10-yr median earnings
$45,391
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Media, Pennsylvania
Delaware County Community College
Delaware County Community College is a public institution in Media, Pennsylvania. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $6,576
- Avg net price / yr
- $45,391
- 10-yr median earnings
- 22.2%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Delaware County Community College posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 38%
- former-student earnings, US
- 22.2%
- 150%-time completion
- +21%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Delaware County Community College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C-
College Value Score
52/100
Delaware County Community College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings C
$45,391
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A
$6,576
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
22.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C-
$13,250
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C-
59.0%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$6,576
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
22.2%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 22.2%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Delaware County Community College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Delaware County Community College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Delaware County Community College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$45,391 Top 38% higher than 62% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Delaware County Community College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $45,391 | #1952 of 5103 | 62nd |
| Average net price | $6,576 | #581 of 5020 | 88th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 22.2% | #4609 of 4858 | 5th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 6,861 | #546 of 5462 | 90th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
6,861
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
22.2%
150%-time completion
$45,391
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Delaware County Community College ranks in Pennsylvania
State rank among 270 reporting Pennsylvania colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Delaware County Community College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $45,391 | #157 of 270 | 42nd |
| Average net price | $6,576 | #8 of 264 | 97th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 22.2% | #246 of 259 | 5th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 6,861 | #17 of 282 | 94th |
Highest former-student earnings in Pennsylvania
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | $138,767 | - |
| 2 | Carnegie Mellon University | $114,862 | $31,944 |
| 3 | University of Pennsylvania | $111,371 | $28,699 |
| 4 | Lehigh University | $105,584 | $36,931 |
| 5 | Villanova University | $100,423 | $43,756 |
| 6 | Bucknell University | $93,807 | $40,766 |
| 7 | Lafayette College | $91,410 | $34,433 |
| 8 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | $86,881 | $29,689 |
| 9 | Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster | $86,881 | $42,478 |
| 10 | Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing | $86,138 | - |
| 11 | Drexel University | $84,648 | $38,509 |
| 12 | Swarthmore College | $80,257 | $23,149 |
| 157 | Delaware County Community CollegeThis school | $45,391 | $6,576 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Delaware County Community College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$5,591 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$6,075 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$8,770 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$10,603 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Delaware County Community College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $6,930 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $15,540 |
| Average Net Price | $6,576 |
41.2%
Pell Grant Rate
57.9%
Federal Loan Rate
$13,250
Median Debt
$140/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Delaware County Community College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $5,428 to $13,048 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +17.4%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$5,428
Highest year
$13,048
Most recent (2023)
$7,395
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $6,3002023 · $7,395
Over the same years, enrollment went -46.5% (13,198 → 7,065 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
61.0%
Female
47.1%
First Generation
Outcomes
$37,658
Median Earnings (6yr)
55.4%
Earning Over $25K
59.0%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 22.2% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $37,658 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $45,391 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 55.4% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 59.0% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $13,250 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $140/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 15 | 1,068 | $54,559 | $90,963 | $12,749 |
| Certificate | 5 | 196 | $67,316 | $115,091 | $5,100 |
Top programs at Delaware County Community College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$115,091 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$90,963 median earnings
- Criminal Justice and Corre…
Criminal Justice and Corrections
$88,630 median earnings
- Engineering, General
Engineering, General
$79,850 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$72,832 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$55,857 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$55,328 median earnings
- Computer Systems Networkin…
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
$55,189 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Delaware County Community College? ▼
Delaware County Community College is a public institution in Media, Pennsylvania. Undergraduate enrollment is 6,861 students.
How much do Delaware County Community College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Delaware County Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $45,391 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $37,658.
How much does Delaware County Community College cost? ▼
The average net price at Delaware County Community College is $6,576. In-state tuition is $6,930 and out-of-state tuition is $15,540. Median student debt at graduation is $13,250.
What is the graduation rate at Delaware County Community College? ▼
Delaware County Community College has a 22.2% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Delaware County Community College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Delaware County Community College is $13,250, while former students earn a median of $45,391 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 29% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 59.0% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $140.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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