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South Louisiana Community College

Lafayette, Louisiana·Public, 2-year·Southeast·solacc.edu
6-yr Graduation
30%
Total enrollment
6,238
peer median 4,913
Avg net price
$9,684
+$444 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
30%
Full-time retention
54%

Pell equity

5.0pp gap
Pell recipients
27%
Non-Pell
32%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 48 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 41 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
48
Passing
7
14.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

48programs
  • Passing7 · 14.6%
  • No Data41 · 85.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
2
Safe
4
No data
41

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.

7
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+0.2%
$32,272 vs $32,203
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+13.9%
$36,681 vs $32,203
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+18.7%
$38,236 vs $32,203
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+73.1%
$55,737 vs $32,203
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+102.6%
$65,243 vs $32,203
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+122.5%
$71,640 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+159.6%
$83,584 vs $32,203

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+0.2%
+$69

Debt vs earnings

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

10
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
32%
$9,500 debt · $29,397 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
29%
$10,500 debt · $36,681 earn
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
25%
$9,375 debt · $38,236 earn
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
24%
$13,350 debt · $55,737 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
21%
$9,723 debt · $46,831 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
20%
$16,745 debt · $83,584 earn
Precision Metal Working
Undergraduate Certificate · Precision Production
13%
$5,500 debt · $43,484 earn
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
12%
$7,500 debt · $65,243 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 2007Next review Jun 2029
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 2004

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 18

  1. Dec 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Nov 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    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. Jul 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Apr 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

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$8,521
$30–48k$9,209
$48–75k$11,448
$75–110k$12,940
$110k+$13,855

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

Avg net price
$9,684
+$444vs Community College median $9,240
Federal loans
35.6%
In-state tuition
$4,210
Out-of-state
$4,210

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 4,224 students received $21.2M in Pell grants, alongside $17.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
4,224
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$21.2M
$21,191,985 total
Direct Loans
$17.7M
5,049 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
20
3k
21
4k
22
4k
23
4k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$8.0M
2,577 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$9.7M
2,449 loan awards
Parent PLUS$91K
23 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 1,513 borrowers who entered repayment, 74 (4.8%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.8%
+2.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,513
Defaulted
74
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
25.1%
2017
20.8%
2018
15.6%
2019
4.8%
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 Solacc

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs42
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

722 total completions
01Liberal Arts
25635.5%
02Health Professions
19326.7%
03Business
12917.9%
04Computer Sciences
466.4%
05Mechanic
365.0%
06Engineering Tech
294.0%
07Security/Protective
233.2%
08Personal/Culinary
101.4%
09Transportation
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
6,238
12-mo unduplicated
7,826
Undergraduate
7,826
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
37%2,901
Women
63%4,925

Race / ethnicity composition

White
46.5%
Black
41.4%
Hispanic
4.9%
Two or more
3.5%
Asian
1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.6%
Non-resident
0.5%
Unknown
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

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 · 5,677 students

3-year trend

0.172 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
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

    1
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons20
    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
    21.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    150

    Solacc vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Solacc 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
    SubjectSouth Louisiana Community College
    30%6,238$9,684Community College
    Louisiana Delta Community College
    3,463$8,306Community College
    Louisiana State University-Eunice
    3,670$9,619Community College
    SOWELA Technical Community College
    3,446$8,861Community College
    Somerset Community College
    6,155$3,913Community College
    George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
    6,424$14,042Community College
    Peer group median30%4,913$9,240

    Frequently asked questions about South Louisiana Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Solacc.

    What is the graduation rate at South Louisiana Community College?

    South Louisiana Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 30% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend South Louisiana Community College?

    South Louisiana Community College reports a total enrollment of 6,238 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at South Louisiana Community College?

    The average net price at South Louisiana Community College is $9,684 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is South Louisiana Community College located?

    South Louisiana Community College is located in Lafayette, Louisiana 70506-4109.

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