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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
$10,773
+$5.1k 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

1.6pp gap
Pell recipients
41%97 of 237
Non-Pell (all)
39%61 of 155
Subsidized loan, no Pell
20%4 of 20
No Federal Aid
42%57 of 135

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

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$9,584
$30–48k$10,300
$48–75k$12,568
$75–110k$15,072
$110k+$16,668

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

Avg net price
$10,773
+$5,089vs Community College median $5,684
Federal loans
16.2%
In-state tuition
$4,299
Out-of-state
$4,299

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 2,248 students received $11.3M in Pell grants, alongside $7.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,248
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$11.3M
$11,258,265 total
Direct Loans
$7.9M
2,188 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$3.5M
1,118 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.5M
1,067 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 programs32
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

188 total completions
01Liberal Arts
6534.6%
02Mechanic
5227.7%
03Computer Sciences
4725.0%
04Health Professions
189.6%
05Agriculture
63.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
5,975
12-mo unduplicated
7,035
Undergraduate
7,035
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
42%2,987
Women
58%4,048

Race / ethnicity composition

White
50.1%
Black
39.0%
Hispanic
5.7%
Two or more
4.3%
Asian
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Unknown
0.2%
Non-resident
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 · 5,716 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$10,773Community College
    2,819$12,529Community College
    5,274$5,353Community College
    5,039$5,643Community College
    5,381$813Community College
    5,320$5,725Community College
    Peer group median40%5,297$5,684

    Institutions like NTCC

    Explore the federal data for institutions in NTCC's comparison group.

    NTCC Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness

    At NTCC, a commitment to institutional effectiveness is realized through the college's Institutional Effectiveness Plan that outlines the formal approaches and measures towards institution-wide success.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    1 member
    • Dr. Melandie McGee
      Interim Vice Provost of Research, Assessment and Planning

    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 $10,773 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.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Northshore Technical Community College?

    Northshore Technical Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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