Baton Rouge Community College
Baton Rouge Community College at a Glance
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About Baton Rouge Community College
According to Wikipedia, Baton Rouge Community College is a public community college in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Established on June 28, 1995, the college settled into a permanent location in 1998. The campus consists of six main buildings: Governors Building, Louisiana Building, Cypress Building, Bienvenue Student Center, the Magnolia Library and Performing Arts Pavilion, and the Bonne Santé Wellness Center. The college's current enrollment is more than 7,000 students.
Baton Rouge Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 53% | 31% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Baton Rouge Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $4,419 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $8,939 |
| 30K - 48K | $8,507 |
| 48K - 75K | $9,406 |
| 75K - 110K | $12,004 |
| 110K+ | $14,564 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Baton Rouge Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Baton Rouge Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $39,556 a year, and 86% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Baton Rouge Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 15,384 | 15,384 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Baton Rouge Community College?
Baton Rouge Community College is located at 201 Community College Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70806.
How Safe is Baton Rouge Community College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Baton Rouge Community College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Baton Rouge Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.02%. Baton Rouge has a violent crime rate of 0.30% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.76%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Baton Rouge Community College Known For?
Baton Rouge Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Baton Rouge Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Baton Rouge Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Baton Rouge Community College ranks #1174 in the U.S. and #2297 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesBaton Rouge Community College ranks #1211 in the U.S. and #4168 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesBaton Rouge Community College ranks #1265 in the U.S. and #3238 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesBaton Rouge Community College ranks #1573 in the U.S. and #6189 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesBaton Rouge Community College ranks #1927 in the U.S. and #6975 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesBaton Rouge Community College ranks #2023 in the U.S. and #9426 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesBaton Rouge Community College ranks #2356 in the U.S. and #9048 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science Degrees