Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College

Minden, Louisiana · Public

Of 8 assessed programs, 7 leave graduates out-earning a typical Louisiana high-school graduate (about $34,350/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 9 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$9,103
$30k to $48k	$9,690
$48k to $75k	$9,833
$75k to $110k	$11,662
All families (average)	$9,256

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

8 of 17 programs could be assessed 47% 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
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$82,769	+$48,419	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	347
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$36,450	+$2,100	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	124
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$53,726	+$19,376	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	107
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$38,945	+$4,595	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	90
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$40,498	+$6,148	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Commercial Driving	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$38,929	+$4,579	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$23,162	-$11,188	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$86,604	+$52,254	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Carpenters	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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, 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.