Career Programs at NWLTC

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College is $4,109 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .

93% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,375 (exclude student loans).

NWLTC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$4,109
Average Financial Amount	$3,375

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College offers 37 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 1,012 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate	9	0
Less than 1 Year Certificate	15	700
2 Years Certificate	13	270
Total	37	1,012

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

700 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
270 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
42 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Instrumentation Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Electrician	✕	0	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	✕	0	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Health Aide	✕	0	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	4	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Barbering/Barber	✕	15	-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	✕	0	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	340 completers	-
Instrumentation Technology/Technician	✕	328	-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	12	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Electrician	✕	9	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	120 completers	-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	✕	20	-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	✕	28	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	60	-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	12	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	75 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	75	-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation	✕	17	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	99 completers	-
Health Aide	✕	43	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	56	-
Business [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	21	-
	Total	700

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	2	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Barbering/Barber	✕	16	-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	✕	2	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	112 completers	-
Instrumentation Technology/Technician	✕	108	-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	4	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Electrician	✕	2	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	✕	8	-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	✕	7	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	21	-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	3	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	33	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	53 completers	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	53	-
Business [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	11	-
	Total	270

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	✕	0	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	37 completers	-
Instrumentation Technology/Technician	✕	37	-
Business [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	5	-
	Total	42

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 970 students are attending at Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College. There are 34 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 45 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 12 to 1 (8.33%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 66 (full-time) and 65 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College is 68% and transfer-out rate is 4%. The retention rate is 78% at the school.

NWLTC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	970
Graduation Rate	68%
Number of Faculty	79
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

Student Population at NWLTC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 957 students enrolled into Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College. By gender, 632 male and 325 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College.

Student Population By Gender
Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	957	632	325
Full-time	351	280	71
Part-tme	606	352	254

There are 491 White (51.31%), 352 Black/African American (36.78%), 48 Hispanic (5.02%), 1 Asian (0.10%), and 109 students with other races attending Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College. 1 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	957	632	325
American Indian/Native American	13	7	6
Asian	1	1	0
Black/African American	352	188	164
Hispanic	48	39	9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	3	1
White	491	360	131
Two More	29	17	12
Un-Known	18	16	2
Non-resident Alien	1	1	0

By age range, at Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College, 273 students are aged 20 to 24 (28.53% of total students), 373 students are aged below 20 (38.98%), 11 students are aged above 50 (1.46%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	957	632	325
Under 18	258	177	81
Age 18-19	115	95	20
Age 20-21	170	128	42
Age 22-24	103	65	38
Age 25-29	106	60	46
Age 30-34	76	40	36
Age 35-39	50	27	23
Age 40-49	68	35	33
Age 50-64	7	3	4
Over 64	4	2	2

Directory and Accreditation Information

Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College is accredited by Council on Occupational Education (11/11/1975 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College.

9500 Industrial Drive, Minden, LA

318-371-3035

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