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Bossier Parish Community College

Bossier City, Louisiana · Public community college

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15%completion rate · Louisiana avg 59%
$17,500median debt of graduates
$26,552median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$34,502median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy | American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Edu | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (Accredited)
Address: 6220 East Texas, Bossier City, LA 71111 · Phone: (318) 678-6000 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Bossier Parish Commun… Bossier Parish Commun…: 15.2% 15.2% Louisiana average Louisiana average: 59.2% 59.2% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Medical assistants$28,970$36,320$38,550
Emergency medical technicians$27,390$35,870$38,110
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$45,810$57,470$61,220
Chefs and head cooks$32,320$45,570$59,020
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$42,810$62,250$77,310
Phlebotomists$29,770$36,120$44,130
Surgical technologists$36,580$57,370$62,790
Hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists$21,590$26,030$29,530
Electricians$38,750$61,540$72,840
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers$36,950$58,650$65,990
Pharmacy technicians$36,100$44,410$47,970
Nursing assistants$27,980$30,510$35,100
Medical records specialists$32,900$44,610$61,150

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Louisiana (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 49 not reported not reported not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 2–4 years 29 not reported not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 1–2 years 27 not reported $14,318 not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 20 $37,825 $33,565 $14,903
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 18 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 16 $65,176 $39,009 $12,703
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 16 $37,825 $33,565 $14,903
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 15 not reported not reported not reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 15 not reported $24,267 $16,746
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 14 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 11 not reported not reported not reported
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, 1–2 years 11 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 8 not reported not reported not reported
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 1–2 years 7 not reported not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate degree 6 not reported not reported not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Associate degree 6 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 6 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 5 $65,176 $39,009 $12,703
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 5 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 5 $37,825 $33,565 $14,903
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 3 $37,825 $33,565 $14,903
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 1 not reported not reported not reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Certificate, under 300 hours 1 not reported $24,267 $16,746
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 1–2 years 1 not reported not reported not reported
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 300–899 hours 1 not reported not reported not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, under 300 hours 1 not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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