Delaware County Community College

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Delaware County Community College


Motto:	"Using our history to lead our community college into the future."
Established:	1967
Type:	Public two-year college
Endowment:	$1.2 million
President:	Jerome S. Parker
Faculty:	699 (21% fulltime)
Undergraduates:	10,627
Location:	Media, Pennsylvania, USA
Campus:	Multi-campus
Website:	www.dccc.edu

Delaware County Community College, also known as DCCC or Delco, is a 2-year community college in the Philadelphia area. While it is based in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, it has two campuses, three centers, and several locations throughout Delaware and Chester County, Pennsylvania.

[edit] History

The school was founded in 1967, and its mission is "to offer educational programs and services that are accessible, comprehensive, community centered and flexible in order to enhance the development of the communities and residents of its service area."

[edit] Transfer Agreements

DCCC has dual admissions with several four-year schools in the Philadelphia area, allowing students to automatically transfer after completing an Associate's degree. The colleges and universities that offer Dual Admissions programs at DCCC are:

In addition to Dual Admissions programs, DCCC has special partnerships with other universities. Villanova University offers a Guaranteed Admissions program and West Chester University offers a Letter of Intent Program.

A transfer agreement known as the Blue and Gold Connection exist for Engineering students who attend: