Delgado Community College
Delgado Community College (DCC) is a public community college in Louisiana, United States, with campuses throughout the New Orleans metropolitan area. Its current campuses are in New Orleans (Orleans Parish) and Jefferson Parish. The original City Park Campus is located in the Navarre neighborhood, adjacent to New Orleans City Park.
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Overview
Overview
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 School; it went through several reorganizations and was finally named Delgado Community College by the Louisiana State Legislature in 1980, under the administration of Governor David C. The maps of Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges indicate that Delgado's service area includes New Orleans and Jefferson, St. John the Baptist, and St. A Delgado Community College document stated that, in addition, Lafourche, St. Bernard, and Terrebonne parishes are in its service area.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Delgado Community College • Established — 1921 • Type — Public community college • Academic Affiliations — Space-grant • Students — 19,000 • City — New Orleans • State — Louisiana • Country — U.S. • Campus — Urban • Colors — Green & gold • Sporting Affiliations — NJCAA - LCCAC • Sports Nickname — Dolphins • Website — https: www.dcc.edu • Parent — Louisiana Community and Technical College System
Campuses
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. WXDR-LP broadcasts from the main campus. 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. The Slidell campus closed in 2016 due to financial issues.
Athletics
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. The Dolphins baseball team plays at "Rags" Scheuermann Field at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium, and the basketball teams play at the Michael Williamson Center.
Notable alumni
Notable alumni
• Billy Kennedy, assistant basketball coach for Wichita State • Irma Thomas, Grammy Award-winning artist
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Isaac Delgado Hall, Delgado, City Park Campus • Illustration — Delgado Community College, view from City Park • Illustration — Delgado, City Park Campus • Illustration — Michael Williamson Center, Delgado Basketball • Illustration — "Rags" Scheuermann Field at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium, Delgado Baseball • Illustration — Delgado, City Park Campus, Student Life Center • Illustration — Delgado, City Park Campus building • Illustration — City Park Campus fountain • Illustration — Delgado, City Park Campus water feature and island
Notable faculty and staff
• Cameron Henry, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 82; former adjunct business professor at Delgado
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- 1.Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges. Our Colleges.
- 2.Delgado Community College. The Economic Value of Delgado Community College.
- 3.Delgado Community College. Locations.
- 4.Chatelain, Kim. Delgado to close its Slidell campus in December. The Times Picayune. 2016-09-08.
- 5.Sayre, Katherine. Delgado Community College to Close Covington Campus Next Year. The Times Picayune. 2013-03-20.
- 6.Fox 8 News. Delgado's Slidell campus closing; students will have alternatives. 2016-08-25.
- 7.delgadoathletics.com. Delgado Athletics.
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