Delgado Community College

Aside from the lack of air and sometimes alcove of a classroom the classes are pretty standard for a community college so at least that aspect of the school is good. However, I have been trying to sign up for classes for weeks and the semester is coming up shortly, unfortunately I have a hold on my transcript. After waiting many hours and being thrown room, to room I found that some how I magically had midway college as somewhere I had attended on my transcript, being that I had never even heard of the college I told them I never went there and that’s why they’re missing my transcripts. I had to call midway and ask for a letter saying I had never attended. Easy, right? Nope, turns out after midway told me they had sent the letter to Delgado there was still a hold! Get it together Delgado!

This campus is my favorite Delgado campus. It’s big. It’s spread out, it’s at city park. The campus itself is pretty nice. The buildings are older and hot in the summer and cold in the winter. Ample parking.
They have a few places to get food close by like buds beoiler, Burger King, subway and the restaurant in city park but not much other than that.
If you park on campus you will need a parking pass otherwise you will get ticketed by campus police. If you park on the street near campus or at city park, be sure to follow the signs and don’t park unless parking is permitted, because every once in a while during semesters NOPD is out towing cars & handing out tickets like rice cakes!
As far as the administration, I’ve had so many problems with getting forwarded or directed to somebody else to answer my questions and they make it ridiculously harder than it should be to register for classes or get advice with a counselor or anything that involves meeting with someone to advise you about classes.
Once you pick your classes, for the most part all the teachers I’ve gotten were super helpful and very nice. I couldn’t complain about their help, willingness to help, and open office hours or flexibility with their class within reason.

The administrative staff is a joke.
Most of the employees do not even pretend to care about their job. You get the run around everywhere you go. So many emails I’ve sent have gone unanswered. It took me weeks to find out who my advisor was after my previous one retired. I really feel like there’s an element of racial tension between the staff and certain students. Registration time is a mad house. No one knows what’s going on. It’s chaos.
They lose records all the time. I’ve sent them my ACT score twice. I’ve sent them my UNO transcripts at least four times. Each time they say the school/​ACT must have not sent them. Hmmm. What’s the common denominator here? It’s gotten so bad that in May I got three sealed copies of my UNO transcripts and everytime I need to do any kind of advising, I’m taking a copy with me. That way they can’t tell me, «oh we can’t do anything without that transcript. NEXT PERSON IN LINE!»
My multiple trips to UNO on transcript quests have just highlighted the steep contrast between the schools. At UNO everyone is friendly and helpful. Unforunately for me, Delgado is the only school in the state that offers my major.
The bookstore is a ripoff, but that’s par for the course.
Parking is near impossible. Even if you have a decal, get ready for a hike. There’s construction everywhere that’s blocking the good parking spots. It’s about a 15 minute walk to my classes from the nearest parking spots. They should have some kind of shuttle bus program.
I have to give my regards to the teachers, though. Most of my teachers seem to actually care that you understand the material. The class sizes are reasonable. The campus is a good size. There’s just so much they could improve.

Trying to attend this school has been the worse experience in my life! I was in the military and have been all over and attended a couple of other community colleges and I have never been treated so rude! You have to do most of your own work and investigating on how to do things. The school is overwhelmed. There are too many students and not enough staff. The counselors, financial aid assistants, chancellors, they just don’t care about your progress or if you make it here. Buildings are so old and smelly. Technology is so far behind it’s prehistoric. They want everything to be done by the students themselves on the web so they don’t have to work but the technology isn’t there yet.

Surprisingly most of the teachers here seem happy to assist !
Cons– some classes are so muggy & hot :(

Delgado — I love you and I hate you.
Pros: The size of campus is nice, the classes are not so large that you’re lost in a crowd, and most of the teachers are happy to be there and assist you.
Cons: Lines, support staff that drag their heels on doing ANYTHING (or just plain don’t know what they are doing), some of the classrooms are glorified closets. The bookstore is also a giant rip off. Also, something always goes wrong with your refund from student loans — it’s never on the day it’s supposed to arrive on. Building one is full of ants — they’ll seriously run off with your drinks/​food. If they put less money into building a new fancy building and more into fixing the existing buildings, this would be a better campus.

Even though this is a community college, in these times of tight purse strings, it is a great value. Trust me, I speak from experience. 98% of the teachers are good. They actually care about what they teach. And well, the other 2% are not even worth mentioning. I am in the culinary program studying and working towards me pastry arts degree. The culinary program is awesome and there have been great chefs that graduated the program.

So far I’m really impressed. The last school I attended was a 4 year university so I expected Delgado to be a joke but it’s not. I absolutely LOVE my professors, they actually care about whether or not I am learning and are for the most part very friendly. It seems to be a little disorganized when it comes to applying, scheduling, getting advised, etc… but I can handle it since it is only done a few times a year.

Good school with commited teachers. Very inexpensive. Bathrooms are always dirty.

Its has the makings to become an absolutely amazing school with everything needed in order for you to get a great education. They offer a wide variety of classes, at many different times, to accommodate anyone who wants to gain or further their education. Its location is ideal for those who not only drive but also take the bus. They have many people that can help you on your way to graduate or transfer to a university. If you’re looking for a place that may be right for you, you may want to start at Delgado CC first.