Community CollegePublic

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, Louisiana·Public, 2-year·Southeast·dcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
24%
Total enrollment
12,712
peer median 11,334
Avg net price
$11,926
+$1.5k vs Community College
Use this data
Ask Clema

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
24%
Full-time retention
50%

Pell equity

12.0pp gap
Pell recipients
22%
Non-Pell
34%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 87 Title IV programs, 13 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 73 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
87
Passing
13
14.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.1% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.1%
+0.5pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

87programs
  • Passing13 · 14.9%
  • No Data73 · 83.9%
  • Failing1 · 1.1%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
2
Watch
2
Safe
9
No data
73

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.

14
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-4.8%
$30,671 vs $32,203
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+2.8%
$33,103 vs $32,203
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+7.3%
$34,540 vs $32,203
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+11.0%
$35,739 vs $32,203
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+22.2%
$39,354 vs $32,203
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+26.4%
$40,697 vs $32,203
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Graduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+31.4%
$67,709 vs $51,545
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+32.5%
$42,677 vs $32,203

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

2
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-4.8%
$1,532
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+2.8%
+$900

Debt vs earnings

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

22
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
Undergraduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
117%
$37,960 debt · $32,459 earn
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
77%
$26,462 debt · $34,540 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
76%
$31,000 debt · $40,697 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
69%
$24,637 debt · $35,739 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
61%
$25,879 debt · $42,677 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
58%
$21,000 debt · $36,121 earn
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
55%
$16,945 debt · $30,671 earn
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
55%
$14,750 debt · $26,805 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1971Next review Jun 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 8

Action history · 17

  1. Apr 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation · Funeral Service Education (FUSER) - Institutions and programs awarding diplomas, associate degrees and bachelor's degrees
  2. Oct 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  3. Jan 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RADTT) - Programs for radiation therapists
  4. Dec 2022Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2022Removal of Monitoring Status
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

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$11,025
$30–48k$10,382
$48–75k$14,249
$75–110k$16,888
$110k+$17,548

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

Avg net price
$11,926
+$1,496vs Community College median $10,430
Federal loans
48.7%
In-state tuition
$4,678
Out-of-state
$4,678

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 11,606 students received $49.8M in Pell grants, alongside $48.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
11,606
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$49.8M
$49,823,580 total
Direct Loans
$48.6M
14,628 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

10k
20
9k
21
9k
22
10k
23
12k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$22.2M
7,447 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$26.4M
7,160 loan awards
Parent PLUS$82K
21 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 5,400 borrowers who entered repayment, 313 (5.7%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.7%
+3.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
5,400
Defaulted
313
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
20.0%
2017
22.3%
2018
16.3%
2019
5.7%
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 Delgado Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs80
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,023 total completions
01Health Professions
43342.3%
02Business
20419.9%
03Liberal Arts
18818.4%
04Computer Sciences
504.9%
05Security/Protective
434.2%
06Engineering Tech
292.8%
07Personal/Culinary
282.7%
08Family/Consumer Sci
181.8%
09Visual/Performing Arts
171.7%
10Mechanic
131.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
12,712
12-mo unduplicated
18,084
Undergraduate
18,084
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
32%5,778
Women
68%12,306

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
53.0%
White
26.4%
Hispanic
11.8%
Two or more
3.3%
Asian
2.3%
Non-resident
1.8%
Unknown
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
60
45 M · 15 W
Women athletes
25.0%
Athletic aid
$269K
Total student aid
Budget
$906K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$202K
$68K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$63K
$67K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 2

Baseball
40 M ·
$400K
Basketball
15 M · 15 W
$407K

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
0.16
2 offenses · 12,377 students

3-year trend

0.152 yrs ago0.251 yr ago0.16Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
7
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

2total
  • On campus2

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
Drugs00
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
20.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
271

Delgado Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Delgado Community College 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
SubjectDelgado Community College
24%12,712$11,926Community College
Baton Rouge Community College
11,182$10,171Community College
Bossier Parish Community College
5,561$9,840Community College
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
12,965$5,920Community College
Fletcher Technical Community College
2,663$10,689Community College
Guilford Technical Community College
11,485$13,926Community College
Peer group median24%11,334$10,430

Frequently asked questions about Delgado Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Delgado Community College.

What is the graduation rate at Delgado Community College?

Delgado Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 24% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Delgado Community College?

Delgado Community College reports a total enrollment of 12,712 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Delgado Community College?

The average net price at Delgado Community College is $11,926 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Delgado Community College located?

Delgado Community College is located in New Orleans, Louisiana 70119.

Have a question this page can’t answer?

Ask Clema anything about Delgado Community College and its peers — plain language in, cited answers out, in minutes instead of days.

Free for teams up to 3 · No credit card