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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
$12,529
+$6.5k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
27%
Full-time retention
52%

Pell equity

10.7pp gap
Pell recipients
24%27 of 112
Non-Pell (all)
35%17 of 49
Subsidized loan, no Pell
25%4 of 16
No Federal Aid
39%13 of 33

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

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.

FVT/GE

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.

DAPIP
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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$11,846
$30–48k$11,736
$48–75k$12,879
$75–110k$16,088
$110k+$16,831

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

Avg net price
$12,529
+$6,495vs Community College median $6,034
Federal loans
36.8%
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.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,526 students received $7.1M in Pell grants, alongside $7.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,526
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.1M
$7,078,439 total
Direct Loans
$7.3M
1,790 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$3.2M
956 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.0M
830 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.

Cohort Default Rate

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.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs35
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

163 total completions
01Liberal Arts
6338.7%
02Engineering Tech
5332.5%
03Business
159.2%
04Family/Consumer Sci
74.3%
05Education
63.7%
06Legal Professions
63.7%
07Construction Trades
63.7%
08Mechanic
31.8%
09Health Professions
21.2%
10Social Sciences
21.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,819
12-mo unduplicated
3,754
Undergraduate
3,754
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
37%1,407
Women
63%2,347

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
59.7%
White
28.7%
Hispanic
6.0%
Two or more
3.0%
Asian
1.1%
Non-resident
0.4%
Unknown
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
36
36 M · 0 W
Women athletes
0.0%
Athletic aid
$34K
Total student aid
Budget
$292K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$34K
—
Recruiting expense
$0
—
Head-coach salaries
$44K
—
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 1

Baseball
36 M · —
$285K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 2,950 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.

    IPEDS
    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.

    IPEDS
    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$12,529Community College
    Northshore Technical Community College
    		——5,975$10,773Community College
    Albany Technical College
    		——2,719$4,524Community College
    Meridian Community College
    		——2,780$6,351Community College
    North Georgia Technical College
    		——2,599$4,005Community College
    Ashland Community and Technical College
    		——2,552$5,717Community College
    Peer group median27%—2,750$6,034

    Institutions like Nunez Community College

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Nunez Community College's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Nunez Community College Institutional Research office

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

    Office
    Institutional Research, Effectiveness & Compliance
    Phone
    504-278-6467
    Address
    3710 Paris Road Chalmette, LA 70043

    To support the achievement of the continuous improvement of the college by providing timely, accurate, and unbiased data and analysis for state and federal reporting, institutional data-driven decision-making, assessment, grants, program health, and strategic planning.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    1 member
    • Dr. Darriona Lee
      Director of IR/IE & Compliance - SACSCOC Accreditation Liaison

    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 $12,529 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.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Nunez Community College?

    Nunez Community College's IR work is done by the Institutional Research, Effectiveness & Compliance.

    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.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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