Program Payoff

River Parishes Community College

Gonzales, Louisiana. 23 certificate and associate programs, public. 23 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Louisiana.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $9,500 $73,321 (60) $62,250
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $53,358 (13) $58,960
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate $13,228 $38,289 (23) $30,510
Nursing Assistants
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $24,562 (48) $78,810
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $36,320
Medical Assistants
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $32,480
Office Clerks, General
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree not published $32,480
Office Clerks, General
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Associate's degree not published $102,800
Software Developers
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician Associate's degree not published $110,010
Construction Managers
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $68,470
Drafters, All Other
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $68,470
Drafters, All Other
Education, General Associate's degree not published $83,710
Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Undergraduate certificate not published $75,360
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $58,960
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies Undergraduate certificate not published $30,510
Nursing Assistants
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $57,180
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Undergraduate certificate not published $58,650
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $60,260
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $60,260
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $62,250
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Undergraduate certificate not published $78,810
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services Undergraduate certificate not published $75,360
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Precision Metal Working 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.