Blue Cliff College-Lafayette
Tel:
(337) 269-0620
- Blue Cliff College is committed to using its human and physical resources to provide services facilitating personal growth, professional development and a sense of responsibility to our students. The primary purpose of Blue Cliff College is to help students develop a high level of competency, which is accomplished through the pursuit, assimilation, and dissemination of knowledge in academic programs. The most compelling purpose of the college is to prepare the students to function proficiently in a competitive society in the career of their choice and to create within them an awareness of professional and social responsibilities, along with an appreciation of principles of ethical conduct.
School Highlights
Blue Cliff College-Lafayette serves 291 students (100% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the state community college average of 18:1.
Minority enrollment is 75% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 61%.
School Overview
The teacher population of 22 teachers has grown by 266% over five years.
Blue Cliff College-Lafayette | (LA) Community College Avg. | |
Carnegie Classification | Not applicable, not in Carnegie universe (not accredited or nondegree-granting) | Associate's--Public Urban-serving Multicampus |
Institution Level | Less than 2 yrs | At least 2 years but < 4 years |
Institution Control | Public | Public |
Total Faculty | 22 staff | 37 staff |
Number of Programs Offered | 6 | 6 |
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 94% | 92% |
Median Debt for Graduates | $10,289 | $12,000 |
Median Debt for Dropouts | $4,548 | $5,500 |
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Blue Cliff College-Lafayette is Remington College-Lafayette Campus (1.5 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Remington College-Lafayette CampusPrivate not-for-profit305 students | 1.50 Mi303 Rue Louis XIV
Lafayette, LA 70508
(337) 981-4010 1.50305 - 6,698 students | 3.20 Mi1101 Bertrand Drive
Lafayette, LA 70506
(337) 521-9000 3.206,698 - 376 students | 11.50 Mi600 S Martin Luther King Jr Drive
Saint Martinville, LA 70582
(337) 394-6466 11.50376 - 750 students | 13.60 Mi609 Ember Dr
New Iberia, LA 70560
(337) 373-0011 13.60750
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