Delaware County Community College
Rolling
Acceptance rate
$16,164
Tuition/yr
11,000
Enrollment
About Delaware County Community College
Community college in Pennsylvania near Philadelphia. Strong transfer programs and technical training.
Delaware County Community College (DCCC) is a public two-year institution founded in 1967 and accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Located in Media, Pennsylvania, it serves Delaware and Chester counties in the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area. The college enrolls approximately 16,000 credit and non-credit students each year across its Marple Campus main site and additional locations.
DCCC offers more than 50 associate degree programs and 40 certificate programs spanning Allied Health, Business, Communications, STEM, and Workforce Development. Its registered nursing and health sciences programs are among the most popular, and the college operates a municipal police academy that has trained the majority of Delaware and Chester County officers for four decades. Over 1,200 students transfer successfully to four-year universities each year, with guaranteed or priority admissions pathways to Villanova University, Temple University, and West Chester University.
The main Marple Campus opened in 1974 on South Media Line Road in Media, PA, about 15 miles southwest of Philadelphia. With an average class size of 19 and 145 full-time faculty members, the college emphasizes accessible, hands-on learning. Roughly 100 international students enroll annually, supported by an international admissions office and the FlyWire payment platform.
Campus & Location
PA
Suburban
Optional Practical Training (OPT)
All graduates qualify for 12-month OPT. STEM-designated programs (CS, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, Sciences) qualify for 24-month STEM OPT extension — 36 months total work authorisation.
For Nepali students
- DCCC's out-of-state tuition for international students runs approximately $16,000 per year, well below the cost of most four-year US universities, making it a practical entry point for Nepali students who want a US degree pathway at lower upfront cost.
- The college's transfer articulation agreements with Villanova, Temple, and West Chester University offer Nepali students a structured 2+2 route to a recognised bachelor's degree, which matters for post-study work eligibility under the F-1 OPT programme (up to 12 months, or 36 months for STEM degrees at the four-year level).
- DCCC's Education Foundation distributes over $725,000 in scholarships annually across 130+ programmes, many of which are open to international applicants, partially offsetting the out-of-state tuition cost for qualified Nepali students.
- The college's nursing, information technology, and business programmes align with fields where Nepali graduates commonly seek US employment; the small class sizes and intensive advising support are particularly valuable for students navigating a new academic system far from home.
Admission requirements — Nepali equivalents
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