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Delaware County Community College

Media, Pennsylvania Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Delaware County Community College is a public two-year institution based in Media, Pennsylvania. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 7,402 students in fall 2024.

Delaware County Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 63 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Registered Nursing, and Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences. It awarded 1,120 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 8 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 60% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
7,402
Students enrolled
60%
First-year retention
1,120
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
63
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 63

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 12
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Computer and Information Sciences 7
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 5
Construction Trades 4
Education 3
Psychology 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Communication and Journalism 3
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Social Sciences 2
Precision Production 3
Engineering 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Engineering Technologies 3
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
English Language and Literature 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Science Technologies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
60%
First-year retention, part-time students
46%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
846
Certificates under 1 year
99
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
127
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
48

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
7,402
Undergraduates, fall 2024
7,402
Full-time, fall 2024
26%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
12,013
Full-time, 2024-25
20%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
61%
Men
39%
White
44%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
30%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
8
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
34%
Students taking some online courses
35%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Marta Yera Cronin
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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