Delta College
of Arts & Technology
For-profit College in Baton Rouge, LA. Six-year graduation rate 65%. Median 10-year earnings $34,222.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $34,222, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. The six-year graduation rate of 65% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $7,393.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.22 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion runs to 65% — students who start here overwhelmingly finish here. First-year retention is 70% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. A 17:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. As a for-profit two-year institution, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers. The undergraduate body is just 442, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 434 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $19,789 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price varies modestly by income — $20,194 at $0–30k against $11,972 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 83% of students receive grant aid, averaging $7,619 — common but not automatic. Borrowing is widespread: 71% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 49 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $20,194 |
| $30–48k | $16,842 |
| $48–75k | $21,115 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | $11,972 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 310 of these 434 students, totalling $1,633,745 — an average of $5,270 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (East Baton Rouge Parish) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality (Other - Provide unlisted or multiple justifications); School has an accreditation issue
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)