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Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College

Minden, Louisiana Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College is a public two-year institution based in Minden, Louisiana. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 1,065 students in fall 2024. It is part of Louisiana Community and Technical College System.

Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 18 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Instrumentation Technology/Technician, Welding Technology, and Business/Commerce. It awarded 1,110 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 79% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,065
Students enrolled
79%
First-year retention
1,110
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
18
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 18

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

Engineering Technologies 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 4
Precision Production 2
Health Professions 3
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Construction Trades 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Computer and Information Sciences 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
79%
First-year retention, part-time students
45%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
58
Certificates under 1 year
667
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
327
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
58

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,065
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,065
Full-time, fall 2024
39%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,574
Full-time, 2024-25
41%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

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

Women
35%
Men
65%
White
38%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
48%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
8%
Students taking some online courses
41%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Louisiana Community and Technical College System
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Chancellor
Jayda Spillers
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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