unitid 434061 · Lafayette, LA · public 2-year · city (midsize)
South Louisiana Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 7,617
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
5,035
76th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
50%
undergrads on Pell grants
92nd pctl among public 2-years
completion
30%
finish within 150% time
26th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$19,044
85th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$12,564
after aid, aided students
85th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$31,432
after entry, Title IV students
8th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$11,000
65th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $11,793 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k55%
- 30-48k19%
- 48-75k11%
- 75-110k8%
- 110k+7%
- Median family income
- $19,779
- First-generation students
- 52%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,210
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.9× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 344 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 250 | — | $9,363 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 238 | $34,467 | $18,278 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 137 | — | $13,446 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 121 | $43,025 | $20,214 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 101 | — | $5,500 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 82 | — | — |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 63 | — | $7,409 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 63 | $41,830 | $6,125 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 50 | $27,307 | $9,500 |
| Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians. | 47 | — | $9,000 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 47 | — | $15,950 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.