by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend Baton Rouge Community College, from sticker cost of attendance and projected degree cost to net price, debt at graduation, and aid breakdowns.
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What it costs to attend Baton Rouge Community College stands at about $16,303.00 annually.
Here the cost is broken out three ways: no aid, average aid, and the aid a low-income student typically receives.
| Tuition and fees | $4,321.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $11,982.00 |
| Total cost | $16,303.00 |
| That is 15% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $16,303.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$7,048.00 |
| Net price | $9,255.00 |
| That is 52% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $16,303.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$7,662.00 |
| Net price | $8,641.00 |
| That is 55% below the national average net price. | |
| Want the line-by-line detail? Dig into tuition and fees plus room and board. |
The reported cost series has been increasing by roughly 0.8% a year, so a full degree will cost more than a single year — the tables below carry that forward. The tables below project the cost forward across a full degree, side by side for a low-income student with aid, a typical student with average aid, and a student paying full sticker price with no aid. The loan rows amortise the projected total over a ten-year, 6.8% repayment.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Freshman year | $8,709.00 | $9,328.00 | $16,432.00 |
| Senior year | $8,917.00 | $9,551.00 | $16,824.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $35,252.00 | $37,757.00 | $66,510.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $13,430.00 | $14,384.00 | $25,338.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $406.00 | $435.00 | $765.00 |
| Total amount paid | $48,681.00 | $52,141.00 | $91,847.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Freshman year | $8,709.00 | $9,328.00 | $16,432.00 |
| Senior year | $8,778.00 | $9,402.00 | $16,562.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $17,487.00 | $18,730.00 | $32,993.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $6,662.00 | $7,135.00 | $12,569.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $201.00 | $216.00 | $380.00 |
| Total amount paid | $24,149.00 | $25,865.00 | $45,562.00 |
Read more in the net-price section.
Net price reflects the true cost to attend after grant and scholarship aid is deducted. It is usually a better planning number than the sticker cost above.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $9,474.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $10,171.00 |
What families actually pay shifts with income, since need-based grants are larger for lower-income students. The figures below give average net price by income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $9,219.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $9,271.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $11,345.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $14,678.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $15,093.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s Baton Rouge Community College Net Price Calculator, or reach out to the financial aid office.
Dig into how aid is awarded on the financial aid breakdown.
The median graduating debt at Baton Rouge Community College is $7,000.00, which the Department of Education classifies as a Very Low (<$10k) debt-load classification.
The percentile breakdown reveals the full debt landscape:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $1,898.00 |
| 25th | $3,008.00 |
| Median (50th) | $7,000.00 |
| 75th | $10,000.00 |
| 90th | $18,753.00 |
The distance from the 10th to the 90th percentile shows how widely debt outcomes vary.
Dig deeper into debt on the student loan debt page.
Debt at graduation is far from uniform across income levels. Below, debt is broken out by low, middle, and high family income:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $7,500.00 |
| Middle income | $5,750.00 |
| High income | $5,500.00 |
Low-income graduates carry $2,000.00 in extra median debt compared with high-income peers.
First-gen students typically face different financial-aid contexts than students whose parents attended college.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $7,056.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $6,000.00 |
First-generation graduates from Baton Rouge Community College leave with $1,056.00 in extra median debt compared with continuing-generation peers.
The Pell Grant is the main federal need-based award for undergraduates. Looking at Pell recipients versus non-recipients tells us how debt is distributed across need.
The median debt difference between Pell-eligible and non-Pell graduates of Baton Rouge Community College comes to $1,750.00. This institution is flagged by federal data for Pell-debt inequity.
The default-rate classification at Baton Rouge Community College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 25.8% |
To give some context for these rates, Stafford loans disbursed at Baton Rouge Community College come to $195,597,955.00 distributed across 20,399 recipients.
Veterans and current servicemembers may be eligible for major federal education benefits including the GI Bill and Tuition Assistance from the Department of Defense.
| GI Bill recipients | 131 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $3,202.00 |
For the full rundown of veteran and military benefits, see the veterans benefits detail.
The figures above are a starting point — as you weigh Baton Rouge Community College, consider the following:
Dig further into the cost picture with the related pages below:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.