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 30 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
Other programs (4)
- Education, GeneralAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $28,911
- Health Aides/Attendants/OrderliesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $26,824
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 161 finishedNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 85 finishedGraduates here earned $37,567 a year afterNationally: $34,134
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $8,411per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $15,102sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $4,834Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 29%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 37%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $42,4556 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $40,16710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $10,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 35%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 33%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 River Parishes 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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