Delgado Community College
New Orleans, Louisiana · Website
$33,305
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$33,305
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Delgado Community College is a public 2-year college in New Orleans, Louisiana with 11,668 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $9,747 a year (tuition and fees $4,279). 24% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $33,305 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,198 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$9,747
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$4,279
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
24%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,198
About $214 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$33,305
Rank 3,660 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $9,747
- Tuition and fees
- $4,279
- Cost of attendance
- $18,568
- Students with a need-based grant
- 64%
- Students with federal loans
- 45%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $8,734
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $8,880
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,578
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $15,908
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $17,285
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $3,911 in 2015-16 to $4,279 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 11,668
- Part-time students
- 62%
- Women
- 71%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 24%
- Retention rate
- 50%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 75
- Endowment
- $4.44M
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,660 of 5,094 US colleges and 46 of 94 in Louisiana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | LA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $9,747 | $14,810 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,279 | $9,181 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 78% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 24% | 57% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 50% | 71% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,198 | $13,136 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $27,129 | $27,631 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $33,305 | $32,992 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 49% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 45% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
75 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 713 | $18,655 | Withheld | $43,742 | $44,906 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 293 | $24,757 | $75,597 | $82,163 | $80,813 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 223 | $19,867 | $26,311 | $42,920 | $44,125 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 120 | $18,449 | $30,393 | $42,728 | $44,589 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 106 | $11,000 | $30,212 | $39,388 | $53,078 |
| Real EstateOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 104 | $21,960 | Withheld | Withheld | $46,762 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 96 | $15,751 | $47,284 | $51,677 | $57,584 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 95 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 93 | $27,150 | $42,416 | $63,070 | $56,073 |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 83 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,162 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 76 | $20,250 | $57,847 | $62,005 | $65,389 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 72 | $28,800 | $27,509 | $40,697 | $48,733 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 71 | $15,000 | $32,636 | $42,367 | $48,702 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 69 | $17,000 | $37,206 | $44,673 | $49,927 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 50 | $15,625 | $37,769 | $45,941 | $51,586 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 44 | $13,816 | $45,773 | $55,682 | $42,269 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 42 | $24,719 | $29,276 | $35,739 | $46,706 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 41 | $14,250 | $15,278 | $26,805 | $26,307 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 37 | $22,806 | $29,506 | $42,677 | $47,660 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,440 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 29 | $20,715 | $28,354 | $36,121 | $35,447 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 27 | $31,463 | Withheld | Withheld | $61,907 |
| Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceAssociate's | Associate's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,962 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 25 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 25 | $19,000 | $32,550 | $52,614 | $48,148 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Delgado Community College cost?
$9,747 a year is the average net price at Delgado Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $4,279, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $18,568. Families earning under $30,000 pay $8,734 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Delgado Community College?
Delgado Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Delgado Community College graduates earn?
$33,305 a year is the median pay of former Delgado Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($27,129 after 6 years). That ranks 3,660 of 5,094 US colleges and 46 of 94 in Louisiana. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $75,597.
How much student debt do Delgado Community College graduates have?
$20,198 is the median federal student loan debt of Delgado Community College graduates, about $214 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 45% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Delgado Community College?
24% of first-time, full-time students at Delgado Community College finish within 3 years. 50% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Delgado Community College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (713 certificate graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (293 associate's graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (223 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 75 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.