Hidden Costs of Community Colleges Web Tool
Nearly $4 billion was spent by federal, state, and local governments over five years on full-time community college students who dropped out after their first year without completing their certificate or degree programs, according to the new report, “The Hidden Costs of Community Colleges”, from AIR and College Measures.
Using U.S. Department of Education data, we have analyzed full-time students who didn’t return for a second year, while adjusting figures to account for students who transferred to four-year institutions. The cost of dropouts would be higher if part-time students and other government funding, such as direct federal support and capital expenditures, were included in the analysis.
With states and localities spending far more than the federal government on community colleges, and nearly every state facing serious budget shortfalls, the cost of community college dropouts to state taxpayers is especially troubling.
Below, you can use our interactive web tool to see how much has been spent in taxpayer dollars to educate these non-returning community college students, both at the state and institution level. In addition to the community colleges reviewed in the report, private for-profit and private not-for-profit institutions are shown below. To access the full report, please click here.
Louisiana
Estimated First-Year Attrition  |
|
18% |
Rank: 42 |
| Statewide Cost of Attrition |
|
$10,023,192 |
Rank: 31 |
| Two-Year Institution | Estimated First-Year Attrition |
State Appropriations Lost |
Student Grants Lost |
Cost of First Year Attrition |
| Delgado Community College | 17% |
$1,336,693 |
$687,898 |
$2,024,591 |
| Baton Rouge Community College | 21% |
$1,098,408 |
$483,228 |
$1,581,635 |
| Bossier Parish Community College | 20% |
$712,442 |
$377,833 |
$1,090,276 |
| Louisiana State University-Eunice | 20% |
$582,975 |
$345,291 |
$928,267 |
| Southern University at Shreveport | 18% |
$329,785 |
$243,388 |
$573,174 |
| Delta School of Business and Technology | 20% |
$0 |
$162,019 |
$162,019 |
| South Louisiana Community College | 17% |
$179,614 |
$92,351 |
$271,965 |
| L E Fletcher Technical Community College | 19% |
$171,058 |
$77,025 |
$248,083 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Baton Rouge Campus | 21% |
$1,929,357 |
$69,657 |
$1,999,014 |
| Sowela Technical Community College | 15% |
$236,304 |
$68,673 |
$304,977 |
| Nunez Community College | 20% |
$112,357 |
$54,969 |
$167,327 |
| Blue Cliff College-Lafayette | 10% |
$0 |
$39,213 |
$39,213 |
| River Parishes Community College | 22% |
$164,368 |
$37,840 |
$202,208 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Natchitoches Campus | 15% |
$0 |
$36,265 |
$36,265 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Lafayette Campus | 18% |
$0 |
$27,924 |
$27,924 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Northwest Louisiana Campus | 13% |
$0 |
$27,306 |
$27,306 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Hammond Area Branch Campus | 13% |
$0 |
$27,090 |
$27,090 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Sullivan Campus | 18% |
$0 |
$22,559 |
$22,559 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Alexandria Campus | 14% |
$0 |
$21,969 |
$21,969 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Florida Parishes | 15% |
$0 |
$19,214 |
$19,214 |
| Louisiana Technical College-River Parishes Campus | 13% |
$0 |
$17,273 |
$17,273 |
| Louisiana Technical College-T H Harris Campus | 10% |
$0 |
$16,995 |
$16,995 |
| Blue Cliff College-Shreveport | 37% |
$0 |
$15,752 |
$15,752 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Lafourche Campus | 15% |
$0 |
$14,456 |
$14,456 |
| Louisiana Technical College-West Jefferson Campus | 16% |
$0 |
$13,323 |
$13,323 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Delta-Ouachita Campus | 12% |
$0 |
$12,290 |
$12,290 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Oakdale Campus | 15% |
$0 |
$12,101 |
$12,101 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Mansfield Campus | 10% |
$0 |
$11,841 |
$11,841 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Acadian Campus | 15% |
$0 |
$11,638 |
$11,638 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Sabine Valley Campus | 36% |
$0 |
$11,407 |
$11,407 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Ruston Campus | 21% |
$0 |
$10,202 |
$10,202 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Tallulah Campus | 25% |
$0 |
$9,854 |
$9,854 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Northeast LA Branch Campus | 11% |
$0 |
$9,586 |
$9,586 |
| Career Technical College | 7% |
$0 |
$8,446 |
$8,446 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Shelby Jackson Campus | 6% |
$0 |
$8,145 |
$8,145 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Ascension Campus | 31% |
$0 |
$8,131 |
$8,131 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Teche Area Campus | 25% |
$0 |
$7,136 |
$7,136 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Jefferson Campus | 12% |
$0 |
$6,389 |
$6,389 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Evangeline Campus | 26% |
$0 |
$6,336 |
$6,336 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Young Memorial Campus | 19% |
$0 |
$5,672 |
$5,672 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Huey P Long Campus | 15% |
$0 |
$4,809 |
$4,809 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Gulf Area Campus | 16% |
$0 |
$4,387 |
$4,387 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Bastrop Campus | 7% |
$0 |
$4,320 |
$4,320 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Jumonville Memorial | 5% |
$0 |
$4,184 |
$4,184 |
| Baton Rouge College | 14% |
$0 |
$2,949 |
$2,949 |
| Louisiana Technical College-North Central Campus | 20% |
$0 |
$2,939 |
$2,939 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Morgan Smith Campus | 27% |
$0 |
$2,717 |
$2,717 |
| Blue Cliff College-Metairie | 3% |
$0 |
$2,072 |
$2,072 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Lamar Salter Campus | 33% |
$0 |
$1,421 |
$1,421 |
| Louisiana Technical College-Folkes Campus | 5% |
$0 |
$1,348 |
$1,348 |
| Remington College-Baton Rouge | 22% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| Baton Rouge School of Computers | 7% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| Medvance Institute of Baton Rouge | 15% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| ITT Technical Institute-Saint Rose | 0% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| Cameron College | 6% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| Delta College of Arts & Technology | 23% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| Gretna Career College | 12% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| ITI Technical College | 19% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| Camelot College | 25% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| Remington College-Lafayette Campus | 23% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |