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Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College

Minden, Louisiana·Public, 2-year·Southeast·nltcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
77%
Total enrollment
1,065
peer median 618
Avg net price
$9,847
-$326 vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
77%
Full-time retention
79%

Program outcomes

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

Of 18 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 18 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
18
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

18programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data18 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
18

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.

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 1975Next review Dec 2029

Action history · 5

  1. Jun 2025Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Sep 2024Removal of Monitoring Status
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Jun 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Mar 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education
  5. Sep 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    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$9,710
$30–48k$9,568
$48–75k$11,510
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price
$9,847
-$325vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions median $10,173
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$4,109
Out-of-state
$4,109

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 831 students received $3.8M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
831
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.8M
$3,830,170 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

No Direct Loan volume reported.

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 249 borrowers who entered repayment, 46 (18.4%) defaulted within three years above the 14.4% national rate.

Default rate
18.4%
+4.0pp vs 14.4% national
Borrowers in repayment
249
Defaulted
46
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2009
25.1%
2010
18.4%
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 NLTCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs18
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

60 total completions
01Engineering Tech
3761.7%
02Health Professions
2236.7%
03Business
11.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,065
12-mo unduplicated
1,440
Undergraduate
1,440
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
61%872
Women
39%568

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
46.4%
White
44.7%
Hispanic
3.5%
Two or more
2.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.1%
Unknown
0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%
Non-resident
0.2%
Asian
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
9.28
9 offenses · 970 students

3-year trend

9.632 yrs ago11.491 yr ago9.28Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
29
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
15
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
5
Motor vehicle theft
3
Burglary
1

By location

9total
  • On campus1
  • Public property8

VAWA offenses

5
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
5 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons20
Drugs10
Liquor10

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
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
36

NLTCC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions NLTCC 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
SubjectNorthwest Louisiana Technical Community College
77%1,065$9,847Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology
96.2%171$10,498Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Peer group median77%96.2%618$10,173

Frequently asked questions about Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about NLTCC.

What is the graduation rate at Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College?

Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 77% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College?

Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College reports a total enrollment of 1,065 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College?

The average net price at Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College is $9,847 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College located?

Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College is located in Minden, Louisiana 71055-0000.

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