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Delta College Overview

Delta College is a public institution located in University Center, Michigan. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

What Is Delta College Known For?

1,103 Undergraduate Awards
  • The undergraduate certificate is the highest award offered at Delta College.
  • For the 2019-2020 academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.

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Delta College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Delta College.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#3 Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#81 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#81 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#81 Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#94 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#100 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#100 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#157 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Delta College has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#19 Best Value Colleges for Dental Support Services College Factual
#39 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools Nursing Degree Search
#69 Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities College Factual
#69 Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies College Factual
#71 Best Value Colleges for Allied Health Professions College Factual
#149 Best Value Colleges for Health Professions College Factual

Where Is Delta College?

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Contact details for Delta College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1961 Delta Road, University Center, MI 48710
Phone: 989-686-9000
Website: www.delta.edu

How Do I Get Into Delta College?

You can apply to Delta College online at: https://www.delta.edu/apply/

Delta College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Delta College?

16% Take Out Loans
10.0% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Delta College, approximately 16% of students took out student loans averaging $4,133 a year. That adds up to $16,532 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Delta College is 10.0%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Delta College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,383 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,954 undergraduate students at Delta College, with 2,383 being full-time and 4,571 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 2,383 full-time undergraduates at Delta College, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Delta College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 16
Black or African American 128
Hispanic or Latino 180
White 1,885
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 168

Over 14 countries are represented at Delta College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and Bangladesh.

Online Learning at Delta College

3,683 Took All Classes Online
6,163 Took At Least One Class Online
258.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 6,163 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Delta College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 11th most popular in Michigan for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Delta College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Delta College was 258.6%. This is the #239 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Delta College regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Delta College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Computer Information Systems 33%
Criminal Justice & Corrections 14%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 7%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Delta College ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Delta College.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Environmental Control Technology #1
Cosmetology #1
Entrepreneurial Studies #4
Personal & Culinary Services #4
Engineering Technologies #4
Human Development & Family Studies #5
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences #14
Criminal Justice & Corrections #21
Computer Information Systems #23
Accounting #28
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting #33
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities #42
Liberal Arts General Studies #42
Computer & Information Sciences #42
Business, Management & Marketing #139

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Delta College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 415 1 416
Nursing 0 141 0 141
Criminal Justice & Corrections 9 47 0 56
Business Administration & Management 0 52 0 52
Allied Health Professions 4 46 0 50
Precision Metal Working 2 8 36 46
Human Development & Family Studies 10 16 11 37
Dental Support Services 0 34 2 36
Health & Medical Administrative Services 13 14 6 33
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 3 0 22 25
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 2 19 0 21
Fine & Studio Arts 0 18 0 18
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 14 0 14
Accounting 1 10 0 11
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 10 10
Information Technology 0 9 0 9
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 0 7 2 9
Business Support & Assistant Services 4 4 0 8
Computer Programming 0 7 0 7
Construction Engineering Technology 0 7 0 7
Mechanical Engineering Technology 0 7 0 7
Physical Science Technicians 0 7 0 7
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 6 0 6
Computer Systems Networking 0 6 0 6
Writing Studies 6 0 0 6
Other Agriculture 0 5 0 5
Robotics Engineering 0 5 0 5
Health & Physical Education 1 4 0 5
Social Work 1 0 4 5
Architectural Engineering Technology 0 4 0 4
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 4 0 0 4
English Literature (Other) 4 0 0 4
Legal Support Services 0 3 1 4
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 0 3 1 4
Marketing 0 3 0 3
Computer Information Systems 0 3 0 3
Building Management & Inspection 1 2 0 3
Environmental Control Technology 0 3 0 3
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 0 2 1 3
Industrial Production Technology 0 2 0 2
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 0 2 0 2
Journalism 0 1 0 1
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 1 0 1
Plumbing & Water Supply 0 1 0 1
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 1 0 1
Cosmetology 0 1 0 1
Fire Protection 0 1 0 1
Other Business, Management & Marketing 0 0 0 0
General Sales & Marketing 0 0 0 0
Carpentry 0 0 0 0
Quality Control Technology 0 0 0 0
International Studies 0 0 0 0
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 0 0 0 0
Other Precision Production 0 0 0 0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 65 941 97 1,103

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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