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Best Trade Programs in Louisiana (2026)

Top 100 of 285 programs in Louisiana · Updated 2026

The best trade school programs in Louisiana, ranked by overall value. We scored 285 programs across Louisiana trade schools on earnings, AI resilience, job demand, and tuition ROI. The top programs average $46,331/yr in graduate earnings.

Programs in LA

285

Avg Earnings (Top 100)

$46,331/yr

Avg TSW Score

69/100

#1 Program

Nursing

Bossier Parish Community College

Top Trade Programs in Louisiana

Top 100 programs by TSW Score. Click any row for full analysis.

#	Program	TSW Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
1	Nursing Bossier Parish Community College · Bossier City, LA	85 80–86	$72,944/yr	Moderate	83.3x
2	Nursing Delgado Community College · New Orleans, LA	85 80–85	$75,597/yr	Moderate	78.5x
3	Nursing Fletcher Technical Community College · Schriever, LA	86 81–87	$76,405/yr	Moderate	87.9x
4	Nursing SOWELA Technical Community College · Lake Charles, LA	85 80–86	$72,690/yr	Moderate	84.2x
5	Nursing Southern University at Shreveport · Shreveport, LA	85 80–85	$78,352/yr	Moderate	83.8x
6	Nursing Baton Rouge Community College · Baton Rouge, LA	86 80–86	$74,249/yr	Moderate	81.4x
7	Nursing Louisiana Delta Community College · Monroe, LA	86 81–86	$74,622/yr	Moderate	83.9x
8	Nursing Louisiana State University-Eunice · Eunice, LA	84 78–84	$69,964/yr	Moderate	81.8x
9	Practical Nursing Fletcher Technical Community College · Schriever, LA	83 81–84	$52,652/yr	AI-Proof	123.8x
10	Nursing South Louisiana Community College · Lafayette, LA	84 78–84	$66,842/yr	Moderate	78.4x
11	Practical Nursing Nunez Community College · Chalmette, LA	79 78–80	$44,323/yr	AI-Proof	103.2x
12	Nursing Louisiana State University-Alexandria · Alexandria, LA	79 74–79	$71,014/yr	Moderate	41.1x
13	Practical Nursing Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College · Minden, LA	79 78–80	$43,922/yr	AI-Proof	109.6x
14	Nursing Northwestern State University of Louisiana · Natchitoches, LA	76 71–76	$68,346/yr	Moderate	41.2x
15	Practical Nursing River Parishes Community College · Gonzales, LA	80 78–80	$43,978/yr	AI-Proof	116.9x
16	Practical Nursing Delgado Community College · New Orleans, LA	79 76–80	$42,416/yr	AI-Proof	118.3x
17	Nursing Louisiana Tech University · Ruston, LA	76 71–76	$75,694/yr	Moderate	34.7x
18	Electrical Installation SOWELA Technical Community College · Lake Charles, LA	73 71–74	$52,083/yr	AI-Proof	60.1x
19	Practical Nursing SOWELA Technical Community College · Lake Charles, LA	79 77–79	$43,365/yr	AI-Proof	98.4x
20	Ground Transportation Diesel Driving Academy-Shreveport · Shreveport, LA	69 67–69	$38,978/yr	AI-Proof	—
21	Practical Nursing Healthcare Training Institute · Kenner, LA	70 68–71	$62,470/yr	AI-Proof	—
22	Practical Nursing Louisiana Delta Community College · Monroe, LA	78 76–78	$41,570/yr	AI-Proof	102.8x
23	Practical Nursing South Louisiana Community College · Lafayette, LA	77 75–77	$40,153/yr	AI-Proof	101.2x
24	Practical Nursing Baton Rouge Community College · Baton Rouge, LA	78 75–78	$40,776/yr	AI-Proof	111.1x
25	Medical Assisting Bossier Parish Community College · Bossier City, LA	72 70–73	$49,819/yr	Resilient	47.2x
26	Practical Nursing Northshore Technical Community College · Lacombe, LA	76 74–77	$38,643/yr	AI-Proof	101.7x
27	Ground Transportation Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA	67 65–67	$35,588/yr	AI-Proof	—
28	Criminal Justice Baton Rouge Community College · Baton Rouge, LA	71 66–73	$36,066/yr	Resilient	53.3x
29	Practical Nursing Compass Career College · Hammond, LA	68 66–69	$53,339/yr	AI-Proof	—
30	Medical Assisting Delgado Community College · New Orleans, LA	70 67–71	$45,773/yr	Resilient	53.8x
31	Business Delgado Community College · New Orleans, LA	72 67–74	$37,206/yr	Moderate	43.5x
32	Vehicle Repair Technology Northshore Technical Community College · Lacombe, LA	72 71–73	$41,225/yr	AI-Proof	97.1x
33	Practical Nursing Delta College of Arts & Technology · Baton Rouge, LA	67 65–68	$47,526/yr	AI-Proof	—
