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Nunez Community College

Chalmette, Louisiana·Public, 2-year·Southeast·nunez.edu
6-yr Graduation
27%
Total enrollment
2,819
peer median 2,750
Avg net price
$10,017
+$4.2k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
27%
Full-time retention
52%

Pell equity

1.0pp gap
Pell recipients
24%
Non-Pell
25%

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

Program outcomes

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

Of 40 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 36 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
40
Passing
4
10.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

40programs
  • Passing4 · 10.0%
  • No Data36 · 90.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
3
No data
36

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.

4
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+13.3%
$36,470 vs $32,203
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+30.1%
$41,887 vs $32,203
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+44.4%
$46,503 vs $32,203
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+129.6%
$73,951 vs $32,203

Debt vs earnings

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

4
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
32%
$11,500 debt · $36,470 earn
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
26%
$12,000 debt · $46,503 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
22%
$9,000 debt · $41,887 earn
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
15%
$10,750 debt · $73,951 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 1992Next review Jun 2027

Action history · 7

  1. Dec 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Sep 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jun 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2022Heightened 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$9,438
$30–48k$9,807
$48–75k$9,239
$75–110k$14,344
$110k+$14,771

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

Avg net price
$10,017
+$4,158vs Community College median $5,859
Federal loans
33.7%
In-state tuition
$4,255
Out-of-state
$4,255

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,523 students received $7.1M in Pell grants, alongside $6.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,523
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.1M
$7,071,548 total
Direct Loans
$6.7M
1,772 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.0M
946 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.7M
822 loan awards
Parent PLUS$29K
4 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 757 borrowers who entered repayment, 46 (6.0%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
6.0%
+3.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
757
Defaulted
46
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
19.5%
2017
26.2%
2018
19.7%
2019
6.0%
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 Nunez Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs35
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

172 total completions
01Liberal Arts
6739.0%
02Engineering Tech
4727.3%
03Business
2212.8%
04Family/Consumer Sci
148.1%
05Education
84.7%
06Legal Professions
84.7%
07Mechanic
52.9%
08Construction Trades
10.6%
09Health Professions
00.0%
10Social Sciences
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,819
12-mo unduplicated
3,905
Undergraduate
3,905
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
37%1,447
Women
63%2,458

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
55.6%
White
31.4%
Hispanic
6.4%
Two or more
3.5%
Asian
1.2%
Unknown
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%
Non-resident
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
36
36 M · 0 W
Women athletes
0.0%
Athletic aid
$24K
Total student aid
Budget
$242K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$24K
Recruiting expense
$0
Head-coach salaries
$44K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 1

Baseball
36 M ·
$223K

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 · 2,393 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
    35.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    33

    Nunez Community College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Nunez 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
    SubjectNunez Community College
    27%2,819$10,017Community College
    Northshore Technical Community College
    5,975$9,942Community College
    Albany Technical College
    2,719$4,293Community College
    Meridian Community College
    2,780$6,811Community College
    North Georgia Technical College
    2,599$4,361Community College
    Ashland Community and Technical College
    2,552$4,907Community College
    Peer group median27%2,750$5,859

    Frequently asked questions about Nunez Community College

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

    What is the graduation rate at Nunez Community College?

    Nunez Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 27% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Nunez Community College?

    Nunez Community College reports a total enrollment of 2,819 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Nunez Community College?

    The average net price at Nunez Community College is $10,017 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Nunez Community College located?

    Nunez Community College is located in Chalmette, Louisiana 70043.

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