Delgado Community College prepares students from diverse backgrounds to attain their educational, career and personal goals, to think critically, to demonstrate leadership, and to be productive and responsible citizens.
Delgado Community College is a Louisiana public community college with campuses throughout the New Orleans metropolitan area, the East and West Banks of New Orleans, the East Bank of Jefferson Parish and on the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain in Covington and Slidell in St. Tammany Parish. The original main campus -- City Park Campus -- is located in the Navarre neighborhood adjacent to New Orleans City Park.
Delgado Community College is one of nine community colleges which operate under the auspices of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System. The institution originally opened in 1921 as Delgado Trades (plural) School; it went through several reorganizations and was finally declared "Delgado Community College" by the Louisiana State Legislature in 1980, under the administration of Governor David C. Treen.
The College is named after its founder, the philanthropist Isaac Delgado, a 19th century immigrant from Jamaica, who became a wealthy New Orleans businessman and sugar planter. In 1909, in a codicil to his will, Delgado bequeathed the remainder of his estate to the City of New Orleans to establish a manual trade school for boys. Land was purchased for the 57-acre City Park Campus. The original building on City Park Avenue was constructed and furnished by funding from the Delgado estate.
Delgado Central Trades School opened in 1921 with 1,300 boys and young men enrolled. The institution thrived in the 1920s but languished during the Great Depression, when there was inadequate funding. It was revived during World War II because of the need for technically-skilled workers in aircraft construction and maintenance and in the metal and woodworking trades. The school again fell on hard times in the 1950s.
Under the leadership of its director, Marvin E. Thames, Sr., the mission of the college changed. In 1956-1957, Tulane University made a survey of Delgado’s potential role in a changing economy. Tulane proposed that Delgado be expanded to a technical institute at the junior college level and that its main function be to provide technical training. The recommendation was adopted by the Delgado Board of Managers and the New Orleans City Council. As a result, the name of the institution was changed to Delgado Trades and Technical Institute, and a technical two-year college program was implemented. In 1960, the first graduates of Delgado Institute received their college degrees.
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| Percent of Students International: | 4% |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 1,550 | $ 4,550 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 165 | $ 165 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 1,785 | 56% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 732 | 7% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 660 | 12% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 1,546 | 34% | |
Any Aid: |
69% |
