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Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana·Public, 2-year·Southeast·mybrcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
31%
Total enrollment
11,182
peer median 11,334
Avg net price
$10,171
-$259 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
31%
Full-time retention
53%

Pell equity

17.0pp gap
Pell recipients
27%
Non-Pell
44%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.0-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 47 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 40 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
47
Passing
7
14.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

47programs
  • Passing7 · 14.9%
  • No Data40 · 85.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
6
No data
40

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.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

7
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+23.4%
$39,734 vs $32,203
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+29.1%
$41,587 vs $32,203
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+31.3%
$42,298 vs $32,203
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+38.9%
$44,719 vs $32,203
Construction Management
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+125.5%
$72,619 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+138.3%
$76,746 vs $32,203
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+341.0%
$142,004 vs $32,203

Debt vs earnings

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

7
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
40%
$17,750 debt · $44,719 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
32%
$12,500 debt · $39,734 earn
Precision Metal Working
Undergraduate Certificate · Precision Production
25%
$12,500 debt · $49,233 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
21%
$16,109 debt · $76,746 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$6,250 debt · $33,346 earn
Construction Management
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
15%
$10,750 debt · $72,619 earn
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
7%
$10,000 debt · $142,004 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 2004Next review Jun 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 16

  1. Dec 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Dec 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

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$9,219
$30–48k$9,271
$48–75k$11,345
$75–110k$14,678
$110k+$15,093

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

Avg net price
$10,171
-$259vs Community College median $10,430
Federal loans
57.0%
In-state tuition
$4,221
Out-of-state
$4,221

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 7,327 students received $32.6M in Pell grants, alongside $27.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
7,327
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$32.6M
$32,649,750 total
Direct Loans
$27.3M
7,840 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
20
5k
21
5k
22
6k
23
7k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$11.7M
3,990 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$15.6M
3,827 loan awards
Parent PLUS$93K
23 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 2,177 borrowers who entered repayment, 107 (4.9%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.9%
+2.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,177
Defaulted
107
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
17.9%
2017
17.1%
2018
14.8%
2019
4.9%
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 Baton Rouge Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs53
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

597 total completions
01Liberal Arts
17028.5%
02Business
15826.5%
03Health Professions
12420.8%
04Engineering Tech
437.2%
05Security/Protective
274.5%
06Mechanic
193.2%
07Computer Sciences
183.0%
08Family/Consumer Sci
142.3%
09Education
132.2%
10Agriculture
111.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
11,182
12-mo unduplicated
15,384
Undergraduate
15,384
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
36%5,597
Women
64%9,787

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
53.5%
White
35.8%
Hispanic
5.0%
Two or more
2.3%
Asian
1.2%
Non-resident
1.2%
Unknown
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
96
62 M · 34 W
Women athletes
35.4%
Athletic aid
$198K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$98K
$100K
Recruiting expense
$800
$1K
Head-coach salaries
$62K
$61K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Baseball
40 M ·
$244K
Basketball
22 M · 13 W
$441K
Softball
· 21 W
$198K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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 · 9,284 students

3-year trend

0.272 yrs ago0.531 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
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
    1
    Stalking
    1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons10
    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
    32.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    108

    Baton Rouge Community College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Baton Rouge Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectBaton Rouge Community College
    31%11,182$10,171Community College
    Delgado Community College
    12,712$11,926Community College
    Bossier Parish Community College
    5,561$9,840Community College
    Guilford Technical Community College
    11,485$13,926Community College
    Bluegrass Community and Technical College
    12,965$5,920Community College
    Fletcher Technical Community College
    2,663$10,689Community College
    Peer group median31%11,334$10,430

    Frequently asked questions about Baton Rouge Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Baton Rouge Community College.

    What is the graduation rate at Baton Rouge Community College?

    Baton Rouge Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 31% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Baton Rouge Community College?

    Baton Rouge Community College reports a total enrollment of 11,182 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Baton Rouge Community College?

    The average net price at Baton Rouge Community College is $10,171 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Baton Rouge Community College located?

    Baton Rouge Community College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806.

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