34	Practical Nursing Delta College Inc · Covington, LA	67 65–68	$48,157/yr	AI-Proof	—
35	Practical Nursing Delta College of Arts & Technology-Lafayette Campus · Lafayette, LA	67 65–68	$47,526/yr	AI-Proof	—
36	Practical Nursing Delta College-Slidell Campus · Slidell, LA	67 65–68	$48,157/yr	AI-Proof	—
37	Allied Health Professions Bossier Parish Community College · Bossier City, LA	73 70–74	$69,595/yr	Resilient	80.2x
38	Electrical Installation Fletcher Technical Community College · Schriever, LA	73 71–74	$39,762/yr	AI-Proof	93.2x
39	Business Fletcher Technical Community College · Schriever, LA	71 67–73	$36,296/yr	Moderate	42.0x
40	Electrical Installation Northshore Technical Community College · Lacombe, LA	73 71–74	$39,824/yr	AI-Proof	93.8x
41	Vehicle Repair Technology Baton Rouge Community College · Baton Rouge, LA	64 64–64	$40,880/yr	AI-Proof	47.4x
42	Business Baton Rouge Community College · Baton Rouge, LA	71 64–73	$32,498/yr	Moderate	49.4x
43	Practical Nursing Fortis College-Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA	66 65–67	$45,996/yr	AI-Proof	30.9x
44	Vehicle Repair Technology Delgado Community College · New Orleans, LA	69 68–69	$37,769/yr	AI-Proof	79.7x
45	Ground Transportation Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College · Minden, LA	72 66–72	$24,514/yr	AI-Proof	129.3x
46	Allied Health Professions Fletcher Technical Community College · Schriever, LA	72 69–73	$65,650/yr	Resilient	76.8x
47	Electrical Installation South Louisiana Community College · Lafayette, LA	73 71–73	$38,994/yr	AI-Proof	91.6x
48	Allied Health Professions South Louisiana Community College · Lafayette, LA	73 70–73	$66,452/yr	Resilient	77.9x
49	Nursing Fortis College-Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA	70 64–71	$66,276/yr	Moderate	23.2x
50	IT Management Bossier Parish Community College · Bossier City, LA	71 62–74	$40,080/yr	Exposed	54.9x
51	Business Bossier Parish Community College · Bossier City, LA	70 62–72	$31,184/yr	Moderate	48.3x
52	Allied Health Professions Delgado Community College · New Orleans, LA	68 65–69	$57,847/yr	Resilient	64.7x
53	Industrial Production Technology SOWELA Technical Community College · Lake Charles, LA	75 69–77	$75,239/yr	Resilient	151.9x
54	Vehicle Repair Technology South Louisiana Community College · Lafayette, LA	67 66–68	$35,177/yr	AI-Proof	82.6x
55	Allied Health Professions South Louisiana Community College · Lafayette, LA	77 73–77	$62,184/yr	Resilient	146.7x
56	Industrial Production Technology Baton Rouge Community College · Baton Rouge, LA	77 72–78	$103,572/yr	Resilient	171.0x
57	Health Administration Delgado Community College · New Orleans, LA	68 60–70	$33,664/yr	Moderate	46.4x
58	Allied Health Professions Nunez Community College · Chalmette, LA	74 71–75	$53,528/yr	Resilient	89.6x
59	Business Nunez Community College · Chalmette, LA	68 64–70	$32,813/yr	Moderate	39.1x
60	Allied Health Professions Louisiana State University-Eunice · Eunice, LA	68 65–68	$57,329/yr	Resilient	60.4x
61	Precision Metalworking Delgado Community College · New Orleans, LA	59 59–60	$32,636/yr	AI-Proof	68.8x
62	Business SOWELA Technical Community College · Lake Charles, LA	67 63–69	$31,941/yr	Moderate	36.4x
63	Allied Health Professions Baton Rouge Community College · Baton Rouge, LA	69 64–70	$50,625/yr	Resilient	76.1x
64	Criminal Justice Bossier Parish Community College · Bossier City, LA	64 62–66	$32,318/yr	Resilient	34.4x
65	Allied Health Professions Delgado Community College · New Orleans, LA	71 68–72	$47,284/yr	Resilient	92.3x
66	Vehicle Repair Technology Fletcher Technical Community College · Schriever, LA	63 63–64	$31,215/yr	AI-Proof	73.0x
67	Industrial Production Technology River Parishes Community College · Gonzales, LA	71 64–72	$57,379/yr	Resilient	131.7x
68	Electrical Installation Delgado Community College · New Orleans, LA	63 61–64	$30,212/yr	AI-Proof	63.6x
69	Health Administration Delgado Community College · New Orleans, LA	67 62–69	$28,354/yr	Moderate	58.9x
70	Business Administration Delgado Community College · New Orleans, LA	65 57–67	$27,509/yr	Moderate	41.0x
