2026 Rankings · LA
Best Trade Colleges in Louisiana
66 ranked trade colleges in Louisiana out of 2,826 nationally
66
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Top Trade Colleges in Louisiana
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#1 in LA
#64 nationally
#1
Complete Data Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
Minden, LA
See the campus Public
Overall Score 73.5
73.5 / 100
Completion 76%
51.6% complete programs Retention 90%
79% retained Productivity 96%
1110 completions Enrollment 1,065
Programs 9 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,214
#2 in LA
#70 nationally
#2
Complete Data Louisiana Culinary Institute
Baton Rouge, LA
See the campus Private For-Profit
Overall Score 73.2
73.2 / 100
Completion 88%
68.9% complete programs Retention 99%
95% retained Productivity 82%
44 completions Enrollment 77
Programs 2 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $15,500
#3 in LA
#74 nationally
#3
Complete Data Central Louisiana Technical Community College
Alexandria, LA
See the campus Public
Overall Score 72.3
72.3 / 100
Completion 80%
58.5% complete programs Retention 77%
73% retained Productivity 93%
1097 completions Enrollment 1,345
Programs 10 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,335
#4 in LA
#77 nationally
#4
Complete Data Blue Cliff College-Metairie
Metairie, LA
See the campus Private For-Profit
Overall Score 72.1
72.1 / 100
Completion 76%
51.7% complete programs Retention 99%
100% retained Productivity 91%
212 completions Enrollment 291
Programs 2 fields
#5 in LA
#114 nationally
#5
Complete Data ITI Technical College
Baton Rouge, LA
See the campus Private For-Profit
Overall Score 69.9
69.9 / 100
Completion 96%
79.4% complete programs Retention 74%
72% retained Productivity 66%
218 completions Enrollment 555
Programs 6 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $11,561
#6 in LA
#242 nationally
#6
Complete Data Delta College of Arts & Technology
Baton Rouge, LA
See the campus Private For-Profit
Overall Score 62
62 / 100
Completion 82%
60.7% complete programs Retention 67%
70% retained Productivity 67%
129 completions Enrollment 326
Programs 2 fields
#7 in LA
#256 nationally
#7
Complete Data SOWELA Technical Community College
Lake Charles, LA
See the campus Public
Overall Score 61.3
61.3 / 100
Completion 71%
46.4% complete programs Retention 26%
59% retained Productivity 89%
2391 completions Enrollment 3,446
Programs 14 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,335
#8 in LA
#391 nationally
#8
Complete Data Fletcher Technical Community College
Schriever, LA
See the campus Public
Overall Score 54.4
54.4 / 100
Completion 49%
34.7% complete programs Retention 48%
65% retained Productivity 77%
1373 completions Enrollment 2,663
Programs 13 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,335
#9 in LA
#425 nationally
#9
Complete Data Miller-Motte College-McCann-Monroe
Monroe, LA
See the campus Private For-Profit
Overall Score 53.2
53.2 / 100
Completion 5%
21% complete programs Retention 99%
100% retained Productivity 100%
89 completions Enrollment 8
Programs 4 fields
#10 in LA
#427 nationally
#10
Complete Data Blue Cliff College-Alexandria
Alexandria, LA
See the campus Private For-Profit
Overall Score 53
53 / 100
Completion 88%
69.2% complete programs Retention 0%
24% retained Productivity 93%
280 completions Enrollment 345
Programs 2 fields
#11 in LA
#465 nationally
#11
Complete Data Fortis College-Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, LA
See the campus Private For-Profit
Overall Score 51
51 / 100
Completion 71%
46.1% complete programs Retention 39%
63% retained Productivity 73%
219 completions Enrollment 482
Programs 2 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $16,261
#12 in LA
#539 nationally
#12
Complete Data Louisiana Delta Community College
Monroe, LA
See the campus Public
Overall Score 48.2
48.2 / 100
Completion 52%
35.9% complete programs Retention 19%
57% retained Productivity 63%
1279 completions Enrollment 3,463
Programs 13 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,214
