+11%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Delta College rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($7.1k → $7.9k).
Michigan · Public · Predominantly associate's
Delta College
University Center, Michigan. 6,061 undergraduate students. 97 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Delta College
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Delta College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (4.3% → 0.0%).
+10%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Delta College rose 10% between 2021 and 2024 ($4.4k → $4.8k).
+10%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at Delta College rose 10% between 2017 and 2020 ($10.0k → $11.0k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Michigan
Each tile compares this institution to the Michigan median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$37,781+19% · 6→10y
Michigan median $38,167$31,651
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry16.8%+32% · '97→'09
Michigan median 57.1%$6,000+415% · '97→'20
At program completion6,061-15% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS59.9%+49% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$4,640+164% · '00→'24
out-of-state $7,550SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.1%Median federal debt $6,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $37,781 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+32%
Delta College · completion · 150% rose
14.6% → 19.3%
+49%
Delta College · retention rose
42.0% → 62.4%
+164%
Delta College · in-state tuition rose
$1,829 → $4,820
+123%
Delta College · out-of-state tuition rose
$3,530 → $7,880
+415%
Delta College · median debt rose
$2,131 → $10,978
-100%
Delta College · cohort default rate fell
16.6% → 0.0%
+26%
Delta College · earnings_median_10yr rose
$29,900 → $37,781
+26%
Delta College · earnings_median_8yr rose
$27,700 → $34,813
+25%
Delta College · earnings_median_6yr rose
$25,400 → $31,651
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$71,328Physical Science Technologies/Technicians.$60,710Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$58,950Business Administration, Management and Operations.$49,808Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$49,670Criminal Justice and Corrections.$47,258Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$46,546Accounting and Related Services.$46,331Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$45,784Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$44,927Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$44,502Marketing.$43,144Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.$41,751Precision Metal Working.$39,721Criminal Justice and Corrections.$31,773Health and Medical Administrative Services.$29,771Health and Medical Administrative Services.$29,236Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.$26,632Fine and Studio Arts.$23,940
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
19 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 41
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PRECISION PRODUCTION · CIP 48
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$71,328Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$49,670Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$44,502Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$58,950Health and Medical Administrative Services.$29,236Health and Medical Administrative Services.$29,771Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$44,927
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Delta College
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$213,713
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 8
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $6,576
- HS-only baseline · MI
- $36,900
- Years to complete
- 2
- CIP family
- 24
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Michigan
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Delta College graduates earn $X” — not “Delta College makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Delta College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.