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Bossier Parish Community College

Bossier City, LA 5,046 Undergrads 18.1% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$15,872
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$9,840
After Aid
Median Earnings
$34,502
10yr Post-Entry

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$9,840
Peer Midpoint: $16,832
Earnings (10yr)$34,502
Peer Midpoint: $31,349
Graduation Rate18.1%
Peer Midpoint: 66.3%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients57.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time47.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS44.0%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$372k
+$47k
-$112k
Median Cost$10k/yr
+$363k
+$38k
-$121k
Full Cost$16k/yr
+$357k
+$33k
-$127k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$10k/yr
Never
-1330%
Full Cost$16k/yr
Never
-863%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return-1485%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-336%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Certificates

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
CertCIP: 5204
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$21,129
Lifetime Value Added
-$240k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5110
Median Debt
$16,746
Earnings (2yr)
$24,267
Lifetime Value Added
-$188k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
CertCIP: 1205
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$17,827
Lifetime Value Added
-$276k
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies
CertCIP: 5126
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$18,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$265k
Precision Metal Working
CertCIP: 4805
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$29,131
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k

Associate's Degrees

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
$14,903
Earnings (5yr)
$41,328
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$12,703
Earnings (2yr)
$39,009
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1002
Median Debt
$9,606
Earnings (5yr)
$29,235
Lifetime Value Added
-$185k
Business/Commerce, General
AssocCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (5yr)
$42,272
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
AssocCIP: 1110
Median Debt
$15,251
Earnings (5yr)
$47,899
Lifetime Value Added
-$70
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$20,375
Earnings (5yr)
$30,308
Lifetime Value Added
-$175k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$15,113
Earnings (5yr)
$35,619
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1509
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$86,196
Lifetime Value Added
+$348k
Natural Sciences
AssocCIP: 3018
Median Debt
$17,499
Earnings (5yr)
$33,996
Lifetime Value Added
-$138k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$23,514
Earnings (5yr)
$72,230
Lifetime Value Added
+$225k

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.