#13 in LA
#545 nationally
#13
Complete Data Northshore Technical Community College
Lacombe, LA
See the campus Public
Overall Score 47.8
47.8 / 100
Completion 61%
40.1% complete programs Retention 17%
56% retained Productivity 68%
2427 completions Enrollment 5,975
Programs 13 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,214
#14 in LA
#610 nationally
#14
Complete Data South Louisiana Community College
Lafayette, LA
See the campus Public
Overall Score 45
45 / 100
Completion 34%
30.8% complete programs Retention 13%
54% retained Productivity 78%
3264 completions Enrollment 6,238
Programs 12 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,335
#15 in LA
#668 nationally
#15
Complete Data Nunez Community College
Chalmette, LA
See the campus Public
Overall Score 41.9
41.9 / 100
Completion 53%
36.1% complete programs Retention 11%
52% retained Productivity 65%
1088 completions Enrollment 2,819
Programs 14 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,335
#16 in LA
#765 nationally
#16
Complete Data River Parishes Community College
Gonzales, LA
See the campus Public
Overall Score 37.6
37.6 / 100
Completion 17%
25.9% complete programs Retention 8%
50% retained Productivity 89%
1802 completions Enrollment 2,597
Programs 9 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,335
#17 in LA
#796 nationally
#17
Complete Data Bossier Parish Community College
Bossier City, LA
See the campus Public
Overall Score 36
36 / 100
Completion 9%
23.1% complete programs Retention 7%
49% retained Productivity 73%
2532 completions Enrollment 5,561
Programs 17 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,335
#18 in LA
#930 nationally
#18
Complete Data Delgado Community College
New Orleans, LA
See the campus Public
Overall Score 29
29 / 100
Completion 3%
20.1% complete programs Retention 8%
50% retained Productivity 34%
2852 completions Enrollment 12,712
Programs 17 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,214
#19 in LA
#964 nationally
#19
Complete Data Baton Rouge Community College
Baton Rouge, LA
See the campus Public
Overall Score 26.4
26.4 / 100
Completion 5%
21.2% complete programs Retention 12%
53% retained Productivity 33%
2499 completions Enrollment 11,182
Programs 18 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,237
#20 in LA
#1010 nationally
#20
Complete Data Louisiana State University-Eunice
Eunice, LA
See the campus Public
Overall Score 20.6
20.6 / 100
Completion 7%
22.7% complete programs Retention 6%
48% retained Productivity 29%
772 completions Enrollment 3,670
Programs 8 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $2,868
#21 in LA
#1017 nationally
#21
Complete Data Southern University at Shreveport
Shreveport, LA
See the campus Public
Overall Score 16.2
16.2 / 100
Completion 3%
19.7% complete programs Retention 2%
38% retained Productivity 4%
358 completions Enrollment 2,951
Programs 11 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $2,618
#22 in LA
#1184 nationally
#22
Partial Data Infinity College
Lafayette, LA
See the campus Private For-Profit
Overall Score 66.8
66.8 / 100
Retention 45%
80% retained Productivity 84%
193 completions Enrollment 179
Programs 5 fields
#23 in LA
#1370 nationally
#23
Partial Data Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette
Lafayette, LA
See the campus Private For-Profit
Overall Score 60.7
60.7 / 100
Retention 21%
65% retained Productivity 96%
415 completions Enrollment 229
Programs 3 fields
#24 in LA
#1374 nationally
#24
Partial Data Cosmetology Training Center
Lafayette, LA
See the campus Private For-Profit
Overall Score 60.6
60.6 / 100
Retention 86%
100% retained Productivity 26%
68 completions Enrollment 125
Programs 2 fields
#25 in LA
#1528 nationally
#25
Partial Data Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington
Covington, LA
See the campus Private For-Profit
Overall Score 57.1
57.1 / 100
Retention 56%
84% retained Productivity 66%
1756 completions Enrollment 2,078
Programs 1 fields
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