After Northshore Technical Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Lacombe, Louisiana · Public · 5,716 undergrads
The typical student earns $29,734 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $12,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$29.7k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$12k
median federal debt at graduation.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
32%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
43%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
24%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
369
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
10%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$27,306
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$29,088
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$29,734
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$12,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$7,772
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$8,250
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,500
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers