Top Louisiana Community Colleges
- For the 2018-19 school year, there are 72 top community colleges located throughout Louisiana (51 public colleges and 21 private colleges), serving 90,026 students.
- For Louisiana community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $3,474 per year for in-state students and $6,533 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $12,875 per year (view national tuition costs).
- The average community college acceptance rate in Louisiana is 87% (view national acceptance rates).
- Louisiana community colleges have a diversity score of 0.66, which is higher than the national average of 0.65 (view national diversity statistics).
- Minority enrollment is 55% (majority Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 35:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(LA) School Average
American Indian
1%
Asian
2%
Hispanic
6%
Black
35%
White
45%
Two or more races
1%
Non Resident
1%
Unknown
9%
Top Louisiana Community Colleges by Town (2018-19)
- College Location Students
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702 Professional Dr N
Shreveport, LA 71105
(318)798-3333 61 students -
Baton Rouge CollegePrivate, for profit1771 N Lobdell Blvd. Suite 307
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225)454-6915n/astudents -
201 Community College Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225)216-8000 7,740 students -
Baton Rouge School of ComputersPrivate, for profit9352 Interline Ave
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(225)923-2524 78 students -
Blue Cliff College-AlexandriaPrivate, for profit1505 Metro Dr Ste 1
Alexandria, LA 71301
(318)445-2778 271 students -
Blue Cliff College-LafayettePrivate, for profit120 James Comeaux Rd.
Lafayette, LA 70508
(337)269-0620 307 students -
Blue Cliff College-MetairiePrivate, for profit3200 Cleary Ave
Metairie, LA 70002
(504)456-3141 892 students -
Blue Cliff College-ShreveportPrivate, for profit8731 Park Plaza Drive
Shreveport, LA 71105
(318)425-7941 253 students -
6220 East Texas
Bossier City, LA 71111
(318)678-6000 8,693 students -
Camelot CollegePrivate, for profit2618 Wooddale Blvd Ste A
Baton Rouge, LA 70805
(225)928-3005 247 students -
3250 North Acadian Thruway East
Baton Rouge, LA 70805
(225)359-9201 1,946 students -
Career Technical College-MonroePrivate, for profit2319 Louisville Ave
Monroe, LA 71201
(318)323-2889 623 students -
Career Technical College-ShreveportPrivate, for profit1227 Shreveport-Barksdale Hwy
Shreveport, LA 71105
(318)629-2889 303 students -
4311 South MacArthur Drive
Alexandria, LA 71302
(318)487-5443 2,049 students -
6587 Hwy 1 Bypass
Natchitoches, LA 71458
(318)357-3162n/astudents -
117 Hwy 1152
Oakdale, LA 71463
(318)335-3944n/astudents -
Court Reporting Institute of LouisianaPrivate, for profit5700 Florida Blvd
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
(225)341-2745 35 students -
615 City Park Ave
New Orleans, LA 70119
(504)671-5000 18,684 students -
Delta College of Arts & TechnologyPrivate, for profit7380 Exchange Place
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
225928-7770 641 students -
Delta School of Business and TechnologyPrivate, for profit517 Broad St
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337)439-5765 208 students -
Fortis College-Baton RougePrivate, for profit9255 Interline Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(225)248-1015 382 students -
Gretna College School of Allied HealthPrivate, for profit1415 Whitney Ave
Gretna, LA 70053
(504)366-5409 120 students -
2500 Williams Boulevard
Kenner, LA 70062
504-733-0074 361 students -
Herzing University-KennerPrivate, for profit2500 Williams Blvd
Kenner, LA 70062
(504)733-0074 381 students -
1407 Highway 311
Schriever, LA 70395
(985)448-7900 2,590 students -
Louisiana Culinary InstitutePrivate, for profit10550 Airline Hwy
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
(225)769-8820 208 students -
7500 Millhaven Rd
Monroe, LA 71203
(866)500-5322 3,081 students -
1710 Warren St
Winnsboro, LA 71295
n/astudents -
132 Old Hwy 65 South
Tallulah, LA 71282
(318)574-4820 357 students -
8100 Hwy 71 South
Alexandria, LA 71302
(318)445-3672 2,702 students -
2048 Johnson Hwy
Eunice, LA 70535
(337)457-7311 2,738 students -
1933 W Hutchinson Ave
Crowley, LA 70526
(337)788-7521 259 students -
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