How much does Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College cost?

Tuition and fees are $4,109 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $9,256 a year.

Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: Which Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College certificate program has the lowest debt?

Electromechanical Technology graduates leave with a median of $5,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 2 Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College certificate programs that report debt.

Q: How many Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College programs report graduate pay?

7 certificate programs at Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College report first-year pay, and 2 of them also report federal debt.

Public college
Minden, LA
866 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

7 Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College certificate programs report what graduates earn. Electromechanical Technology pays the most in the first year ($46,892), and Health Aides and Attendants the least ($17,649). The median program pays $30,348.

Tuition and fees$4,109Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$9,256Per year

Graduation rate77%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 7 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Louisiana" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Louisiana. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Louisiana
1	Electromechanical TechnologyAbout 312 graduates a year	$46,892	$94,383	$5,500	2nd of 2
2	Practical NursingAbout 166 graduates a year	$43,922	$45,432	$14,354	9th of 15
3	HVACAbout 34 graduates a year	$33,495	$33,882	Not reported	3rd of 5
4	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 98 graduates a year	$30,348	$34,410	Not reported	5th of 6
5	Truck Driving and Equipment OperationAbout 75 graduates a year	$24,514	$53,557	Not reported	3rd of 3
6	Welding and MachiningAbout 151 graduates a year	$23,313	$34,656	Not reported	7th of 7
7	Health Aides and AttendantsAbout 21 graduates a year	$17,649	$22,513	Not reported	4th of 4

Program names link to the program's own page, and Louisiana ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Louisiana programs in the field do too.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Electromechanical Technology$46,892
Practical Nursing$43,922
HVAC$33,495
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$30,348
Truck Driving and Equipment Operation$24,514

Lowest median debt

Electromechanical Technology$5,500
Practical Nursing$14,354

Largest programs

Electromechanical TechnologyAbout 312 graduates a year
Practical NursingAbout 166 graduates a year
Welding and MachiningAbout 151 graduates a year
Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 98 graduates a year
Truck Driving and Equipment OperationAbout 75 graduates a year

Common questions

Electromechanical Technology graduates earn a median of $46,892 in their first year, the most of 7 Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College certificate programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Louisiana rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels