10-yr median earnings
$43,011
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge
Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge is a private for-profit institution in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 74.4%
- 150%-time completion
- $14,183
- Avg net price / yr
- $43,011
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 44%
- former-student earnings, US
- 74.4%
- 150%-time completion
- +7%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge 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, 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
Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge
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 C-
$43,011
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C+
$14,183
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B+
74.4%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A+
$6,333
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
50.3%
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
$14,183
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
74.4%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 74.4%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge 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 Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge 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.
Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$43,011 Top 44% higher than 56% 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 | Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $43,011 | #2230 of 5103 | 56th |
| Average net price | $14,183 | #1930 of 5020 | 62nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 74.4% | #1074 of 4858 | 78th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 282 | #3339 of 5462 | 39th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
282
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
74.4%
150%-time completion
$43,011
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge ranks in Louisiana
State rank among 94 reporting Louisiana colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $43,011 | #30 of 94 | 68th |
| Average net price | $14,183 | #47 of 97 | 52nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 74.4% | #20 of 93 | 78th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 282 | #50 of 104 | 52nd |
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 |
| 30 | Diesel Driving Academy-Baton RougeThis school | $43,011 | $14,183 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$14,161 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$19,146 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$12,816 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $14,183 |
73.2%
Pell Grant Rate
76.9%
Federal Loan Rate
$6,333
Median Debt
$67/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $13,178 to $15,214 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +7.9%, 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
$13,178
Highest year
$15,214
Most recent (2023)
$15,214
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $14,1012023 · $15,214
Over the same years, enrollment went +5.9% (256 → 271 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
14.0%
Female
61.5%
First Generation
Outcomes
$40,253
Median Earnings (6yr)
57.2%
Earning Over $25K
50.3%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 74.4% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $40,253 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $43,011 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 57.2% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 50.3% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $6,333 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $67/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground Transportation | Certificate | 448 | $48,467 | $6,333 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge? ▼
Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge is a private for-profit institution in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Undergraduate enrollment is 282 students.
How much do Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $43,011 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $40,253.
How much does Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge cost? ▼
The average net price at Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge is $14,183.. Median student debt at graduation is $6,333.
What is the graduation rate at Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge? ▼
Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge has a 74.4% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge is $6,333, while former students earn a median of $43,011 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 15% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 50.3% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $67.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. 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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