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Delgado Community College: Delgado Building 1 Back New Orleans early 1990s
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College · Catholic life on campus

Delgado Community College

  • LocationNew Orleans, LA
  • Type and sizePublic · 2-year · 12,130 students
Official website

Delgado Community College is not a Catholic college. This rating measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes.

Catholic life here hasn’t been researched yet. We research from official sources only, starting with the largest campuses, and we never guess. The nearest Catholic church mapped in OpenStreetMap is 0.5 miles away.

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Catholic churches nearby

Map of Delgado Community College, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches0.5 mi1 mi2 miSaint Anthony of Padua Catholic Church: 0.5 mi1Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church: 1.1 mi2Saint Dominic Catholic Church: 1.4 mi3Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church: 1.5 mi4Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church: 1.5 mi5Saint Leo the Great Catholic Church: 1.8 mi6Delgado Community College (campus)N1 mi
CampusCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Saint Anthony of Padua Catholic Church — 0.5 mi
  2. Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church — 1.1 mi · 3368 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans
  3. Saint Dominic Catholic Church — 1.4 mi
  4. Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church — 1.5 mi · 444 Metairie Road, Metairie
  5. Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church — 1.5 mi
  6. Saint Leo the Great Catholic Church — 1.8 mi · 2916 Paris Avenue, New Orleans

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

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Academic Excellence

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Cost and value

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Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
12,130
Total students12,130
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
$9,747
Cost of attendance (per year)$18,568
Median federal debt at graduation$20,198
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
24%
First-year retention50%
Median earnings 10 years after entry$33,305
Admission rate—
Students receiving Pell grants64%

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Local Church

Archdiocese of New Orleans

The Most Reverend James F. Checchio, Archbishop of New Orleans

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Source: usccb.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

Diocese determined from the county, using the diocese’s county list (Wikipedia). Confirm with the diocese.

About this school’s data

  • IPEDS unit ID 158662
  • Carnegie classification: Associate's college
  • Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges d.b.a. Commission on Colleges and Universities (U.S. Department of Education DAPIP)
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Is Delgado Community College a Catholic college?
No. Delgado Community College is not a Catholic college. Catholic School Compass rates the Catholic life on its campus instead.

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