Bossier Parish Community College

Bossier City, LA

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 5,104
Graduate Enrollment: 0
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
Highest degree awarded: Associate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Small City (<100k)
Two-year, medium // mixed part/full-time

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 0%

Male/Female: 36% / 64% (2017)

First generation college students: 48.3% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 13.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.4% (2017)

Test scores for admission:


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 48.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 24.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 14.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 8.7% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 42.9%
Black: 42.6%
Hispanic: 5.2%
Asian: 0.9%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.6%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 1.6%
2+ races: 4.3%
Non-resident alien: 1.0%
Unknown race: 0.9%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $15,630
In-State tuition: $4,284
Out-of-State tuition: $4,284

Estimated books and supplies: $1,300 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board:
Estimated on-campus other fees:

Estimated off-campus room & board: $9,899 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $0 (2022)

Average Family Income: $35,737 (2017)
Median Family Income: $19,616 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 51.8%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 45.4%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $17,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $186 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $9,337
$30k-48k $9,427
$48k-75k $10,562
$75k-110k $13,969
$110k+ $13,486

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 0%
6-year graduation rate: 0%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 90.0% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $17,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $9,000 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $9,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $9,500 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 58.9% (2015)
@3 year 54.0% (2017)
@5 year 57.3% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 42.9% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 45.6% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $32,303 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $34,554 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Legal Support Services. 9
Associate's Degree Education, General. 9
Associate's Degree Engineering, General. 12
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. 8
Associate's Degree Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. 6
Associate's Degree Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians. 5 $69,412 ($5,784)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Construction Engineering Technologies. 2
Associate's Degree Construction Engineering Technologies. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 6
Associate's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 559
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 146 $19,750 $160 $23,830 ($1,986) $29,780 ($2,482)
Associate's Degree Natural Sciences. 59 $21,610 $186 $28,078 ($2,340)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Criminal Justice and Corrections. 84
Associate's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 66 $21,500 $216 $27,883 ($2,324) $30,344 ($2,529)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Precision Metal Working. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Design and Applied Arts. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 19
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Music. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management. 1
Associate's Degree Visual and Performing Arts, Other. 9
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Health and Medical Administrative Services. 12
Associate's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 12
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 41
Associate's Degree Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 51 $19,633 $158 $45,538 ($3,795) $34,809 ($2,901)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 31
Associate's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 25 $19,101 $135 $52,238 ($4,353)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 19 $22,756 $178
Associate's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 44 $26,618 $249 $66,895 ($5,575) $63,619 ($5,302)
Associate's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 88 $24,353 $196 $31,932 ($2,661) $34,783 ($2,899)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Administration, Management and Operations. 52
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Accounting and Related Services. 9
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. 83
Associate's Degree Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. 43 $13,110 $102 $21,733 ($1,811)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Graphic Communications. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer and Information Sciences, General. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Information Science/Studies. 1
Associate's Degree Information Science/Studies. 10
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 10
Associate's Degree Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 33 $17,500 $162 $44,135 ($3,678) $49,710 ($4,143)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Culinary Arts and Related Services. 27 $15,778 ($1,315)


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $52,164
Full time faculty: 68%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 27.0

School's endowment start of year: $1,100,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $1,220,000 (2022)