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Delgado Community College
New Orleans, LA 11,182 Undergrads 19.7% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$19,137
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$11,926
After Aid
Median Earnings
$33,305
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$11,926
Peer Midpoint: $16,832
Earnings (10yr)$33,305
Peer Midpoint: $31,349
Graduation Rate19.7%
Peer Midpoint: 66.3%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients65.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time36.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS45.2%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$360k
+$35k
-$124k
Median Cost$12k/yr
+$349k
+$24k
-$135k
Full Cost$19k/yr
+$342k
+$18k
-$142k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$12k/yr
Never
-1224%
Full Cost$19k/yr
Never
-800%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return-1374%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-319%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Certificates
Accounting and Related Services
CertCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$18,449
Earnings (5yr)
$32,651
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CertCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$39,141
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CertCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$15,751
Earnings (5yr)
$43,627
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
CertCIP: 1204
Median Debt
$14,250
Earnings (5yr)
$18,493
Lifetime Value Added
-$271k
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1513
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,819
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
CertCIP: 4603
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (2yr)
$24,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$193k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CertCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$20,715
Earnings (5yr)
$28,022
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CertCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$18,655
Earnings (5yr)
$50,436
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5118
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$31,898
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CertCIP: 5139
Median Debt
$27,150
Earnings (5yr)
$55,816
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$22,806
Earnings (5yr)
$38,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
$13,816
Earnings (5yr)
$51,265
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$20,250
Earnings (5yr)
$61,456
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$28,800
Earnings (5yr)
$39,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Business/Commerce, General
AssocCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$17,000
Earnings (5yr)
$41,632
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$48,849
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,798
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
AssocCIP: 1109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,781
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$24,719
Earnings (5yr)
$34,181
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1205
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$23,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$231k
Data Processing
AssocCIP: 1103
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (5yr)
$50,461
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Design and Applied Arts
AssocCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$24,782
Earnings (5yr)
$30,770
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1513
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,551
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
Education, General
AssocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$41,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,247
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,307
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Hospitality Administration/Management
AssocCIP: 5209
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1907
Median Debt
$31,707
Earnings (5yr)
$31,645
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$19,867
Earnings (5yr)
$40,721
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$24,757
Earnings (5yr)
$74,382
Lifetime Value Added
+$240k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,457
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 0183
Median Debt
$12,546
Earnings (5yr)
$37,176
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Graduate Certificates
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
Gr-CertCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,017
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.