Private (for-profit)

Ayers Career College

Shreveport, Louisiana·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Southeast·ayers.edu
6-yr Graduation
68%
Total enrollment
256
peer median 256
Avg net price
$17,824
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
68%
Full-time retention
84%

Pell equity

8.0pp gap
Pell recipients
67%
Non-Pell
75%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 3 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 3 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
3
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

3programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data3 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
3

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
29%
$9,500 debt · $32,858 earn
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
20%
$9,500 debt · $46,632 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 1995Next review Dec 2031

Action history · 6

  1. Dec 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Feb 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Feb 2020Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Jun 2019Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Council on Occupational Education
  5. Feb 2019Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Council on Occupational Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$17,824
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$17,824
vs peer median $17,824
Federal loans
88.6%

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 315 students received $1.5M in Pell grants, alongside $1.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
315
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.5M
$1,481,051 total
Direct Loans
$1.1M
437 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$557K
221 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$534K
215 loan awards
Parent PLUS$7K
1 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 92 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (2.1%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.1%
-0.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
92
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.8%
2017
10.7%
2018
5.4%
2019
2.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Ayers Career College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs4
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
256
12-mo unduplicated
311
Undergraduate
311
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
25%79
Women
75%232

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
84.5%
White
9.9%
Two or more
3.8%
Hispanic
1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 128 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago18.631 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    18.0:1

    Frequently asked questions about Ayers Career College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Ayers Career College.

    What is the graduation rate at Ayers Career College?

    Ayers Career College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 68% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Ayers Career College?

    Ayers Career College reports a total enrollment of 256 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Ayers Career College?

    The average net price at Ayers Career College is $17,824 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Ayers Career College located?

    Ayers Career College is located in Shreveport, Louisiana 71118.

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