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Delaware Technical Community College-Terry

Dover, Delaware·Public, 4-year or above·Mid East·dtcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
22%
-20.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
13,337
peer median 8,515
Avg net price
$8,033
-$4.1k vs Baccalaureate
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
22%-20.0pp vs Baccalaureate

Pell equity

1.0pp gap
Pell recipients
17%
Non-Pell
16%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 74 Title IV programs, 20 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 54 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
74
Passing
20
27.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

74programs
  • Passing20 · 27.0%
  • No Data54 · 73.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
4
Safe
15
No data
54

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

20
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+8.0%
$37,580 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
+10.2%
$38,352 vs $34,808
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
+11.9%
$38,938 vs $34,808
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+16.4%
$40,504 vs $34,808
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+24.4%
$43,316 vs $34,808
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+31.0%
$45,606 vs $34,808
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+31.9%
$45,904 vs $34,808
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+38.5%
$48,216 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

13
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
21%
$9,500 debt · $45,606 earn
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
21%
$8,900 debt · $43,316 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
18%
$7,000 debt · $38,352 earn
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
18%
$7,000 debt · $38,938 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
18%
$12,000 debt · $66,593 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
17%
$8,250 debt · $48,216 earn
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$6,089 debt · $37,580 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
15%
$8,000 debt · $52,551 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1972Next review Jan 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 9

  1. Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Apr 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Sep 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  4. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  5. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,270
$30–48k$7,871
$48–75k$9,048
$75–110k$9,987
$110k+$11,255

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$8,033
-$4,052vs Baccalaureate median $12,085
Federal loans
15.4%
In-state tuition
$4,965
Out-of-state
$11,828

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 7,257 students received $29.6M in Pell grants, alongside $12.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
7,257
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$29.6M
$29,555,545 total
Direct Loans
$12.2M
3,414 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

6k
20
6k
21
6k
22
6k
23
7k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$5.5M
1,801 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$6.7M
1,601 loan awards
Parent PLUS$115K
12 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,980 borrowers who entered repayment, 70 (3.5%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.5%
+1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,980
Defaulted
70
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.4%
2017
14.3%
2018
9.1%
2019
3.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at DTCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs84
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,598 total completions
01Health Professions
63239.5%
02Business
22314.0%
03Liberal Arts
17611.0%
04Education
16210.1%
05Computer Sciences
1076.7%
06Public Admin
996.2%
07Security/Protective
784.9%
08Engineering Tech
483.0%
09Mechanic
422.6%
10Agriculture
311.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
13,337
12-mo unduplicated
16,499
Undergraduate
16,499
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
32%5,290
Women
68%11,209

Race / ethnicity composition

White
41.8%
Black
28.1%
Hispanic
17.6%
Two or more
4.6%
Unknown
3.2%
Asian
3.2%
Non-resident
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
90
65 M · 25 W
Women athletes
27.8%
Athletic aid
$107K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$74K
$33K
Recruiting expense
$6K
$4K
Head-coach salaries
$14K
$12K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Baseball
27 M ·
$152K
Lacrosse
20 M ·
$122K
Basketball
13 M ·
$111K
Softball
· 13 W
$123K
Volleyball
· 10 W
$71K
Cross Country
6 M · 2 W
$77K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.34
4 offenses · 11,726 students

3-year trend

1.312 yrs ago0.561 yr ago0.34Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
28
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
19
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
2
Burglary
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

4total
  • On campus4

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs20
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
346

DTCC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions DTCC selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectDelaware Technical Community College-Terry
22%13,337$8,033Baccalaureate
Pennsylvania College of Technology
45%4,575$26,084Baccalaureate
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
54%75.7%3,781$14,488Baccalaureate
SUNY Morrisville
39%91.5%2,186$17,393Baccalaureate
Tallahassee State College
12,455$8,478Baccalaureate
Pikes Peak State College
12,556$9,682Baccalaureate
Peer group median42%83.6%8,515$12,085

Frequently asked questions about Delaware Technical Community College-Terry

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about DTCC.

What is the graduation rate at Delaware Technical Community College-Terry?

Delaware Technical Community College-Terry reports a 6-year graduation rate of 22% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Delaware Technical Community College-Terry?

Delaware Technical Community College-Terry reports a total enrollment of 13,337 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Delaware Technical Community College-Terry?

The average net price at Delaware Technical Community College-Terry is $8,033 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Delaware Technical Community College-Terry located?

Delaware Technical Community College-Terry is located in Dover, Delaware 19901.

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