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Louisiana Culinary Institute

Louisiana Culinary Institute

Baton Rouge, LA · Suburb · 77 students
WebsiteScorecard
$28,869
Average net priceYour net price
2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
81%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
64% typical
$40,359
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$41,273 typical
38%
Acceptance rate
Applied for fall 2024
92% typical · not scored
Accredited by Council on Occupational Education
About

The Louisiana Culinary Institute (LCI) in Baton Rouge is a premier culinary trade school renowned for its fast-paced, immersive training and career-focused Associate of Occupational Studies degrees in Culinary Arts, Baking and Pastry Arts, and Hospitality and Culinary Management. Students learn in an intensive, professional environment anchored by modern commercial kitchens, low student-to-instructor ratios, and an advanced demonstration amphitheater. Setting LCI apart is its integration of classical French technique with Louisiana’s distinctive Cajun and Creole culinary traditions, coupled with strong industry partnerships and externships that facilitate direct pathways into the Gulf Coast hospitality and restaurant scenes.


Wikipedia:The Louisiana Culinary Institute is a for-profit junior culinary college in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It offers Associate degrees in Culinary Arts and Hospitality and Culinary Management. In 2013, The Cooking Channel hosted a series of "The Freshman Class" program, at the institute, which followed four freshman through their studies.

Location
Baton Rouge, LA, 70816 · Suburb campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
MSY · New Orleans
56 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
YoursEveryone
Tuition & fees$15,575
Books & supplies$3,000
Cost of attendance$30,162
Average net price$28,869
Same price for all students
Tuition & fees$15,575
Books & supplies$3,000
Cost of attendance$30,162
Average net price$28,869
Net price by family income · 2023-24
$0–30k
$26,507
$48–75k
$28,644
$75–110k
$30,079
$110k+
$29,898
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
81%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
48% graduated · 52% left or unknown · none transferred or still enrolled
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$30,808
10 yrs after entry$40,359
Debt
Median at graduation$16,200
Monthly payment$172
Middle 50% owe$8.2k–$20k
90th percentile$20,000
Green marks a figure above the typical Special focus — arts & design: 64% graduate within 6 yrs.
Admissions
Getting in · applied for fall 2024
Admit rate
38%
Test policy
Not required
Per College Scorecard

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Student Body
Gender
Men 42%Women 58%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell grant
39%
First-gen
44%
Family income
$25,636
Independent
50%
Age at entry
25.0
Part-time
0%
Race & ethnicity
White
65%
Hispanic
3%
Black
27%
Asian
1%
Two or more
1%
Unknown
3%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional
Resources
Faculty salary
$4,431/mo
Teaching spend
$4,338
per student
Federal loans
69%
Classification
Carnegie type
Special focus — arts & design
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly full-time

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