Public · Community college

Delaware Technical Community College-Terry

Dover, Delaware · Small city

7%
Transfer rate: $11,578
Avg net price: 22%
Grad / completion: $41,448
Median earnings

Delaware Technical Community College-Terry is a public associate-granting institution in Dover, Delaware (small city setting), enrolling 10,867 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 10,867 undergradsSmall cityOtherCold wintersNear the coast

About Dover, Delaware

Dover is the capital and the second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Delaware, after Wilmington. Dover was founded as the court town for newly established Kent County in 1683 by William Penn, the proprietor of the territory generally known as the "Lower Counties on the Delaware." Later, in 1717, the city was officially laid out by a special commission of the Delaware General Assembly. The former Dover Opera House, built in 1904, was renovated and converted to the Schwartz Center for the Arts, which hosted performances by the Dover Symphony Orchestra, ballet, and classic films. The Schwartz Center for the Arts closed on June 30, 2017, due to financial issues. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Small city
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 56 miles to Philadelphia, PA
To the ocean: 9 miles
Nearest airport: 7 miles to Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base (DOV)

How Delaware Technical Community College-Terry compares

Graduation rate22%

Higher than 6% · #8 of 8 in Delaware

Earnings, 10 years after entry$41,448

Higher than 74% · #2 of 7 in Delaware

Average net price$11,578

Cheaper than 64% · #2 cheapest of 7 in Delaware

Median debt at graduation$10,500

Lower than 42%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment10,867

Larger than 97%

Percentiles compare Delaware Technical Community College-Terry 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 Delaware.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women6,99764%
Men3,87036%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White41%
Black28%
Hispanic19%
Asian3.2%
Other or multiracial9.0%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 10,867
Student–faculty ratio: 13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 38%
First-generation students: 50%
Students over 25: 31%
Median family income: $25,575
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $80,658

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

Cost

In-state tuition: $5,445
Out-of-state tuition: $12,308
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $2,000
Total cost of attendance: $17,232
Average net price: $11,578

Outcomes

Graduated: 22%
First-year retention: —
Transferred to another college: 7%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $35,336
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $41,448
Median debt at graduation: $10,500
Students with federal loans: 14%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 41%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

22%

Low-income (Pell)

19%

First-generation

20%

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: Other
Varsity athletes: 118 (75 men · 43 women)

Varsity sports (6)

Baseball31

Lacrosse24

Basketball22

Softball17

Volleyball13

Cross Country11

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

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 5
Property offenses (2022–2024): 6

Reported offenses in an average year

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

3.7reported offenses a year

1.7 violent a year2.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling

1.3

Burglary

1.3

Motor vehicle theft

0.7

Robbery

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

$10,934

$30–48k

$10,973

$48–75k

$12,317

$75–110k

$14,178

$110k+

$14,968

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.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,392

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 6% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,392. 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 1,782 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): $41,448
Typical debt at graduation: $10,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 25%
Out-earn a HS grad: 44%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.5 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

$39,192

Men

$46,387

Men out-earn women by $7,195 (18%) 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: 87°F
Winter low: 28°F
Annual rain: 47.6″
Annual snow: 13.2″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dover, DE US station (4.6 mi from campus).

What Delaware Technical Community College-Terry graduates study — and earn

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

315 grads$71k 1 yr$83k 5 yr$16k debt

315$70,924$82,836$16,124 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

191 grads$28k 1 yr— 5 yr$10k debt

191$27,598—$10,275 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

127 grads$86k 1 yr— 5 yr$16k debt

127$86,455—$16,125 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssoc.

96 grads$25k 1 yr$42k 5 yr$8k debt

96$25,289$41,917$8,450 Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssoc.

91 grads$27k 1 yr$54k 5 yr$10k debt

91$27,161$53,853$9,768 Human Services, GeneralAssoc.

85 grads$31k 1 yr$37k 5 yr$9k debt

85$30,923$36,838$9,240 Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssoc.

66 grads$34k 1 yr$43k 5 yr$7k debt

66$33,737$42,644$7,000 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

62 grads$57k 1 yr$68k 5 yr$15k debt

62$57,328$67,757$15,150 Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

61 grads$39k 1 yr$51k 5 yr$11k debt

61$38,769$51,041$11,064 Business/Commerce, GeneralAssoc.

59 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

59———Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

47 grads$40k 1 yr$44k 5 yr$13k debt

47$39,784$44,434$13,275 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

46 grads$51k 1 yr$60k 5 yr$15k debt

46$51,082$60,129$15,120

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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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.