Private for-profit · Community college

Delta College Inc

Covington, Louisiana · Midsize suburb

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Transfer rate: $23,128
Avg net price: 71%
Grad / completion: $32,044
Median earnings

Delta College Inc is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Covington, Louisiana (midsize suburb setting), enrolling 155 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 155 undergradsMidsize suburbNear the coast

About Covington, Louisiana

Covington is a city in and the parish seat of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The earliest known settlement by Europeans in the area was in 1800 by Jacques Drieux, during the British West Florida period. A 10-foot-tall (3.0 m) statue of Ronald Reagan on a 6-foot (1.8 m) base is reputed to be the world's largest of the former president. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize suburb
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 36 miles to New Orleans, LA
To the ocean: 6 miles
Nearest airport: 34 miles to Louis Armstrong New Orleans (MSY) · major hub

How Delta College Inc compares

Graduation rate71%

Higher than 64% · #27 of 73 in Louisiana

First-year retention76%

Higher than 56%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$32,044

Higher than 39% · #20 of 61 in Louisiana

Average net price$23,128

Cheaper than 23% · #56 cheapest of 71 in Louisiana

Median debt at graduation$6,397

Lower than 87%

Student–faculty ratio6 : 1

Lower than 95%

Undergraduate enrollment155

Larger than 38%

Percentiles compare Delta College Inc 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 Louisiana.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women14795%
Men85%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White50%
Black42%
Hispanic3.9%
Asian1.3%
Other or multiracial2.6%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 155
Student–faculty ratio: 6 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 67%
First-generation students: 53%
Students over 25: 58%
Median family income: $14,836

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

Cost

In-state tuition: —
Room & board: —
Total cost of attendance: —
Average net price: $23,128

Outcomes

Graduated: 71%
First-year retention: 76%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $26,952
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $32,044
Median debt at graduation: $6,397
Students with federal loans: 64%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 58%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

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

$20,106

$30–48k

$21,186

$48–75k

$25,970

$75–110k

$27,464

$110k+

$28,531

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?

Delta College Inc funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years): $32,044
Typical debt at graduation: $6,397
Debt vs. one year's pay: 20%
Out-earn a HS grad: 32%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.0 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

$31,773

Men

$52,617

Men out-earn women by $20,844 (66%) 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: 90°F
Winter low: 40°F
Annual rain: 62.5″
Annual snow: 0.1″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Covington 4 Nnw, LA US station (4.4 mi from campus).

What Delta College Inc graduates study — and earn

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

49 grads$48k 1 yr$49k 5 yr$20k debt

49$48,157$48,929$20,055 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

44 grads$23k 1 yr$22k 5 yr$6k debt

44$23,086$21,585$5,945 Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services

25 grads$21k 1 yr$17k 5 yr$8k debt

25$21,463$16,553$7,863 Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

16 grads$22k 1 yr$28k 5 yr$6k debt

16$22,486$27,525$5,800 Health and Medical Administrative Services

8 grads$27k 1 yr$28k 5 yr$7k debt

8$26,838$27,735$6,722

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.