Private for-profit · Community college
Compass Career College
Hammond, Louisiana · Small suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $12,610
- Avg net price
- 59%
- Grad / completion
- $21,175
- Median earnings
Compass Career College is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Hammond, Louisiana (small suburb setting), enrolling 194 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Hammond, Louisiana
Hammond is the largest city in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States, located 45 miles (72 km) east of Baton Rouge and 45 miles (72 km) northwest of New Orleans. Peter, a sailor, had been briefly imprisoned by the British at Dartmoor Prison during the Napoleonic Wars. He escaped during a prison riot, made his way back to sea, and later reached New Orleans. The Greater St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church is listed on The National Register of Historic Places. The church was formed in 1867 by pastor Charles Daggs. Daggs was a former slave who served with the Union navy during the American Civil War. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 42 miles to Baton Rouge, LA
- To the ocean
- 15 miles
- Nearest airport
- 36 miles to Louis Armstrong New Orleans (MSY) · major hub
How Compass Career College compares
Higher than 48% · #37 of 73 in Louisiana
Higher than 34%
Higher than 7% · #50 of 61 in Louisiana
Cheaper than 60% · #27 cheapest of 71 in Louisiana
Lower than 75%
Lower than 21%
Larger than 44%
Percentiles compare Compass Career College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Louisiana.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women14173%
- Men5327%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White35%
- Black63%
- Hispanic0.5%
- Asian1.0%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 194
- Student–faculty ratio
- 22 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 82%
- First-generation students
- 63%
- Students over 25
- 35%
- Median family income
- $15,242
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
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- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $12,610
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 59%
- First-year retention
- 66%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $21,109
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $21,175
- Median debt at graduation
- $7,917
- Students with federal loans
- 62%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 57%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $20
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Compass Career College funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $21,175
- Typical debt at graduation
- $7,917
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 37%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 26%
Typical debt would take roughly 3.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 92°F
- Winter low
- 38°F
- Annual rain
- 64.2″
- Annual snow
- 0.1″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hammond 5 E, LA US station (6.4 mi from campus).
What Compass Career College graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.