Northwest Louisiana
Technical Community College
Public Community College in Minden, LA. Six-year graduation rate 77%. Median 10-year earnings $32,503.
Ten-year median earnings of $32,503 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. The six-year graduation rate of 77% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Graduation rate 77% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
A 77% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. Retention of 79% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. The part-time picture is harder: 45% return, against 79% full-time. At 17:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution. This is a public community college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 835 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $8,911 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. The gap between the $0–30k and $75–110k bands is narrow ($9,103 versus $11,662), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 76% of students receive grant aid, averaging $5,985 — common but not automatic.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 122 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $9,103 |
| $30–48k | $9,690 |
| $48–75k | $9,833 |
| $75–110k | $11,662 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Webster Parish) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality (Other - Provide unlisted or multiple justifications); School has an accreditation issue
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)