2010 - 2011 Catalog

This is Delgado Community College’s official catalog for the 2010-2011 academic year published on-line in July, 2010. Anticipated new programs, courses, personnel, and locations resulting from the legislatively mandated merger with Louisiana Technical College, Region 1 will be added when effective.

Accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to Award Certificates and the Associate Degree

Delgado Community College, a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, is an approved multi-campus, two-year college by the actions of the Louisiana State Legislature, the City Council of New Orleans, the Board of Supervisors for the Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges System, the Louisiana Board of Regents, and the U.S. Office of Education.

The college is a member of the Conference of Louisiana Colleges and Universities, American Association of Community Colleges, Association of Universities Evening Colleges, and American Technical Education Association.

Delgado Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Delgado Community College.

For a list of program accrediting agencies, please click here .

Delgado Community College assures equal opportunity for all qualified persons without regard to race, color, religious or political affiliation, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship, national origin, age, disability/handicap or marital status or veteran’s status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, and the sickle cell trait in the admission to, participation in or employment in programs and activities of the College.

Delgado Community College has designated a 504/ADA Coordinator who can be reached at 504-762-3004. Delgado Community College provides academic adjustments and auxiliary aids to qualified students.

Delgado Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, or disability. Any student with concerns or complaints about services offered should contact the College’s 504/ADA Coordinator.

This catalog supersedes all catalogs previously published. Policies, regulations, and procedures contained herein were in effect as the publication went to press. The college reserves the right to make administrative and policy changes regarding any items published in this catalog.

Catalog Committee: Nancy Richard and Cheryl Mott, Co-Editors; Leslie Salinero, Publications Coordinator; Deborah Lea, Executive Officer, Gwen Boutté, Sarah Brock, Patricia Brue, Maria Cisneros, Lesha Coulon, Mary Deethardt, Evelyn Dodson, Debra Ducote, Patricia Egers, Carol Gniady, Stanley LeJeune, Beth Weindel, Donna Pace, Timothy Stamm, Floyd Straub, Dianne Thames.

Photography by Neil Alexander, Donna Bayard, Kurt Coste, Pat Garin, Cheryl Gerber, Jackson Hill, Deborah Kohler, Thom Scott and Jeffery Smith.