Program Payoff

Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College

Minden, Louisiana. 17 certificate and associate programs, public. 17 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Louisiana.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $49,683 (12) $58,960
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
Ground Transportation Undergraduate certificate $38,289 (21) $49,320
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate $36,521 (78) $30,510
Nursing Assistants
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Undergraduate certificate $25,194 (15) $75,360
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $20,824 (32) $75,550
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate $19,045 (57) $62,250
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies Undergraduate certificate $17,363 (56) $30,510
Nursing Assistants
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate $16,786 (36) $32,480
Office Clerks, General
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Undergraduate certificate $15,922 (15) $58,650
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $58,960
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree not published $32,480
Office Clerks, General
Carpenters Undergraduate certificate not published $75,360
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Undergraduate certificate not published $102,800
Software Developers
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Undergraduate certificate not published $26,030
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $35,800
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $60,260
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $62,250
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.