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Delgado Community College

⌖ New Orleans, LA · 31 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$213,978 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

437.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−98%Modeled 10-year ROI
$45,501Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$213,978at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$218,9880
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4
6
8
−$213,97810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 437.1 years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$4,279
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$4,279
Sticker price
Average net price$9,747
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$18,568
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$9,747Average net price / year
$18,568Cost of attendance
$45,501Median earnings · year 5 after completion
23.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
11,668Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

50thEarnings percentile
7thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$40,135Year 1
$48,141Year 4
$45,501Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$82,1632Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Graduate/Professional Certificate$67,7093Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$63,0704Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$62,0055Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$55,6826Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,6147Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,6778Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,941

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$82,163$35,330
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsGraduate/Professional Certificate$67,709Not available
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$63,070$38,569
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$62,005$24,500
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$55,682$29,125
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,614$18,250
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,677$25,113
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,941$13,905
Data ProcessingAssociate's Degree$45,367$17,418
Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's Degree$44,673$22,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$43,742$23,952
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$43,653Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$42,920$25,250
Accounting and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,728$19,500
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$42,677$25,750
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,367$18,137
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$40,697$34,932
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,388$11,977
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$39,354$32,379
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,121$25,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$35,739$30,687
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$34,540$37,750
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$33,103$12,546
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$32,459$34,213
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$31,381$25,000
Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's Degree$30,671$19,500
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$26,805$15,000
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$32,125
American Sign LanguageAssociate's DegreeNot available$25,131
Human Resources Management and ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$32,419
Real EstateUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$27,744

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.