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Nunez Community College

Chalmette, LA752 online only

Nunez Community College is a public community college in Chalmette, LA, with about 2,198 students on campus.

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Students on campus
2,198
plus 752 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$12,529
tuition and fees $4,255; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
27%
lower than at 93% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$35,343
lower than at 67% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Nunez Community College

A lower graduation rate than at most 2-year colleges

Only 27% of students graduate within three years, fewer than at 93% of 2-year colleges. 52% of first-year students come back for a second year. Outcomes ↓

Most undergraduates are Black

60% of Nunez Community College’s undergraduates are Black. The students ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
27%
within 3 years · Pell students 24%
Come back for year two
52%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$35,343
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$13,000
about $138 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

5.1%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$138 a month against about $2,697 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

48%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 56% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$34k
Middle income$30–75k
$42k
Higher incomeover $75k
$51k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Nunez Community College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Nunez Community College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $18,175 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees (in state) $4,255Books & supplies $1,353Other costs $12,567

After grants, the average family on aid pays $12,529.

Tuition and fees are $4,255 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$12,879

About $25,758 over 2 years · 29% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 27%Engineering tech 24%Liberal arts 11%Construction trades 9%Culinary & personal services 9%Mechanic & repair 7%Everything else 13%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities50 graduates a year · typical debt $11,490
$42k4 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians34 graduates a year · typical debt $12,500
$74k4 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General21 graduates a year · typical debt $14,500
$36k4 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians20 graduates a year
—not reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services13 graduates a year
—not reported
Legal Support Services8 graduates a year · typical debt $13,500
$47k4 yrs out
Education, General3 graduates a year
—not reported
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)2 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,520 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 29%Hispanic 6%Black 60%Asian 1%Two or more 3%

Women and men

Women 63%Men 37%
35 : 1
students per teacher
38%
get Pell grants (lower income)
37%
take federal loans
29%
undergrads 25 or older
47%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Chalmette

7% of Chalmette’s 22,616 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Chalmette pages.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.