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Northshore Technical Community College

Lacombe, Louisiana·Public, 2-year·Southeast·northshorecollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
40%
Total enrollment
5,975
peer median 5,297
Avg net price
$9,942
+$4.0k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
40%
Full-time retention
56%

Pell equity

21.0pp gap
Pell recipients
41%
Non-Pell
20%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

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

Of 31 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 31 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
31
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

31programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data31 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
31

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.

3
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
27%
$8,750 debt · $32,380 earn
Precision Metal Working
Undergraduate Certificate · Precision Production
27%
$11,000 debt · $41,162 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$9,750 debt · $51,796 earn

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,500
$30–48k$9,519
$48–75k$11,369
$75–110k$14,052
$110k+$14,067

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

Avg net price
$9,942
+$4,004vs Community College median $5,939
Federal loans
15.1%
In-state tuition
$4,203
Out-of-state
$4,203

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 2,250 students received $11.3M in Pell grants, alongside $7.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,250
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$11.3M
$11,269,707 total
Direct Loans
$7.8M
2,166 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
1k
21
2k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.4M
1,106 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.4M
1,057 loan awards
Parent PLUS$9K
3 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 673 borrowers who entered repayment, 52 (7.7%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
7.7%
+5.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
673
Defaulted
52
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2017
29.2%
2018
21.1%
2019
7.7%
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 NTCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs33
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

227 total completions
01Liberal Arts
10546.3%
02Mechanic
7332.2%
03Computer Sciences
3214.1%
04Agriculture
114.8%
05Security/Protective
62.6%
06Health Professions
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
5,975
12-mo unduplicated
6,723
Undergraduate
6,723
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
46%3,100
Women
54%3,623

Race / ethnicity composition

White
53.7%
Black
36.5%
Hispanic
5.5%
Two or more
2.9%
Asian
0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Unknown
0.3%
Non-resident
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

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 · 5,074 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
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
    42.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    72

    NTCC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions NTCC 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
    SubjectNorthshore Technical Community College
    40%5,975$9,942Community College
    Nunez Community College
    2,819$10,017Community College
    West Kentucky Community and Technical College
    5,274$5,023Community College
    Holmes Community College
    5,039$5,980Community College
    Southern Regional Technical College
    5,381$1,085Community College
    Gateway Community and Technical College
    5,320$5,897Community College
    Peer group median40%5,297$5,939

    Frequently asked questions about Northshore Technical Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about NTCC.

    What is the graduation rate at Northshore Technical Community College?

    Northshore Technical Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 40% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Northshore Technical Community College?

    Northshore Technical Community College reports a total enrollment of 5,975 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Northshore Technical Community College?

    The average net price at Northshore Technical Community College is $9,942 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Northshore Technical Community College located?

    Northshore Technical Community College is located in Lacombe, Louisiana 70445.

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