unitid 169521 · University Center, MI · public 2-year · rural (fringe)
Delta College
- enrollment 2023
- 9,721
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
6,573
83rd pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
38%
undergrads on Pell grants
74th pctl among public 2-years
completion
27%
finish within 150% time
17th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$13,541
30th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$4,547
after aid, aided students
17th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$37,781
after entry, Title IV students
45th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$10,978
62nd pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $2,819 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k48%
- 30-48k19%
- 48-75k18%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $22,628
- First-generation students
- 42%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,820
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.4× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 414 | $45,784 | $10,750 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 113 | $71,328 | $19,955 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 98 | $39,721 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 60 | $49,808 | $11,195 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 52 | $49,670 | $14,601 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 35 | $31,773 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 25 | $47,258 | $9,784 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 25 | $44,502 | $17,800 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 22 | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 21 | $29,236 | — |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 20 | $58,950 | $14,038 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 19 | $26,632 | $14,478 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.