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Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA 11,668 Undergrads 20.8% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$18,568
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$9,747
After Aid
Median Earnings
$48,141
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$9,747
Peer Midpoint: $9,847
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$48,141
Peer Midpoint: $50,128
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+45%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$33,305
Peer Midpoint: $40,451
Graduation Rate20.8%
Peer Midpoint: 34.6%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age25.8
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients67.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time37.6%
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
Assuming 2 Years to Graduation

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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$514k
-$1k
+$30k
Median Cost$10k/yr
+$496k
-$19k
+$12k
Full Cost$19k/yr
+$480k
-$36k
-$4k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
35
∞
Median Cost$10k/yr
47
66%
Full Cost$19k/yr
Never
-13%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return86%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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-26%
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Certificates

Median Debt
$18,449
Earnings (4yr)
$42,728
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$31,381
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Median Debt
$15,751
Earnings (4yr)
$51,677
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Carpenters
CertCIP: 4602
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,835
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,400
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,162
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,250
Earnings (4yr)
$26,805
Natl Median: $26,307
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $30,572
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,116
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,653
Natl Median: $53,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$39,388
Natl Median: $53,078
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$34,213
Earnings (4yr)
$32,459
Natl Median: $50,211
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
Fire Protection
CertCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,436
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,296
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,715
Earnings (4yr)
$36,121
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,614
Natl Median: $48,148
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
Median Debt
$31,463
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,907
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,747
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,655
Earnings (4yr)
$43,742
Natl Median: $44,906
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$31,898
Natl Median: $38,061
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Median Debt
$27,150
Earnings (4yr)
$63,070
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$219k
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$42,367
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$963
Real Estate
CertCIP: 5215
Median Debt
$21,960
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,762
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $29,652
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$15,625
Earnings (4yr)
$45,941
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
$22,806
Earnings (4yr)
$42,677
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
Median Debt
$13,816
Earnings (4yr)
$55,682
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
+$85k
Median Debt
$20,250
Earnings (4yr)
$62,005
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$145k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,886
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$28,800
Earnings (4yr)
$40,697
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,000
Earnings (4yr)
$44,673
Natl Median: $49,927
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$48,849
Natl Median: $64,519
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,798
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,650
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,781
Natl Median: $54,971
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Median Debt
$24,719
Earnings (4yr)
$35,739
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$23,693
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
-$227k
Data Processing
AssocCIP: 1103
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,367
Natl Median: $51,859
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Median Debt
$24,782
Earnings (4yr)
$30,671
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,303
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,551
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Education, General
AssocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$41,490
Natl Median: $41,787
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,247
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,046
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$39,354
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $41,099
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
Median Debt
$31,707
Earnings (4yr)
$34,540
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
Median Debt
$19,867
Earnings (4yr)
$42,920
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,757
Earnings (4yr)
$82,163
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$327k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,574
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,457
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Median Debt
$12,546
Earnings (4yr)
$33,103
Natl Median: $41,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,709
Natl Median: $125,392
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), 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 decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.