Delgado Community College

New Orleans, Louisiana · Public

Of 27 assessed programs, 22 leave graduates out-earning a typical Louisiana high-school graduate (about $34,350/yr) and 5 fall short. Another 48 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$8,734
$30k to $48k	$8,880
$48k to $75k	$12,578
$75k to $110k	$15,908
$110k and up	$17,285
All families (average)	$9,747

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

27 of 75 programs could be assessed 36% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Louisiana high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$43,742	+$9,392	clears the bar	$18,655	2.0 yrs	757
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$82,163	+$47,813	clears the bar	$24,757	0.5 yrs	278
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$42,920	+$8,570	clears the bar	$19,867	2.3 yrs	213
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$42,728	+$8,378	clears the bar	$18,449	2.2 yrs	151
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$63,070	+$28,720	clears the bar	$27,150	0.9 yrs	106
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$45,941	+$11,591	clears the bar	$15,625	1.3 yrs	74
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$40,697	+$6,347	clears the bar	$28,800	4.5 yrs	72
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$62,005	+$27,655	clears the bar	$20,250	0.7 yrs	70
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,677	+$17,327	clears the bar	$15,751	0.9 yrs	63
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$42,677	+$8,327	clears the bar	$22,806	2.7 yrs	58
Business	Associate's Degree	$44,673	+$10,323	clears the bar	$17,000	1.6 yrs	56
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$39,388	+$5,038	clears the bar	$11,000	2.2 yrs	44
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$55,682	+$21,332	clears the bar	$13,816	0.6 yrs	41
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$35,739	+$1,389	clears the bar	$24,719	17.8 yrs	38
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$42,367	+$8,017	clears the bar	$15,000	1.9 yrs	38
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$52,614	+$18,264	clears the bar	$19,000	1.0 yrs	34
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$26,805	-$7,545	falls short	$14,250	insufficient data	32
Data Processing	Associate's Degree	$45,367	+$11,017	clears the bar	$19,000	1.7 yrs	30
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	$34,540	+$190	clears the bar	$31,707	166.9 yrs	25
Design	Associate's Degree	$30,671	-$3,679	falls short	$24,782	insufficient data	25
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$32,459	-$1,891	falls short	$34,213	insufficient data	24
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$43,653	+$9,303	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$36,121	+$1,771	clears the bar	$20,715	11.7 yrs	20
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$31,381	-$2,969	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$33,103	-$1,247	falls short	$12,546	insufficient data	14
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$39,354	+$5,004	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$67,709	+$33,359	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	80
Real Estate	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$21,960	insufficient data	75
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	67
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$31,463	insufficient data	22
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
American Sign Language	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Carpenters	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Finance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Science Technologies/Technicians, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Systems Analysis	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Film and Photography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,350/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.