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Delaware County Community College: cost, admission and results

Delaware County Community College is a public college in Media, Pennsylvania. It has about 6,861 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $6,983 a year.

At a glance

  • $6,983Net price a year
  • 23%Graduation rate
  • $50,332Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Media, Pennsylvania 19063
Type
Public
Degrees
Mostly associate degrees (two-year)
Setting
Suburb of a large city
Undergraduate students
6,861
Students per teacher
14 to 1
Accredited by
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Website
dccc.edu

Getting in

Delaware County Community College has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees, students from Pennsylvania$7,020
Tuition and fees, students from elsewhere$15,780
Books and supplies$2,500
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$14,388
Average net price after grants and scholarships$6,983

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off (for a public college, students from inside the state). It is 67% below the median net price of colleges in Pennsylvania on this site ($21,445). International students are normally charged the out-of-state tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$6,287
$30,001 to $48,000$6,323
$48,001 to $75,000$9,109
$75,001 to $110,000$9,370
Above $110,000$13,648

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegePA medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year60%78%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)23%57%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$50,332$62,618$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$13,500$24,500$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Pennsylvania and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

43% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 57% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 61% women and 39% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 17 of the 154 colleges in Pennsylvania on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,488.

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Common questions

How much is tuition at Delaware County Community College?

Published tuition and fees are $7,020 a year for students from Pennsylvania and $15,780 for others. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Delaware County Community College?

23% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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