South Louisiana Community College
Lafayette, Louisiana
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- City
- 5,035 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 · 101 finishedGraduates here earned $39,884 a year after finishingNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Carpentry and construction
- CarpentersCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,931
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 18 finishedGraduates here earned $52,430 a year after finishingNationally: $52,694
Computers and IT
- Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 53 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
- Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,248
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 19 finishedGraduates here earned $24,390 a year after finishingNationally: $32,720
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 221 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 19 finishedGraduates here earned $38,804 a year after finishingNationally: $46,926
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,574
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 91 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 97 finishedGraduates here earned $42,989 a year after finishingNationally: $44,469
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 271 finishedGraduates here earned $62,524 a year after finishingNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 49 finishedGraduates here earned $63,299 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
- Mining and Petroleum Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,056
- Engineering-Related Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 22 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,712
- Engineering-Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $59,185
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 54 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 13 finishedGraduates here earned $45,236 a year after finishingNationally: $49,077
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 75 finishedGraduates here earned $41,749 a year after finishingNationally: $42,278
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 85 finishedGraduates here earned $39,606 a year after finishingNationally: $40,159
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $53,952
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 24 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
- Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate degree · 22 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $54,405
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 46 finishedGraduates here earned $24,173 a year after finishingNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Pilot and air transportation
- Air TransportationAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,658
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 23 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 284 finishedGraduates here earned $41,919 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate degree · 61 finishedGraduates here earned $57,909 a year after finishingNationally: $58,618
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificateGraduates here earned $76,203 a year after finishingNationally: $74,894
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 64 finishedGraduates here earned $75,830 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Truck and bus driving
- Ground TransportationCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,738
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 175 finishedGraduates here earned $29,955 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
Other programs (7)
- Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 127 finishedGraduates here earned $31,177 a year afterNationally: $40,381
- Health Aides/Attendants/OrderliesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $26,824
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $38,650
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 1,210 finishedNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 256 finishedGraduates here earned $27,513 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Marine TransportationCertificate · 9 finishedNationally: $47,480
- Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 96 finishedGraduates here earned $53,791 a year afterNationally: $57,171
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $9,430per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $16,718sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $4,210Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 35%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 35%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $33,4886 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $37,56910 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $14,250federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 38%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 50%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 South Louisiana 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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