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Most affordable community colleges in Louisiana

14 community colleges in Louisiana report net price data, ranging from $6,134 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $10,046. Louisiana's community colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Median net price in Louisiana

$10,046

National median for community colleges

$6,359

community colleges reporting in Louisiana

14

The most affordable community colleges in Louisiana, ranked by net price

1

Central Louisiana Technical Community College

LA

Net price

$6,134

Receive grant aid

88%

2

Louisiana Delta Community College

LA

Net price

$7,869

Receive grant aid

99%

3

River Parishes Community College

LA

Net price

$9,379

Receive grant aid

77%

4

Louisiana State University-Eunice

LA

Net price

$9,596

Receive grant aid

84%

5

Net price

$9,647

Receive grant aid

79%

6

Net price

$10,007

Receive grant aid

100%

7

SOWELA Technical Community College

LA

Net price

$10,021

Receive grant aid

86%

8

South Louisiana Community College

LA

Net price

$10,071

Receive grant aid

94%

9

Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College

LA

Net price

$10,081

Receive grant aid

88%

10

Nunez Community College

LA

Net price

$10,081

Receive grant aid

92%

11

Fletcher Technical Community College

LA

Net price

$10,430

Receive grant aid

83%

12

Northshore Technical Community College

LA

Net price

$11,053

Receive grant aid

99%

13

Southern University at Shreveport

LA

Net price

$11,609

Receive grant aid

88%

14

Delgado Community College

LA

Net price

$11,926

Receive grant aid

98%

What makes a school affordable here

In Louisiana, the most affordable community colleges share two things in common. First, low published net prices reflect both reasonable sticker prices and meaningful institutional or state aid. Second, a high share of students receive grant aid. At Central Louisiana Technical Community College, the most affordable on this list, 88% of students receive grant aid. Net price reflects what a typical family actually pays, not the sticker price you see at first glance. A school with a $50,000 sticker price and a $10,000 net price is more affordable for most families than a school with a $20,000 sticker and a $19,000 net price.

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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. See full methodology →