Northshore Technical Community College

Lacombe, Louisiana · Public

Of 7 assessed programs, 4 leave graduates out-earning a typical Louisiana high-school graduate (about $34,350/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 24 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$9,584
$30k to $48k	$10,300
$48k to $75k	$12,568
$75k to $110k	$15,072
$110k and up	$16,668
All families (average)	$10,773

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

7 of 31 programs could be assessed 23% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Louisiana high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$28,518 1-year earnings	-$5,832	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	323
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$41,162	+$6,812	clears the bar	$10,500	1.5 yrs	306
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$54,434	+$20,084	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	181
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$41,225 1-year earnings	+$6,875	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	177
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,796	+$17,446	clears the bar	$13,000	0.7 yrs	112
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$32,380	-$1,970	falls short	$9,956	insufficient data	35
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$19,442	-$14,908	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	77
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	62
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	57
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	53
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Marine Transportation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,350/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.