Delta College (Michigan)
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| Motto: | Experience the Delta Difference |
| Established: | 1961 |
| Type: | Community College |
| President: | Dr. Jean Goodnow |
| Students: | 10,118 (Fall 2006 Semester) |
| Location: | University Center, Michigan Postal designation for an unincorporated area which includes parts of Bay County, Michigan and Saginaw County, Michigan, USA |
| Website: | www.delta.edu |
Delta College is a two-year community college located near Bay City, Michigan United States. Delta College's district had its beginning in 1955 with Saginaw, Midland, and Bay counties making up the district. In 1957, the voters of the college district approved the construction of the college, and it opened for classes in 1961. Delta College replaced Bay City Junior College, established in 1922, because the junior college could no longer support the growing enrollment. With Saginaw Valley State University, established in 1964, it forms University Center, Michigan.
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[edit] Athletics
Delta College has five varsity sports competing in the NJCAA, and is in the MCCAA's Eastern conference. These sports are women's volleyball, basketball, and softball. The men's varsity sports are soccer and basketball. They have two national championships in varsity play, with the men's basketball team winning in 1989 and the softball team winning in 1999.
The school also has two club sports, which are hockey and dodgeball.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Sarah Smith - member of the 1999 women's fastpitch national championship team
- Rob Little - Stand up comedian
- Justin Engel - Long time staple of the Delta Collegiate newspaper, now working for the Saginaw News
- Jay Fosgitt - Cartoonist
Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients
- 2007 - Alice M. Gerard, RN, MSN
- 2006 - Dr. Jack Nash
- 2005 - Joseph Rivet
- 2004 - Wilmer Jones Ham McZee
- 2003 - Joaquin Guerrero
- 2002 - Steven J. Morello
- 2001 - Dr. Audrey "Dree" Stryker
- 2000 - Scott Seeburger
- 1999 - Paul A. Rowley
- 1998 - Dr. Roger Kahn
- 1997 - Penny M. Phelps
- 1996 - Charles E. Braddock
- 1995 - David R. Gamez
- 1994 - William J. Hargreaves
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Delta College's Website
- Delta College Planetarium & Learning Center Located in Bay City, Michigan.
