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Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Public 2-year Midsize city

Overview

Baton Rouge Community College is a public two-year institution based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Its campus is in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 11,182 students. It is part of Louisiana Community and Technical College System.

Baton Rouge Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 52 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, and Welding Technology. It awarded 2,499 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 13 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 53% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 32 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
11,182
Students enrolled
53%
First-year retention
2,499
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
52
Programs and majors
32:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 52

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Business, Management and Marketing 7
Health Professions 8
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 10
Precision Production 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Engineering Technologies 3
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Construction Trades 3
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Education 1
Engineering 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
Communications Technologies 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
53%
First-year retention, part-time students
15%
Student-to-faculty ratio
32:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
703
Certificates under 1 year
480
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
1,316

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
11,182
Undergraduates, fall 2024
11,182
Full-time, fall 2024
39%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
16,386
Full-time, 2024-25
38%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
62%
Men
38%
White
36%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
52%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
13
Programs with a fully online option
36
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
61%
Students taking some online courses
20%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Louisiana Community and Technical College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
Chancellor
Dr. Willie Smith
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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