After Delta College: graduation, pay and debt
University Center, Michigan · Public · 7,646 undergrads
The typical student earns $37,781 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $10,978 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$37.8k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$11k
median federal debt at graduation.
37%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
16%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
29%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
29%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,080
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
22%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$31,651
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$34,813
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$37,781
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
46%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$10,978
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$6,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,363
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
37%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
42%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
53%
Defaulted on their loans within 3 yearsCollege Scorecard
0.3%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers