Baton Rouge Community College
Baton Rouge, LA
Affordability & debt
- Average net price
- $9,474per year, after aid
- Undergraduates with a federal loan
- 35%
- Undergraduates receiving a Pell grant
- 46%need-based, not repaid
- Typical debt at graduation
- $12,450federal loans, students who finished
- Reducing their balance within 3 years
- 43%of borrowers who entered repayment
What that debt costs to repay. Typical debt here is about $12,450. At 7% over 10 years — the standard federal plan — that is roughly $145 a month, about $17,347 repaid in total, of which $4,897 is interest.
Stretch the same balance over 25 years and the payment drops to $88 a month — but the total climbs to $26,398, roughly $9,052 more in interest. A smaller payment is not a smaller loan.
An estimate, not financial advice: straight amortization at a fixed rate, ignoring fees, interest accrued while enrolled, and any forgiveness or income-driven plan. Figures on this page are averages and medians — what any one family borrows and pays varies widely. Try your own numbers.
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Published tuition
- In-state tuition
- $4,321published rate
- Out-of-state tuition
- $4,321published rate
The sticker price before any aid. Most students pay less than this — the net price above is what aided students actually paid on average.
Outcomes
- Median earnings
- $34,58110 years after entry
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid, measured 10 years after they started.
Campus life
- Campus setting
- City: Midsize
Most common fields of study
- Liberal arts & humanities55%
- Business & marketing9%
- Health professions9%
- Mechanic & repair technologies6%
- Precision production6%
- Family & consumer sciences4%
Share of degrees awarded, by broad field.
Athletics
NJCAA Division I
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Softball
What borrowing would really cost
Starting from the typical debt at Baton Rouge Community College. Change any figure to see your own.
Standard plan — 10 years
$145per month
- Total repaid
- $17,347
- Interest paid
- $4,897
Longer term — 25 years
$88per month
- Total repaid
- $26,398
- Interest paid
- $13,948
Borrow $12,450 and repay it over 25 years instead of 10, and you pay $9,052 more — $26,398 in all, about 2.1× what you borrowed. The monthly payment is smaller; the loan is not.
An estimate, not financial advice. Straight amortization at a fixed rate: it assumes every payment is made on time and the rate never changes, and it leaves out fees, interest that accrues while you’re still enrolled, and any forgiveness or income-driven plan. Planning4College is not a financial advisor and sells no loans. Check real terms with your school’s financial aid office and studentaid.gov.
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