Delgado Community College (DCC) is a

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with campuses throughout the

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. Its current campuses are in

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(Orleans Parish) and in

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. The original main campus—City Park Campus—is located in the Navarre neighborhood adjacent to

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. Delgado Community College is 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 (plural) School; it went through several reorganizations and was finally declared "Delgado Community College" by the

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in 1980, under the administration of

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. Its service area includes New Orleans and Jefferson, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, and St. Tammany parishes.

Campuses

Sidney Collier Campus is in

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. It is in proximity to

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and St. Tammany Parish. 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

The Delgado Dolphins are composed of 3 athletic teams representing Delgado Community College in intercollegiate athletics, including baseball and men's and women's basketball. The

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s compete in

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Division 1, Region 23. The Dolphins sports teams are members of the

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. The Dolphins baseball team plays at

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and the basketball teams play at the

Michael Williamson Center Delgado Community College (DCC) is a public community college in Louisiana with campuses throughout the New Orleans metropolitan area. Its current campuses are in New Orleans (Orleans Parish) and in Jefferson Parish. The original main campus� ...

Notable alumni

* Billy Kennedy, assistant basketball coach for Wichita State *

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, member of the

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(1988–1996) and state legislative auditor (2004–2009) *

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winning artist. *Scott Arceneaux Jr., member of

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hip hop duo

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Notable faculty and staff

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, 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.

References

External links

Official website
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