Delgado Community College
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| Type | Publiccommunity college |
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| Established | 1921 |
Parent institution | Louisiana Community and Technical College System |
Academic affiliations | Space-grant |
| Students | 19,000 |
| Location | ,, U.S. |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Green & gold |
| Nickname | Dolphins |
Sporting affiliations | NJCAA-LCCAC |
| Website | www |
Delgado Community College(DCC)is apubliccommunity collegeinLouisiana,with campuses throughout theNew Orleans metropolitan area.Its current campuses are inNew Orleans(Orleans Parish) and inJefferson Parish.The original City Park Campus is located in theNavarre neighborhoodadjacent toNew Orleans City Park.
Delgado Community College is one of nine community colleges which operate under the auspices of theLouisiana Community and Technical College System.The institution originally opened in 1921 asDelgado Trades School;it went through several reorganizations and was finally named Delgado Community College by theLouisiana State Legislaturein 1980, under the administration ofGovernorDavid C. Treen.
The maps ofLouisiana's Technical and Community Collegesindicate that Delgado's service area includes New Orleans and Jefferson,St. Charles,St. John the Baptist,andSt. Tammanyparishes.[1]A Delgado Community College document stated that, in addition,Lafourche,St. Bernard,andTerrebonneparishes are in its service area.[2]
Campuses[edit]
Sidney Collier Campus is inEast New Orleans.It is in proximity toSt. Bernard ParishandSt. Tammany Parish.[3]
There were two campuses in St. Tammany Parish: one in Slidell, Louisiana, the Slidell Learning Center, 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.[4]The Slidell campus closed in 2016 due to financial issues.[5]
Athletics[edit]
TheDelgado Dolphinsare composed of 3 athletic teams representing Delgado Community College in intercollegiate athletics, including baseball and men's and women's basketball. TheDolphinscompete inNational Junior College Athletic AssociationDivision 1,Region 23.The Dolphins sports teams are members of theLouisiana Community Colleges Athletic Conference.[6]
The Dolphins baseball team plays at"Rags" Scheuermann Field at Kirsch-Rooney Stadiumand the basketball teams play at theMichael Williamson Center.
Notable alumni[edit]
- Billy Kennedy,assistant basketball coach forWichita State
- Steve Theriot,member of theLouisiana House of Representatives(1988–1996) and state legislative auditor (2004–2009)
- Irma Thomas,Grammy Awardwinning artist.
- Scott Arceneaux Jr., member ofNew Orleanship hopduoSuicideboys
Notable faculty and staff[edit]
- 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,TikToker and historical preservationist
References[edit]
- ^"Our Colleges".Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges.Retrieved2021-06-03.
- ^"The Economic Value of Delgado Community College"(PDF).Delgado Community College.Retrieved2024-03-09.
For the purposes of this analysis, the Delgado Service Area is comprised of [...] Lafourche, [...] and Terrebonne[...]
- ^"Locations".Delgado Community College.Retrieved2021-05-19.
The Sidney Collier Site [...] as well as St. Tammany and St. Bernard parishes.
- ^Delgado Community College to Close Covington Campus Next Year. Katherine Sayre, publisher=NOLA, date=2013-03-20
- ^"Delgado's Slidell campus closing; students will have alternatives".Fox 8 News. 2016-08-25.Retrieved2021-05-19.
[...]Northshore Technical Community College or Nunez Community College, starting immediately.[...]
- ^"Delgado Athletics".delgadoathletics.Retrieved2015-04-05.
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