Public · Community college

Delaware County Community College

Media, Pennsylvania · Large suburb

11%
Transfer rate
$6,576
Avg net price
24%
Grad / completion
$45,391
Median earnings

Delaware County Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Media, Pennsylvania (large suburb setting), enrolling 6,861 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 6,861 undergradsLarge suburbNJCAA Division IIICold wintersNear the coast

About Media, Pennsylvania

Media is a borough in and the county seat of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The history of the area goes back to William Penn, but the area remained predominantly rural until the 20th century. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
8 miles
Nearest airport
10 miles to Philadelphia (PHL) · major hub

How Delaware County Community College compares

Graduation rate24%

Higher than 7% · #143 of 151 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention60%

Higher than 22%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$45,391

Higher than 84% · #46 of 137 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$6,576

Cheaper than 84% · #8 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$13,250

Lower than 20%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 62%

Undergraduate enrollment6,861

Larger than 94%

Percentiles compare Delaware County Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Pennsylvania.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

6,861undergrads
  • Women4,18661%
  • Men2,67539%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White40%
  • Black33%
  • Hispanic10%
  • Asian5.4%
  • Other or multiracial11%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
6,861
Student–faculty ratio
14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
41%
First-generation students
47%
Students over 25
38%
Median family income
$27,336
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$93,429
Endowment
$2,857,494

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 1,607 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Pennsylvania97%
  • Other U.S. states3.2%

Most first-years stay in state — Delaware County Community College draws overwhelmingly from Pennsylvania.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$6,930
Out-of-state tuition
$15,540
Room & board
Books & supplies
$2,500
Total cost of attendance
$13,530
Average net price
$6,576

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
24%
First-year retention
60%
Transferred to another college
11%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,658
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$45,391
Median debt at graduation
$13,250
Students with federal loans
58%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
35%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
24%
Low-income (Pell)
16%
First-generation
16%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division III
Varsity athletes
78 (65 men · 13 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (5)

Baseball30
Soccer15
Track and Field (Outdoor)13
Basketball10
Volleyball10

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
2
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 5 campuses (7,402 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.7reported offenses a year
0.7 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Robbery
0.3
Aggravated assault
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$5,591
$30–48k
$6,075
$48–75k
$8,770
$75–110k
$9,918
$110k+
$10,603

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

4%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,813
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 4% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,813. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 622 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$45,391
Typical debt at graduation
$13,250
Debt vs. one year's pay
29%
Out-earn a HS grad
51%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$42,017
Men
$51,072

Men out-earn women by $9,055 (22%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
89°F
Winter low
27°F
Annual rain
41.6″
Annual snow
25.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Marcus Hook, PA US station (9.9 mi from campus).

What Delaware County Community College graduates study — and earn

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Colleges near Delaware County Community College

Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.