Delta College

University Center, MI 6,573 Undergrads 23.8% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$13,541

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$4,547

After Aid

Median Earnings

$52,169

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$4,547

Peer Midpoint: $9,847

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$52,169

Peer Midpoint: $50,127.5

Graduation Rate23.8%

Peer Midpoint: 34.6%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients46.0%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time34.6%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS52.6%

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

+$554k

+$38k

+$69k

Median Cost$5k/yr

+$545k

+$30k

+$61k

Full Cost$14k/yr

+$529k

+$13k

+$44k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median Cost$5k/yr

729%

Full Cost$14k/yr

178%

Analysis Assumptions:

Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation 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 Return449%

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 Return70%

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

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,589

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

CertCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,584

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

CertCIP: 4604

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $42,012

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

CertCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $47,440

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services

CertCIP: 5204

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $32,681

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other

CertCIP: 5299

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $79,067

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

CertCIP: 1109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,162

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

CertCIP: 1110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $52,615

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminal Justice and Corrections

CertCIP: 4301

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$31,773

Natl Median: $57,702

Lifetime Value Added

-$118k

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

CertCIP: 5106

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $33,673

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers

CertCIP: 4603

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $53,078

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 4701

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,027

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

CertCIP: 5207

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,211

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

CertCIP: 5006

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $32,800

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

CertCIP: 5107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$26,793

Natl Median: $35,447

Lifetime Value Added

-$166k

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)

CertCIP: 4702

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,148

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 4703

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $62,199

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

CertCIP: 1907

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $31,135

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Legal Support Services

CertCIP: 2203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,747

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

CertCIP: 2401

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$46,546

Natl Median: $44,906

Lifetime Value Added

+$41k

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

CertCIP: 5139

Median Debt

$10,500

Earnings (4yr)

$63,957

Natl Median: $56,073

Lifetime Value Added

+$232k

Precision Metal Working

CertCIP: 4805

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$50,030

Natl Median: $48,702

Lifetime Value Added

+$88k

Precision Production, Other

CertCIP: 4899

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $42,999

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

CertCIP: 2313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$44,564

Natl Median: $55,975

Lifetime Value Added

+$30k

Social Work

CertCIP: 4407

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,190

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

CertCIP: 3105

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $37,647

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Associate's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

AssocCIP: 5203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$50,678

Natl Median: $47,660

Lifetime Value Added

+$46k

Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other

AssocCIP: 0199

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,835

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

AssocCIP: 5108

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$49,621

Natl Median: $42,269

Lifetime Value Added

+$36k

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

AssocCIP: 5109

Median Debt

$11,966

Earnings (4yr)

$60,118

Natl Median: $65,389

Lifetime Value Added

+$137k

Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1501

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,767

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

AssocCIP: 4604

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $59,378

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

AssocCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$8,616

Earnings (4yr)

$49,377

Natl Median: $48,733

Lifetime Value Added

+$34k

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services

AssocCIP: 5204

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $37,587

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer and Information Sciences, General

AssocCIP: 1101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,246

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Programming

AssocCIP: 1102

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,070

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

AssocCIP: 1109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,971

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

AssocCIP: 1110

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$26,353

Natl Median: $54,726

Lifetime Value Added

-$189k

Construction Engineering Technology/Technician

AssocCIP: 1510

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $71,367

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

AssocCIP: 1204

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $27,014

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminal Justice and Corrections

AssocCIP: 4301

Median Debt

$8,291

Earnings (4yr)

$54,029

Natl Median: $46,706

Lifetime Value Added

+$79k

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

AssocCIP: 5106

Median Debt

$15,000

Earnings (4yr)

$44,145

Natl Median: $61,982

Lifetime Value Added

-$18k

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers

AssocCIP: 4603

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $70,808

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 4701

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$42,401

Natl Median: $63,241

Lifetime Value Added

-$36k

Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1517

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $67,276

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

AssocCIP: 5207

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,095

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1505

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,148

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Fine and Studio Arts

AssocCIP: 5007

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$25,251

Natl Median: $31,650

Lifetime Value Added

-$211k

Fire Protection

AssocCIP: 4302

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $73,589

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations

AssocCIP: 5218

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $46,500

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

AssocCIP: 5107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$28,228

Natl Median: $37,073

Lifetime Value Added

-$180k

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)

AssocCIP: 4702

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,236

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 4703

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,017

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

AssocCIP: 1907

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$28,299

Natl Median: $34,184

Lifetime Value Added

-$179k

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1506

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $73,593

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Legal Support Services

AssocCIP: 2203

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$29,685

Natl Median: $44,669

Lifetime Value Added

-$153k

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

AssocCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$8,750

Earnings (4yr)

$44,873

Natl Median: $44,125

Lifetime Value Added

-$11k

Marketing

AssocCIP: 5214

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$43,144

Natl Median: $44,264

Lifetime Value Added

-$37k

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1508

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $64,773

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering

AssocCIP: 1442

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,254

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Physical Science Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 4103

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$60,710

Natl Median: $80,768

Lifetime Value Added

+$131k

Precision Metal Working

AssocCIP: 4805

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$50,856

Natl Median: $56,451

Lifetime Value Added

+$68k

Precision Production, Other

AssocCIP: 4899

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,392

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

AssocCIP: 0907

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$16,169

Natl Median: $36,074

Lifetime Value Added

-$299k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

AssocCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$14,339

Earnings (4yr)

$79,481

Natl Median: $80,813

Lifetime Value Added

+$313k

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

AssocCIP: 3105

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,162

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

AssocCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $35,702

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 4706

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,424

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.