Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate (for-profit)

Delta College of Arts & Technology

Baton Rouge, Louisiana·Private for-profit, 2-year·Southeast·deltacollege.com
6-yr Graduation
65%
Total enrollment
326
peer median 244
Avg net price
$19,590
-$5.6k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
65%
Full-time retention
70%

Pell equity

90.0pp gap
Pell recipients
90%
Non-Pell
0%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

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

Of 8 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 8 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
8
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

8programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data8 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
8

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.

Debt vs earnings

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

4
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
25%
$12,000 debt · $48,940 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$5,600 debt · $29,194 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
18%
$5,500 debt · $30,699 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
17%
$5,612 debt · $32,528 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2015Next review Dec 2027
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 1987Next review Dec 2016

Action history · 8

  1. Jun 2025Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Jun 2024Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Dec 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Dec 2021Approved for Distance Education
    Council on Occupational Education
  5. Sep 2021Approved for Distance Education
    Council on Occupational Education

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$19,444
$30–48k$22,644
$48–75k$21,191
$75–110k
$110k+$16,612

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

Avg net price (private)
$19,590
-$5,607vs Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design median $25,198
Federal loans
93.4%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 415 students received $2.3M in Pell grants, alongside $2.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
415
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.3M
$2,260,309 total
Direct Loans
$2.0M
640 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.1M
334 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$891K
304 loan awards
Parent PLUS$9K
2 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 334 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (1.1%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.1%
-1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
334
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.4%
2017
15.9%
2018
8.6%
2019
1.1%
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 Deltacollege

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs6
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

7 total completions
01Visual/Performing Arts
571.4%
02Business
228.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
326
12-mo unduplicated
442
Undergraduate
442
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
6%28
Women
94%414

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
84.7%
White
9.7%
Two or more
2.8%
Hispanic
2.4%
Asian
0.4%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 304 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
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

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    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
    17.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    14

    Deltacollege vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Deltacollege 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
    SubjectDelta College of Arts & Technology
    65%326$19,590Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Louisiana Culinary Institute
    37.5%77$29,765Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Miami Media School
    100.0%28$30,528Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Culinary Institute Inc
    316$26,470Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin
    305$20,738Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Worsham College of Mortuary Science
    92.0%183$23,925Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Peer group median65%92.0%244$25,198

    Frequently asked questions about Delta College of Arts & Technology

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Deltacollege.

    What is the graduation rate at Delta College of Arts & Technology?

    Delta College of Arts & Technology reports a 6-year graduation rate of 65% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Delta College of Arts & Technology?

    Delta College of Arts & Technology reports a total enrollment of 326 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Delta College of Arts & Technology?

    The average net price at Delta College of Arts & Technology is $19,590 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Delta College of Arts & Technology located?

    Delta College of Arts & Technology is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806-1529.

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