10-yr median earnings
Not reported
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Lake Charles, Louisiana
Delta College West
Delta College West is a private for-profit institution in Lake Charles, 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.
- 39.0%
- 150%-time completion
- $18,360
- Avg net price / yr
City: Small
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Delta College West 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
D
College Value Score
45/100
Delta College West
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 N/A
N/A
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$18,360
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
39.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B
$9,573
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
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
$18,360
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
39.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 39.0%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Delta College West 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.
Quick Facts
78
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
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SAT average
39.0%
150%-time completion
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10-yr median earnings
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First-year retention
How Delta College West 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 West | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average net price | $18,360 | #55 of 97 | 43rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 39.0% | #70 of 93 | 25th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 78 | #80 of 104 | 23rd |
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 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Delta College West
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$18,064 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$15,817 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$18,186 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$23,212 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Delta College West - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $18,360 |
91.5%
Pell Grant Rate
77.8%
Federal Loan Rate
$9,573
Median Debt
$101/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Delta College West rose +108.0% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $8,308 in 2013 to $17,278 in 2023, a rise of $8,970 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $8,3082023 · $17,278
Over the same years, enrollment went +27.6% (58 → 74 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
43.9%
First Generation
Outcomes
$19,236
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 39.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $19,236 |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $9,573 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $101/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 22 | $22,068 | $6,254 |
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Similar 2013–2023 Net-Price Trend
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Delta College West cost? ▼
The average net price at Delta College West is $18,360.. Median student debt at graduation is $9,573.
What is the graduation rate at Delta College West? ▼
Delta College West has a 39.0% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
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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