by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend South Louisiana Community College, including attendance costs, projected four- and two-year degree costs, average net price, debt outcomes, and how aid is distributed across income levels.
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Published attendance costs at South Louisiana Community College amounts to about $15,723.00 a year.
The three scenarios below move from the full sticker price, to the net price after average aid, to the net price low-income students typically pay.
| Tuition and fees | $4,210.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $11,513.00 |
| Total cost | $15,723.00 |
| That is 18% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $15,723.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$6,480.00 |
| Net price | $9,243.00 |
| That is 52% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $15,723.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$7,251.00 |
| Net price | $8,472.00 |
| That is 56% below the national average net price. | |
| Go deeper on the components with tuition and fees and room and board. |
Published costs have climbed year over year by roughly 0.0% 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. Loan math assumes ten-year repayment at 6.8% interest.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Freshman year | $8,475.00 | $9,247.00 | $15,729.00 |
| Senior year | $8,485.00 | $9,258.00 | $15,748.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $33,922.00 | $37,009.00 | $62,954.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $12,923.00 | $14,099.00 | $23,983.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $390.00 | $426.00 | $724.00 |
| Total amount paid | $46,844.00 | $51,108.00 | $86,938.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Freshman year | $8,475.00 | $9,247.00 | $15,729.00 |
| Senior year | $8,479.00 | $9,250.00 | $15,735.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $16,954.00 | $18,497.00 | $31,465.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $6,459.00 | $7,047.00 | $11,987.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $195.00 | $213.00 | $362.00 |
| Total amount paid | $23,413.00 | $25,544.00 | $43,452.00 |
See the full net-price breakdown in the net price section below.
Net price reflects the true cost to attend after grant and scholarship aid is deducted. For most prospective students, net price gives a more realistic estimate than sticker tuition.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $12,564.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $9,684.00 |
Net price is far from uniform: lower-income families typically pay much less after aid. The breakdown below splits average net price across income brackets:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $8,521.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $9,209.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $11,448.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $12,940.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $13,855.00 |
Get a tailored estimate from the [South Louisiana Community College Net Price Calculator](https://www.solacc.edu/financial-aid/files/calculator/net price calculator 2022-2023.html), or reach out to the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the financial aid breakdown.
Typical debt at graduation from South Louisiana Community College comes to $7,250.00, which the Department of Education classifies as a Very Low (<$10k) burden tier.
The full distribution of debt at graduation looks like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $1,104.00 |
| 25th | $2,000.00 |
| Median (50th) | $7,250.00 |
| 75th | $6,500.00 |
| 90th | $10,500.00 |
How far apart the 10th and 90th percentiles sit tells you how uneven debt outcomes are.
Explore borrowing, repayment, and default in detail on the student loan debt detail.
Student debt at graduation is not evenly distributed across income levels. The breakdown below segments borrowers by family income at entry:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $8,000.00 |
| Middle income | $5,500.00 |
| High income | $5,500.00 |
Borrowers from lower-income families leave school with $2,500.00 more than graduates from high-income families.
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $7,500.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,763.00 |
First-generation borrowers from South Louisiana Community College carry $1,737.00 in additional median debt versus continuing-generation peers.
The Pell Grant is the largest federal grant for undergraduates from low-income families. Contrasting Pell and non-Pell borrowers shows how need shapes debt.
The median debt gap between Pell and non-Pell graduates of South Louisiana Community College comes to $2,379.00. This school carries a federal Pell-debt-inequity flag.
The default-rate category at South Louisiana Community College is Low (<5%).
For scale, federal Stafford loan disbursements at South Louisiana Community College total $94,290,413.00 over 10,682 disbursements.
Veterans and active-duty servicemembers can tap dedicated federal aid programs including the GI Bill and Tuition Assistance from the Department of Defense.
| GI Bill recipients | 78 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $3,053.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the college veterans page.
Beyond the data above, it helps to ask a few questions when weighing South Louisiana Community College, the questions below are worth your time:
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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.