Which South Louisiana Community College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Computer Networking graduates leave with a median of $10,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 6 South Louisiana Community College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does South Louisiana Community College cost?

Tuition and fees are $4,210 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $12,564 a year.

How many South Louisiana Community College programs report graduate pay?

8 associate's programs and 8 certificate programs at South Louisiana Community College report first-year pay, and 13 of them also report federal debt.

South Louisiana Community College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Lafayette, LA
5,035 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

8 South Louisiana Community College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($66,842), and Liberal Arts and General Studies the least ($21,569). The median program pays $34,692. South Louisiana Community College also has 8 certificate programs that report pay.

Tuition and fees$4,210Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$12,564Per year

Graduation rate30%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 8 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Louisiana" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's 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	NursingAbout 43 graduates a year	$66,842	Not reported	$23,354	12th of 13
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 47 graduates a year	$66,452	Not reported	$15,950	2nd of 10
3	Industrial TechnologyAbout 32 graduates a year	$44,022	$50,375	$13,500	6th of 6
4	Computer NetworkingAbout 20 graduates a year	$35,328	Not reported	$10,500	1st of 1
5	Drafting and Design TechnologyAbout 10 graduates a year	$34,056	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 2
6	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 14 graduates a year	$30,348	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 2
7	BusinessAbout 137 graduates a year	$25,179	Not reported	$13,446	7th of 7
8	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 238 graduates a year	$21,569	$34,467	$18,278	9th of 10

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.

One more associate's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

All 8 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	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 250 graduates a year	$62,184	Not reported	$9,363	1st of 3
2	Practical NursingAbout 121 graduates a year	$40,153	$43,025	$20,214	14th of 15
3	Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic TechnologyAbout 47 graduates a year	$40,042	Not reported	$9,000	1st of 1
4	Electrician TrainingAbout 63 graduates a year	$38,994	Not reported	$7,409	3rd of 4
5	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 101 graduates a year	$35,177	Not reported	$5,500	3rd of 6
6	HVACAbout 25 graduates a year	$33,792	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 5
7	Welding and MachiningAbout 63 graduates a year	$25,471	$41,830	$6,125	5th of 7
8	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 50 graduates a year	$22,058	$27,307	$9,500	10th of 14

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$66,842
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$66,452
Industrial Technology$44,022
Computer Networking$35,328
Drafting and Design Technology$34,056

Lowest median debt

Computer Networking$10,500
Business$13,446
Industrial Technology$13,500
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$15,950
Liberal Arts and General Studies$18,278

Largest programs

Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 238 graduates a year
BusinessAbout 137 graduates a year
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 47 graduates a year
NursingAbout 43 graduates a year
Industrial TechnologyAbout 32 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $66,842 in their first year, the most of 8 South Louisiana Community College associate's 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