615 City Park Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70119-4399

Delgado community college is a Community College that offers degree and certificate programs as well as adult continuing education classes. The campus is easily accessible and much of the education is web-based, allowing for even greater flexibility for students.

Some of the classes students can take to better their working skills are Starting Your Own business, Blueprint Reading, Interpersonal Communication, Management, and numerous types of Computer Software Training. Additional components of the continuing education category at Delgado Community College are the courses and seminars that relate to recreation and personal lifestyle. These courses are designed for personal development in order to enhance the quality of one's life. Special areas of interest include Arts and Crafts, Physical Fitness and Health, Food and Beverage Preparation, Auto and Home Maintenance, Mechanical and Technical Training, and a variety of sports.

The Workforce Development and Education Unit is designed to provide customer-driven assessment and training programs as an inducement to secure new value-added businesses to our region, to respond to permanent closures and layoffs, as well as to provide existing businesses with the necessary training for expansion. This Unit will also serve as a forecasting mechanism for industry growth by providing leadership to the business community in identifying and training for emerging workforce trends and technologies. Through these comprehensive initiatives, Delgado Community College's Workforce Development and Education approach will allow employers to retrain, upgrade and attract a skilled workforce pool to our region.

Quick Facts:

Delgado Community College serves students in the New Orleans region.

Delgado's Charity School of nursing ranks 14th in the nation among associate degree nursing programs based on the number of graduates each year.

Delgado is one of the largest recipients of Carl Perkins grant funds in the state-$1.9 million in 2004/2005.

Delgado Community College ranks 31st in the nation in the number of associate degrees conferred to African Americans.

As part of student workforce training, Delgado Community College has affiliations with 300 area hospitals and clinics for health care student clinicals and with 60 restaurants for Culinary Arts student apprenticeships.

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