Delaware County Community College

Delaware County Community College
MottoFind yourself here.
TypePublic community college
Established1967
Endowment$2.19 million[1]
PresidentMarta Yera Cronin
Academic staff
144 full-time; 658 part-time[2]
Students10,073[3]
Location
Marple Township, Pennsylvania
,
U.S.
CampusMarple Campus (main campus)
Exton Center
Chester County Hospital
Downingtown Campus
Southeast Center
Pennocks Bridge Campus
Brandywine Center
Upper Darby Center
Phoenixville Campus
NewspaperThe Communitarian
Colors    Blue & white
NicknamePhantoms
Sporting affiliations
NJCAA
EPAC
WebsiteDCCC.edu

Delaware County Community College (DCCC) is a public community college with campuses and facilities throughout Delaware and Chester Counties in Pennsylvania. DCCC was founded in 1967 and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The college offers 53 associate degree programs and 43 certificate programs at nine different locations.[4][3][5][6]

DCCC's athletic teams compete in Division III of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and are members of the Eastern Pennsylvania Athletic Conference.[7] They are collectively known as the Phantoms and have won two men's basketball championships.

In 2021, DCCC was named a Center of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education for preparing students for U.S. maritime industry careers.[8]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference datausa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Delaware County Community College in Media, PA
  3. ^ a b "College Navigator: Delaware County Community College". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Accreditation". Delaware County Community College. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  5. ^ "History of the College". Delaware County Community College. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Academic Programs". Delaware County Community College. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Phantom Facts". Delaware County Community College. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Delaware County Community College named a Center of Excellence in Education and Training for the U.S. Maritime industry". The Mercury. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.