10-yr median earnings
$34,222
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Delta College of Arts & Technology
Delta College of Arts & Technology is a private for-profit institution in Baton Rouge, 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.
- 56.3%
- 150%-time completion
- $19,789
- Avg net price / yr
- $34,222
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Delta College of Arts & Technology posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 30th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 56.3%
- 150%-time completion
- +24%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Carnegie: Special Focus (2yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Delta College of Arts & Technology 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 ("Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design"), 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
D
College Value Score
48/100
Delta College of Arts & Technology
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
$34,222
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$19,789
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate D
56.3%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A
$7,393
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment D
55.9%
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
$19,789
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
56.3%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 56.3%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Delta College of Arts & Technology 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 of Arts & Technology 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 of Arts & Technology: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$34,222 30th percentile higher than 30% 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 of Arts & Technology | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $34,222 | #3578 of 5103 | 30th |
| Average net price | $19,789 | #3046 of 5020 | 39th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 56.3% | #2492 of 4858 | 49th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 326 | #3220 of 5462 | 41st |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
326
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
56.3%
150%-time completion
$34,222
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Delta College of Arts & Technology 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 of Arts & Technology | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $34,222 | #44 of 94 | 53rd |
| Average net price | $19,789 | #63 of 97 | 35th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 56.3% | #47 of 93 | 49th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 326 | #47 of 104 | 55th |
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 |
| 43 | Delta College of Arts & TechnologyThis school | $34,222 | $19,789 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Delta College of Arts & Technology
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$20,194 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$16,842 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$21,115 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Delta College of Arts & Technology - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $19,789 |
76.5%
Pell Grant Rate
70.1%
Federal Loan Rate
$7,393
Median Debt
$78/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Delta College of Arts & Technology swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $14,985 to $21,511 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +30.7%, 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
$14,985
Highest year
$21,511
Most recent (2023)
$19,590
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $14,9852023 · $19,590
Over the same years, enrollment went -51.0% (678 → 332 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
95.8%
Female
54.5%
First Generation
Outcomes
$27,631
Median Earnings (6yr)
45.2%
Earning Over $25K
55.9%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 56.3% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $27,631 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $34,222 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 45.2% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 55.9% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $7,393 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $78/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at Delta College of Arts & Technology by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Practical Nursing, Vocatio…
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
$48,940 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$32,528 median earnings
- Dental Support Services an…
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
$30,699 median earnings
- Allied Health and Medical …
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
$29,194 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 | 83 | $48,940 | $12,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | 11 | $32,528 | $5,843 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 11 | $30,699 | $5,700 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 27 | $29,194 | $5,843 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Delta College of Arts & Technology? ▼
Delta College of Arts & Technology is a private for-profit institution in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Undergraduate enrollment is 326 students.
How much do Delta College of Arts & Technology former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Delta College of Arts & Technology who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $34,222 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $27,631.
How much does Delta College of Arts & Technology cost? ▼
The average net price at Delta College of Arts & Technology is $19,789.. Median student debt at graduation is $7,393.
What is the graduation rate at Delta College of Arts & Technology? ▼
Delta College of Arts & Technology has a 56.3% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Delta College of Arts & Technology worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Delta College of Arts & Technology is $7,393, while former students earn a median of $34,222 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 22% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 55.9% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $78.
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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