Delgado Community College

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Delgado Community College
Public community college
Established1921
Parent institution
Louisiana Community and Technical College System
Academic affiliations
Space-grant
Students19,000
Location
New Orleans
,
Louisiana
,
U.S.
CampusUrban
Colors   Green & gold
NicknameDolphins
Sporting affiliations
NJCAA - LCCAC
Websitewww.dcc.edu

Delgado Community College (DCC) is a

public community college in Louisiana, with campuses throughout the New Orleans metropolitan area. Its current campuses are in New Orleans (Orleans Parish) and in Jefferson Parish. The original 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

David C. Treen
.

The maps of

Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges indicate that Delgado's service area includes New Orleans and Jefferson, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, and St. Tammany parishes.[1] A Delgado Community College document stated that, in addition, Lafourche, St. Bernard, and Terrebonne parishes are in its service area.[2]

Campuses

Sidney Collier Campus is in

East New Orleans. While located within Orleans Parish, it is in close proximity to both St. Bernard Parish and St. Tammany Parish.[3] WXDR-LP
broadcasts from the main campus.

There were two campuses in St. Tammany Parish: one in Slidell, Louisiana, the Slidell Learning Center,[4] and one in Covington, Louisiana, the Delgado Northshore campus that first opened in 1987. The Covington campus closed at the end of the spring 2014 semester.[5] The Slidell campus closed in 2016 due to financial issues.[6]

Athletics

The Delgado Dolphins are composed of three athletic teams representing Delgado Community College in intercollegiate athletics, including baseball and men's and women's basketball. The Dolphins compete in National Junior College Athletic Association Division 1, Region 23. The Dolphins sports teams are members of the Louisiana Community Colleges Athletic Conference.[7]

The Dolphins baseball team plays at

Michael Williamson Center
.

Notable alumni

Notable faculty and staff

  • Cameron Henry, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 82, is a former adjunct business professor at Delgado.
  • Nita Rusich Hutter, District 104 state representative from St. Bernard Parish is an administrator at Delgado.
  • Patrice E. Jones, historical preservationist and TikTok content creator
  • Isaac Delgado Hall, Delgado, City Park Campus
    Isaac Delgado Hall, Delgado, City Park Campus
  • Delgado Community College, View from City Park
    Delgado Community College, View from City Park
  • Delgado, City Park Campus
    Delgado, City Park Campus
  • Michael Williamson Center
    Michael Williamson Center
  • "Rags" Scheuermann Field at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium
    "Rags" Scheuermann Field at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium
  • Delgado, City Park Campus, Student Life Center
    Delgado, City Park Campus, Student Life Center
  • Delgado, City Park Campus, Building
    Delgado, City Park Campus, Building
  • Delgado, City Park Campus, Fountain
    Delgado, City Park Campus, Fountain
  • Delgado, City Park Campus, Water Feature and Island
    Delgado, City Park Campus, Water Feature and Island

References

  1. Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges
    . Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  2. ^ "The Economic Value of Delgado Community College" (PDF). Delgado Community College. Retrieved 2024-03-09. For the purposes of this analysis, the Delgado Service Area is comprised of [...] Lafourche, [...] and Terrebonne[...]
  3. ^ "Locations". Delgado Community College. Retrieved 2021-05-19. The Sidney Collier Site [...] as well as St. Tammany and St. Bernard parishes.
  4. The Times Picayune
    . New Orleans. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  5. The Times Picayune
    . New Orleans. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  6. ^ "Delgado's Slidell campus closing; students will have alternatives". Fox 8 News. 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2021-05-19. [...]Northshore Technical Community College or Nunez Community College, starting immediately.[...]
  7. ^ "Delgado Athletics". delgadoathletics.com. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
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