71	Vehicle Repair Technology Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College · Minden, LA	64 62–64	$30,348/yr	AI-Proof	82.7x
72	Criminal Justice Delgado Community College · New Orleans, LA	61 58–63	$29,276/yr	Resilient	35.5x
73	Electromechanical Technology ITI Technical College · Baton Rouge, LA	64 59–65	$63,569/yr	Resilient	64.9x
74	Health Administration Louisiana State University-Eunice · Eunice, LA	65 60–67	$26,515/yr	Moderate	55.1x
75	Medical Assisting Louisiana Christian University · Pineville, LA	61 57–61	$52,843/yr	Resilient	12.4x
76	Medical Assisting Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University · Baton Rouge, LA	61 57–62	$48,859/yr	Resilient	17.5x
77	Criminal Justice Miller-Motte College-McCann-Monroe · Monroe, LA	61 57–63	$30,539/yr	Resilient	—
78	Medical Assisting Delgado Community College · New Orleans, LA	66 60–67	$29,905/yr	Resilient	82.7x
79	Accounting Delgado Community College · New Orleans, LA	67 61–69	$30,393/yr	Exposed	68.8x
80	Industrial Production Technology Nunez Community College · Chalmette, LA	66 58–67	$45,491/yr	Resilient	81.2x
81	Mining & Petroleum Technology Nicholls State University · Thibodaux, LA	57 55–58	$63,555/yr	Resilient	45.1x
82	Allied Health Professions Southern University at Shreveport · Shreveport, LA	62 60–63	$47,360/yr	Resilient	37.2x
83	Medical Assisting Baton Rouge Community College · Baton Rouge, LA	63 61–64	$28,935/yr	Resilient	67.6x
84	Industrial Production Technology ITI Technical College · Baton Rouge, LA	59 53–60	$56,225/yr	Resilient	35.5x
85	Industrial Production Technology South Louisiana Community College · Lafayette, LA	60 58–62	$44,022/yr	Resilient	58.8x
86	Vehicle Repair Technology Louisiana Delta Community College · Monroe, LA	60 57–61	$26,413/yr	AI-Proof	80.6x
87	Electromechanical Technology SOWELA Technical Community College · Lake Charles, LA	64 58–66	$51,912/yr	Resilient	82.7x
88	Precision Metalworking Northshore Technical Community College · Lacombe, LA	53 52–53	$25,818/yr	AI-Proof	60.4x
89	IT Management Miller-Motte College-McCann-Monroe · Monroe, LA	61 53–64	$34,521/yr	Exposed	—
90	Vehicle Repair Technology South Louisiana Community College · Lafayette, LA	54 54–54	$30,348/yr	AI-Proof	35.0x
91	Precision Metalworking South Louisiana Community College · Lafayette, LA	56 51–57	$25,471/yr	AI-Proof	98.4x
92	Precision Metalworking Louisiana Delta Community College · Monroe, LA	53 52–54	$26,069/yr	AI-Proof	71.6x
93	Culinary Arts Crescent City Bartending School · New Orleans, LA	56 53–56	$13,763/yr	AI-Proof	—
94	Electromechanical Technology ITI Technical College · Baton Rouge, LA	57 50–59	$58,261/yr	Resilient	39.7x
95	Allied Health Professions Louisiana State University-Alexandria · Alexandria, LA	58 56–58	$45,894/yr	Resilient	31.5x
96	Electromechanical Technology Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College · Minden, LA	68 62–70	$46,892/yr	Resilient	228.7x
97	Precision Metalworking Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College · Minden, LA	53 49–55	$23,313/yr	AI-Proof	83.3x
98	Construction Management Technology Remington College-Lafayette Campus · Lafayette, LA	53 51–53	$26,736/yr	AI-Proof	11.0x
99	Medical Assisting Northshore Technical Community College · Lacombe, LA	59 56–59	$25,451/yr	Resilient	58.7x
100	Computer Networking South Louisiana Community College · Lafayette, LA	62 54–64	$35,328/yr	Exposed	41.0x

Methodology

This ranking includes the top 100 trade programs at Louisiana schools, drawn from 285 total programs with earnings data. Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100), which combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and tuition ROI.

Only in-state tuition is used for ROI calculations. Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best trade program in Louisiana?

By TradeSchoolOutlook Score, Nursing at Bossier Parish Community College ranks #1 in Louisiana with a score of 85/100 and graduate earnings of $72,944/yr.

How many trade programs are in Louisiana?

Our database includes 285 trade programs across Louisiana schools with reported earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.