by our College Data Analytics Team
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San Joaquin Delta College was awarded 214 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is mental & social health services.
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Delta landed the #332 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Delta held the #654 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Delta is also ranked #56 out of 168 schools in California.
San Joaquin Delta College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
At San Joaquin Delta College, the student to faculty ratio is 35 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at San Joaquin Delta College is 99%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at San Joaquin Delta College is 69%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 18,224 undergraduates at Delta with 7,510 being full-time and 10,714 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,087 | $14,318 | $17,002 | $18,322 | $19,387 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Delta, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
The student loan default rate at Delta is 14.6%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Delta are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5151 Pacific Ave, Stockton, CA 95207 |
| Phone: | 209-954-5151 |
| Website: | www.deltacollege.edu/ |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 16,235 students took at least one online class at San Joaquin Delta College. This is a decrease from the 18,140 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 16,235 | 12,215 |
| 2019-2020 | 18,140 | 16,905 |
| 2018-2019 | 12,016 | 3,415 |
| 2017-2018 | 8,708 | 3,486 |
| 2016-2017 | 7,979 | 3,144 |
Learn more about online learning at San Joaquin Delta College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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