Northshore Technical Community College

Lacombe, LA · Public · northshorecollege.edu/ ↗

Northshore Technical Community College is a public college in Lacombe, Louisiana, located in a rural area on the fringe of an urban area. It enrolls 2,505 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards certificates. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, Precision Metal Working, and Electrical and Power Transmission Installers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Northshore Technical Community College at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
2,505
Similar schools: 878
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$8,484
Similar schools: $8,761
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$34,133
Similar schools: $42,807
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$11,000
Similar schools: $9,750

What the data shows about Northshore Technical Community College

Comparisons below use the medians for the 662 public schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $8,484 a year, about the same as the $8,761 median for similar schools. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $34,133, lower than the $42,807 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $11,000 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,750).