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Louisiana Delta Community College

Monroe, Louisiana·Public, 2-year·Southeast·ladelta.edu
6-yr Graduation
30%
Total enrollment
3,463
peer median 3,756
Avg net price
$8,306
-$278 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
30%
Full-time retention
57%

Pell equity

8.0pp gap
Pell recipients
29%
Non-Pell
21%

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 38 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 34 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
38
Passing
4
10.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

38programs
  • Passing4 · 10.5%
  • No Data34 · 89.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
4
No data
34

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.

4
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+26.7%
$40,816 vs $32,203
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+28.8%
$41,492 vs $32,203
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+100.5%
$64,560 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+134.4%
$75,487 vs $32,203

Debt vs earnings

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

6
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
29%
$6,500 debt · $22,738 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
27%
$11,250 debt · $41,492 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
24%
$10,500 debt · $44,644 earn
Precision Metal Working
Undergraduate Certificate · Precision Production
19%
$5,500 debt · $29,066 earn
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
19%
$7,689 debt · $40,816 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
18%
$13,500 debt · $75,487 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 2009Next review Jun 2026
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 2007

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 20

  1. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Dec 2023Deny Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2023Deny Substantive Change: Program
    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$7,488
$30–48k$7,427
$48–75k$9,834
$75–110k$12,522
$110k+$12,699

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

Avg net price
$8,306
-$277vs Community College median $8,584
Federal loans
38.4%
In-state tuition
$4,159
Out-of-state
$4,159

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 2,854 students received $13.3M in Pell grants, alongside $11.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,854
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$13.3M
$13,348,613 total
Direct Loans
$11.4M
3,386 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
20
3k
21
3k
22
3k
23
3k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$5.0M
1,737 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$6.4M
1,638 loan awards
Parent PLUS$48K
11 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 992 borrowers who entered repayment, 79 (7.9%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
7.9%
+5.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
992
Defaulted
79
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
29.6%
2017
29.4%
2018
18.2%
2019
7.9%
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 Ladelta

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs44
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

246 total completions
01Liberal Arts
8635.0%
02Health Professions
4317.5%
03Engineering Tech
3313.4%
04Business
2811.4%
05Security/Protective
145.7%
06Computer Sciences
145.7%
07Education
124.9%
08Family/Consumer Sci
114.5%
09Mechanic
52.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
3,463
12-mo unduplicated
5,337
Undergraduate
5,337
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
41%2,204
Women
59%3,133

Race / ethnicity composition

White
47.9%
Black
43.6%
Hispanic
3.5%
Two or more
2.5%
Unknown
1.4%
Asian
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.24
1 offenses · 4,105 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.24Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
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

By location

1total
  • On campus1

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
Drugs05
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)
93

Ladelta vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Ladelta 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
SubjectLouisiana Delta Community College
30%3,463$8,306Community College
Louisiana State University-Eunice
3,670$9,619Community College
SOWELA Technical Community College
3,446$8,861Community College
South Louisiana Community College
6,238$9,684Community College
George C Wallace Community College-Dothan
4,044$2,697Community College
East Mississippi Community College
3,841$3,880Community College
Peer group median30%3,756$8,584

Frequently asked questions about Louisiana Delta Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Ladelta.

What is the graduation rate at Louisiana Delta Community College?

Louisiana Delta Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 30% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Louisiana Delta Community College?

Louisiana Delta Community College reports a total enrollment of 3,463 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Louisiana Delta Community College?

The average net price at Louisiana Delta Community College is $8,306 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Louisiana Delta Community College located?

Louisiana Delta Community College is located in Monroe, Louisiana 71203.

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