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Delgado Community College

New Orleans, Louisiana Public 2-year Large city

Overview

Delgado Community College is a public two-year institution based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 12,712 students. It is part of Louisiana Community and Technical College System.

Delgado Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 80 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Registered Nursing, and Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping. It awarded 2,852 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 13 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 50% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
12,712
Students enrolled
50%
First-year retention
2,852
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
80
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 80

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

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Business, Management and Marketing 10
Health Professions 24
Computer and Information Sciences 7
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 5
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 7
Precision Production 4
Construction Trades 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
Engineering Technologies 6
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Education 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 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
50%
First-year retention, part-time students
28%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
941
Certificates under 1 year
1,042
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
844
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
25

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
12,712
Undergraduates, fall 2024
12,712
Full-time, fall 2024
35%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
19,954
Full-time, 2024-25
27%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

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

Women
68%
Men
32%
White
31%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
48%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
13
Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
44%
Students taking some online courses
35%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Louisiana Community and Technical College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
Chancellor
Larissa Littleton-Steib
Services and opportunities
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

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