Private for-profit · Community college

LaSalle Tech

Houma, Louisiana · Small city

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Transfer rate: $13,559
Avg net price: 88%
Grad / completion: $20,975
Median earnings

LaSalle Tech is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Houma, Louisiana (small city setting), enrolling 193 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 193 undergradsSmall cityNear the coast

About Houma, Louisiana

Houma is the largest city in and the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Land claimed for the Houma Indians by the Spanish was not recognized by the United States after the Louisiana Purchase. Houma and the surrounding communities are a blend of French, Native, Cajun, African, and Creole influences. Initially, the area was colonized by French and Spanish who made their way south through Bayou Lafourche. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Small city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 45 miles to New Orleans, LA
To the ocean: 19 miles
Nearest airport: 38 miles to Louis Armstrong New Orleans (MSY) · major hub

How LaSalle Tech compares

Graduation rate88%

Higher than 88% · #8 of 73 in Louisiana

First-year retention79%

Higher than 62%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$20,975

Higher than 7% · #51 of 61 in Louisiana

Average net price$13,559

Cheaper than 56% · #30 cheapest of 71 in Louisiana

Median debt at graduation$6,333

Lower than 90%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 82%

Undergraduate enrollment193

Larger than 44%

Percentiles compare LaSalle Tech 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 race / ethnicity

White21%
Black56%
Hispanic22%
Asian0.5%
Other or multiracial0.5%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 193
Student–faculty ratio: 10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 81%
First-generation students: 68%
Students over 25: 41%
Median family income: $5,981

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 155 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Louisiana43%
Other U.S. states57%

A national draw — only 43% of first-years come from Louisiana; 57% arrive from other states.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: —
Room & board: —
Total cost of attendance: —
Average net price: $13,559

Outcomes

Graduated: 88%
First-year retention: 79%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $18,865
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $20,975
Median debt at graduation: $6,333
Students with federal loans: 80%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 59%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

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.

< $30k

$12,064

$30–48k

$17,079

$48–75k

$18,092

$75–110k

—

$110k+

—

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?

LaSalle Tech 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): $20,975
Typical debt at graduation: $6,333
Debt vs. one year's pay: 30%
Out-earn a HS grad: 18%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

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: 91°F
Winter low: 44°F
Annual rain: 65.4″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Houma, LA US station (8.8 mi from campus).

What LaSalle Tech graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

119 grads$16k 1 yr— 5 yr$8k debt

119$15,617—$7,720 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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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.