10-yr median earnings
$32,044
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Covington, Louisiana
Delta College Inc
Delta College Inc is a private for-profit institution in Covington, Louisiana. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 70.0%
- 150%-time completion
- $23,128
- Avg net price / yr
- $32,044
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Delta College Inc posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 25th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 70.0%
- 150%-time completion
- +19%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Midsize
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Delta College Inc 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, 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
50/100
Delta College Inc
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 F
$32,044
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$23,128
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B
70.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A+
$6,397
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C-
59.9%
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
$23,128
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
70.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 70.0%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Delta College Inc 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 Delta College Inc 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.
Delta College Inc: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$32,044 25th percentile higher than 25% 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 | Delta College Inc | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $32,044 | #3840 of 5103 | 25th |
| Average net price | $23,128 | #3664 of 5020 | 27th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 70.0% | #1417 of 4858 | 71st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 155 | #3927 of 5462 | 28th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
155
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
70.0%
150%-time completion
$32,044
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Delta College Inc ranks in Louisiana
State rank among 94 reporting Louisiana colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Delta College Inc | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $32,044 | #53 of 94 | 44th |
| Average net price | $23,128 | #77 of 97 | 21st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 70.0% | #23 of 93 | 75th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 155 | #66 of 104 | 37th |
Highest former-student earnings in Louisiana
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Louisiana | $92,405 | $30,791 |
| 2 | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans | $78,495 | - |
| 3 | Baton Rouge General Medical Center School of Nursing & School of Radiologic Technology | $75,071 | - |
| 4 | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport | $74,671 | - |
| 5 | ITI Technical College | $68,342 | $20,850 |
| 6 | Tulane University of Louisiana | $63,268 | $39,949 |
| 7 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | $61,251 | $19,151 |
| 8 | Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University | $59,419 | $18,552 |
| 9 | The Chicago School at Xavier University of Louisiana | $56,899 | - |
| 10 | Loyola University New Orleans | $52,927 | $23,696 |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech University | $52,279 | $11,864 |
| 12 | Xavier University of Louisiana | $52,184 | $17,127 |
| 53 | Delta College IncThis school | $32,044 | $23,128 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Delta College Inc
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$20,106 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$21,186 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$25,970 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$28,531 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Delta College Inc - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $23,128 |
66.9%
Pell Grant Rate
64.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$6,397
Median Debt
$68/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Delta College Inc swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $13,290 to $22,997 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +47.5%, 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
$13,290
Highest year
$22,997
Most recent (2023)
$22,997
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $15,5922023 · $22,997
Over the same years, enrollment went +50.0% (102 → 153 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
94.9%
Female
52.8%
First Generation
Outcomes
$26,952
Median Earnings (6yr)
35.0%
Earning Over $25K
59.9%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 70.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $26,952 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $32,044 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 35.0% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 59.9% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $6,397 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $68/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at Delta College Inc by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Practical Nursing, Vocatio…
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
$57,184 median earnings
- Dental Support Services an…
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
$29,146 median earnings
- Allied Health and Medical …
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
$28,953 median earnings
- Somatic Bodywork and Relat…
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
$27,046 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$23,062 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.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 28 | $57,184 | $12,600 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 14 | $29,146 | $5,623 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 46 | $28,953 | $5,800 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services | Certificate | 15 | $27,046 | $6,208 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | 12 | $23,062 | $5,846 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Delta College Inc? ▼
Delta College Inc is a private for-profit institution in Covington, Louisiana. Undergraduate enrollment is 155 students.
How much do Delta College Inc former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Delta College Inc who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $32,044 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $26,952.
How much does Delta College Inc cost? ▼
The average net price at Delta College Inc is $23,128.. Median student debt at graduation is $6,397.
What is the graduation rate at Delta College Inc? ▼
Delta College Inc has a 70.0% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Delta College Inc worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Delta College Inc is $6,397, while former students earn a median of $32,044 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 20% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 59.9% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $68.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. 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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