10-yr median earnings
$29,558
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Alexandria, Louisiana
Central Louisiana Technical Community College
Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public institution in Alexandria, Louisiana. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $5,702
- Avg net price / yr
- $29,558
- 10-yr median earnings
- 72.4%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Central Louisiana Technical Community College posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 19th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 72.4%
- 150%-time completion
- +0%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Carnegie: Special Focus (2yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Central Louisiana Technical Community College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
B-
College Value Score
65/100
Central Louisiana Technical Community College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$29,558
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$5,702
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B+
72.4%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A+
$7,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$5,702
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
72.4%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 72.4%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Central Louisiana Technical Community College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Central Louisiana Technical Community College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Central Louisiana Technical Community College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$29,558 19th percentile higher than 19% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Central Louisiana Technical Community College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $29,558 | #4143 of 5103 | 19th |
| Average net price | $5,702 | #428 of 5020 | 91st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 72.4% | #1211 of 4858 | 75th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,078 | #2114 of 5462 | 61st |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,078
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
72.4%
150%-time completion
$29,558
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Central Louisiana Technical Community College ranks in Louisiana
State rank among 94 reporting Louisiana colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Central Louisiana Technical Community College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $29,558 | #63 of 94 | 33rd |
| Average net price | $5,702 | #6 of 97 | 94th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 72.4% | #21 of 93 | 77th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,078 | #30 of 104 | 71st |
Highest former-student earnings in Louisiana
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Louisiana | $92,405 | $30,791 |
| 2 | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans | $78,495 | - |
| 3 | Baton Rouge General Medical Center School of Nursing & School of Radiologic Technology | $75,071 | - |
| 4 | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport | $74,671 | - |
| 5 | ITI Technical College | $68,342 | $20,850 |
| 6 | Tulane University of Louisiana | $63,268 | $39,949 |
| 7 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | $61,251 | $19,151 |
| 8 | Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University | $59,419 | $18,552 |
| 9 | The Chicago School at Xavier University of Louisiana | $56,899 | - |
| 10 | Loyola University New Orleans | $52,927 | $23,696 |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech University | $52,279 | $11,864 |
| 12 | Xavier University of Louisiana | $52,184 | $17,127 |
| 63 | Central Louisiana Technical Community CollegeThis school | $29,558 | $5,702 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Central Louisiana Technical Community College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$5,683 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$5,393 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$8,092 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Central Louisiana Technical Community College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $4,099 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $4,099 |
| Average Net Price | $5,702 |
69.4%
Pell Grant Rate
44.9%
Federal Loan Rate
$7,000
Median Debt
$74/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Central Louisiana Technical Community College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $5,497 to $9,532 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -21.3%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$5,497
Highest year
$9,532
Most recent (2023)
$5,497
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $6,9812023 · $5,497
Over the same years, enrollment went -23.6% (1,439 → 1,100 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
55.8%
Female
56.1%
First Generation
Outcomes
$29,573
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 72.4% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $29,573 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $29,558 |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $7,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $74/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 6 | 1,193 | $39,075 | $54,408 | $5,375 |
| Associate's | 1 | 24 | $30,999 | $30,999 | - |
Top programs at Central Louisiana Technical Community College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Electrical and Power Trans…
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
$54,408 median earnings
- Precision Metal Working
Precision Metal Working
$49,569 median earnings
- Practical Nursing, Vocatio…
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
$44,970 median earnings
- Business Operations Suppor…
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
$30,999 median earnings
- Health Aides/Attendants/Or…
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies
$27,344 median earnings
- Business Operations Suppor… $19,082
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
$19,082 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Certificate | 102 | $54,408 | - |
| Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 467 | $49,569 | - |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 323 | $44,970 | $5,250 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Associate's | 24 | $30,999 | - |
| Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies | Certificate | 22 | $27,344 | $5,500 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Certificate | 244 | $19,082 | - |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 35 | - | - |
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Similar Reported Net Price
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Central Louisiana Technical Community College? ▼
Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public institution in Alexandria, Louisiana. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,078 students.
How much do Central Louisiana Technical Community College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Central Louisiana Technical Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $29,558 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $29,573.
How much does Central Louisiana Technical Community College cost? ▼
The average net price at Central Louisiana Technical Community College is $5,702. In-state tuition is $4,099 and out-of-state tuition is $4,099. Median student debt at graduation is $7,000.
What is the graduation rate at Central Louisiana Technical Community College? ▼
Central Louisiana Technical Community College has a 72.4% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Central Louisiana Technical Community College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Central Louisiana Technical Community College is $7,000, while former students earn a median of $29,558 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 24% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $74.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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