South Louisiana Community College Overview

Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, South Louisiana Community College is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is South Louisiana Community College Known For?

• The 5% student loan default rate at South Louisiana Community College is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The highest award offered at South Louisiana Community College is the associate's degree.
• For the <nil> academic year, 54% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is South Louisiana Community College?

Contact details for South Louisiana Community College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1101 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, LA 70506-4109
Phone:	337-521-9000
Website:	www.solacc.edu

How Do I Get Into South Louisiana Community College?

You can apply to South Louisiana Community College online at: https://www.solacc.edu/admissions/apply-now/index

South Louisiana Community College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford South Louisiana Community College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At South Louisiana Community College, approximately 33% of students took out student loans averaging $5,342 a year. That adds up to $21,368 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at South Louisiana Community College is 4.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

South Louisiana Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,996 undergraduate students at South Louisiana Community College, with 3,068 being full-time and 2,928 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,068 full-time undergraduates at South Louisiana Community College, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of South Louisiana Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	40
Black or African American	966
Hispanic or Latino	146
White	1,565
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	314

Over 23 countries are represented at South Louisiana Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Indonesia, Nigeria, and Jordan.

Online Learning at South Louisiana Community College

In 2020-2021, 4,588 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at South Louisiana Community College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 9th most popular in Louisiana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of South Louisiana Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at South Louisiana Community College was 41.7%. This is the #748 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at South Louisiana Community College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.