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Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
9500 Industrial Drive, Minden, LA 71055 · Public 2-year · (318) 371-3035 · School website
Career programs at Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College reported 620 certificate and associate completions in 10 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in welding (174). College Scorecard counts 866 undergraduates.
| Program | Award | Length | Program cost | Completions | Earnings, 1 yr | Funding and results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 174 | $23,313 | WIOA list |
| CNA | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 144 | Not published | WIOA list |
| LPN/LVN | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 88 | Not published | WIOA list |
| Automotive | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 59 | Not published | WIOA list |
| HVAC | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 48 | $33,495 | WIOA list |
| Barbering | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 | Not published | WIOA list |
| Electrician | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 | Not published | WIOA list |
| Diesel | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 | Not published | WIOA list |
| IT support | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 | Not published | WIOA list |
| Plumbing | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | Not published |
Program cost is the whole-program tuition and fees a clock-hour school reports to IPEDS for its largest programs (2024-25). Earnings are College Scorecard medians for graduates of this school in that field, one year after completing; small cohorts are not published. WIOA list means the program appears on the state's eligible training provider list in the U.S. Department of Labor file (programs listed as of June 30, 2025).
Cost and aid at Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
What a year costs, 2024-25
- Tuition and fees, in districtIPEDS, academic-year schools
- $4,109
- Tuition and fees, in stateIPEDS
- $4,109
- Books and suppliesIPEDS
- $1,300
- Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
- $9,256
- Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students
- $32,503
Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.
- Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
- Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)
- Veterans and military page (link from IPEDS)
How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.
More Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College programs on the WIOA list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREENAPPLE LABS: Electrical Certifications Wire PathwaysGREENAPPLE LABS: Electrical Certifications Wire Pathways · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 46.0303 | $389+ $100 books | 8 weeks, 30 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Power Line WorkerLocal Certification of Completion of the 32 week training (Required for entrance into Apprenticeship Level C) · In person · CIP 46.0303 | $11,000+ $3,780 books | 32 weeks, 36 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Medical AssistantCertified Clinical Medical Assistant · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 51.0801 | $2,000 | 8 weeks, 50 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| PhlebotomyAmerican Society of Phlebotomy Technicians · In person · CIP 51.1009 | $1,495+ $200 books | 13 weeks, 12 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. IPEDS does not list these program types at this campus. Matched to Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College by provider name and place, by DOL's provider ID, or as another site of the school (its exact name or website, the only match in the state; "Listed at" names that site's town).
DOL marks this state's outcome reporting with a data quality note: read completion and employment figures with care.
Other welding programs within 40 miles
- Bossier Parish Community CollegeBossier City, LA · 22.6 mi