IT certification programs in Louisiana
139 IT programs in 5 fields of computers and IT, with costs, results and funding that can make them free
35 schools offer these programs, and Louisiana has approved every one for workforce funding. Compare the 5 fields below, then open one to see each program with its price and how past students did.
IT certification programs cover help desk, networking, cybersecurity and coding work. They run from short courses that prepare for exams such as CompTIA A+ or Security+, and coding bootcamps, to two-year degrees.
All job training programs in Louisiana, every line of work
Accredited IT schools in Louisiana, each school with its accreditor
IT certification programs by state, to compare Louisiana with other states
Compare IT programs in Louisiana: cost, pay and results
IT training (help desk and networking)
84 programs at 30 schools
- Most cost
- $2,095 to $7,200
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Finished
- Left out
Cybersecurity training
33 programs at 13 schools
- Most cost
- $1,795 to $3,500
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Finished
- Left out
Web and graphic design courses
10 programs at 7 schools
- Most cost
- $2,902 to $7,656
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Finished
- Left out
Coding and software development courses
9 programs at 6 schools
- Most cost
- $6,116 to $8,400
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Finished
- Left out
Data analytics courses
3 programs at 2 schools
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Finished
- Not reported
Each figure is the middle program of that field. Yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are counted; other schools in Louisiana may offer more. How these figures are made
Other job training in Louisiana, by line of work
- Trade school programs335
- Medical certification programs305
- Business and office training157
- Nursing and patient care programs102
- Transportation and logistics training92
- Allied health programs85
- First responder training33
- Culinary and hospitality programs13
- Child care and social services training13
- Beauty school4
- All job training in Louisiana1,278
Programs approved in Louisiana in each line of work.
Where the Louisiana IT numbers come from
Which Louisiana programs are counted?
Programs Louisiana approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) in the fields listed above. Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).5 They come from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025), covering programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Louisiana offers.
What the figures for each field mean
Each figure is the middle program among those that report it: half did better, half did worse. Prices are what most programs cost if you pay yourself (the middle half). Earnings are for the second quarter after students left, times four. Where a figure is missing, the table says why: "Not reported", "Left out" or "Not enough data" (what each means).
How reliable are the Louisiana figures?
The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Louisiana among the states with "known data quality concerns".6 We leave out the share working 6 months later for Louisiana: most of its programs report exactly 100%, which no other state comes close to. We leave out the share who finished for Louisiana: half of its programs report exactly 100%.
Sources for the funding facts about IT programs in Louisiana
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- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns