Petra College

Hammond, Louisiana Private for-profit Less than 2-year Small city

Overview

Petra College is a private for-profit career and technical school based in Hammond, Louisiana. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 31 students in fall 2024.

Petra College offers certificates across 4 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Medical/Clinical Assistant and Phlebotomy Technician. It awarded 25 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

100% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 23 to 1.

Key figures

Students enrolled

100%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

23:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

Free, no obligation

Request information about Petra College

Tell us which programs interest you and we will reply with details on this school and others like it.

Tell us the programs you are considering and when you want to start.
We reply by email with schools and programs that fit what you told us.
We use your details only to respond to your request.

Your plans

Asking about Petra College

Programs you are interested in

Add up to five. If yours is not in the list, just type it.

Level you want

When you plan to start

Online or on campus

ZIP code

Your details

First name

Last name

Phone (optional)

Highest education so far

High school graduation year

Military affiliation

Anything else we should know? (optional)

I agree that UniFinder may contact me by email, and by phone if I gave a number, about my request.

Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 4

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

Health Professions 4

Medical/Clinical Assistant Certificate 16 graduates
Phlebotomy Technician Certificate 4 graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Certificate
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide Certificate

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students: 100%
First-year retention, part-time students: 83%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 23:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year: 9
Certificates of 1 to 2 years: 16

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 31
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 31
Full-time, fall 2024: 100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 50
Full-time, 2024-25: 100%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

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

Women: 100%
Men: 0%
White: 4%
Black or African American: 94%
Asian: 2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 0%

Campus and services

Setting: Small city
Academic calendar: Continuous
President: Regina Gordon
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates