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
$19,789
-$8.0k 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%43 of 48
Non-Pell (all)
0% of 18
Subsidized loan, no Pell
0%0 of 5
No Federal Aid
0%0 of 13

Pell recipients here graduate at a 90.0-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

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$20,194
$30–48k$16,842
$48–75k$21,115
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$19,789
-$8,036vs Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design median $27,825
Federal loans
70.1%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 487 students received $2.6M in Pell grants, alongside $2.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
487
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.6M
$2,559,955 total
Direct Loans
$2.6M
755 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$1.3M
392 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.2M
357 loan awards
Parent PLUS$33K
6 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 programs5
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

4 total completions
01Visual/Performing Arts
4100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
326
12-mo unduplicated
433
Undergraduate
433
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
5%23
Women
95%410

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
89.0%
White
10.4%
Hispanic
0.6%

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 · 288 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$19,789Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    37.5%77$28,869Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    100.0%28$29,429Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    316$30,428Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    305$19,564Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    92.0%183$26,781Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Peer group median65%92.0%244$27,825

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    Campuses

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    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 $19,789 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.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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