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Bossier Parish Community College

Bossier City, Louisiana

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DR Rating
DegreeReturn Rating — Poor value

A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.

Poor return
$-137,829 over 10 years

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 2 years.

On these figures the cost and debt outweigh the earnings premium.

Never
Break-even
-496%
10-year ROI
$33,996
Median earnings as of 2024
55% of Bossier Parish Community College students earn more than a typical U.S. high-school graduate (about $28,000/yr) ten years after starting — measured from IRS tax records, not surveys.

The numbers behind the verdict

$10,706
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$33,996
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$32,318
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$17,500
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
Graduation rate as of 2024
55%
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
54%
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
Retention rate as of 2024

Lifetime ROI: the long view

Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.

$-137,829
After 10 years
$-247,869
After 20 years
$-357,909
After 30 years
$-467,949
After 40 years

Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.

Equity & access

Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.

By gender
Women
$31,303
Men
$41,729

25% gap between the two groups

By family-income background
From lower-income families
$31,271
From higher-income families
$47,009

33% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$35,622
Independent students
$33,756

5% gap between the two groups

48%
First-generation students
43%
Take federal student loans
97%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 42%Hispanic 6%Asian 1%Black 45%Other 6%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

Net price by family income

What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.

Family incomeAverage net price / yr
Family income $0–$30k$10,066
$30k–$48k$9,543
$48k–$75k$12,040
$75k–$110k$14,456
$110k+$15,240

How Bossier Parish Community College compares

This college against the Louisiana and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.

Graduate earnings over time

Median earnings of Bossier Parish Community College students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.

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Best-paying majors at Bossier Parish Community College

Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.

MajorCredentialEarnings (5 yr)Median debt10-yr ROIVerdict
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/TechniciansCertificate$86,196+3,748%Strong return
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate$72,230$23,514+1,313%Strong return
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate$47,899$15,251+78%Strong return
Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate$42,272$18,500-256%Poor return
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate$41,328$14,903-328%Poor return
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate$35,619$15,113-679%Poor return
Natural SciencesCertificate$33,996$17,499-744%Poor return
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate$30,308$20,375-910%Poor return
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate$29,235$9,606-1,210%Poor return
Precision Metal WorkingCertificate$29,131-1,582%Poor return
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate$21,129-2,330%Poor return
Health Aides/Attendants/OrderliesCertificate$18,893-2,539%Poor return
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate$17,827-2,638%Poor return

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ROI at Bossier Parish Community College

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10-yr net gain
Break-even
10-yr ROI

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Admissions & profile

Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
4,935
Undergraduates

Location

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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