We work hard to give our students a top-notch education. We don't just say it – we live it. And we're really proud of the fact that others recognize it too.
list of recent awards
Delta College earned Leader College distinction by Achieving the Dream, a national designation awarded to community colleges that commit to improving student success and closing achievement gaps. With this recognition, Delta College has shown how data can inform policy and practice to help our students achieve their goals, resulting in improved skills, better employability and economic growth for families and communities.
Delta College received a gold seal for achieving a student voting rate between 40% and 49% as part of the 2019 ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.
At a 40 percent turnout rate at the 2018 midterm election, Delta’s student voting population saw an increase in turnout of 17 percentage points over 2014 levels. That rate was slightly above the 37 percent turnout average among other two-year institutions participating in the study, as well as slightly above the average for both public and private 4-year institutions. Additionally, the college narrowed the gap in turnout among its younger and older adult students.
The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge is a nonpartisan, national initiative recognizing and supporting campuses as they work to increase nonpartisan democratic engagement and full student voter participation. The Challenge encourages higher education institutions to help students form the habits of active and informed citizenship, and make democratic participation a core value on their campus. More than 560 campuses, enrolling more than 6.2 million students, have joined the Challenge since its launch in summer 2016.
Delta College was named one of America's 150 leading community colleges by the Aspen Institute. It's a great honor. The Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence is awarded every two years and is the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance among America’s community colleges.
For the sixth consecutive year Delta College has received recognition as a tech-savvy college. The Center for Digital Education’s Digital Community Colleges Survey Awards honor community colleges that are using technology to improve how they deliver curriculum and services.
Second Nature, a nonprofit public benefit corporation that works to accelerate climate action throughout higher education, and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) named Delta the winner of the ninth annual 2018 Higher Education Climate Leadership Award for two-year institutions.
Delta was selected to receive an Overall Performance award this year based on the judges’ analysis of three years of fundraising data submitted to the Council for Aid to Education’s annual Voluntary Support of Education Survey. According to CASE, "Delta College has not only demonstrated the highest levels of professionalism and best practice in its fundraising efforts, it has contributed to the betterment of educational advancement worldwide.” This award recognizes those few exemplary fundraising programs that have garnered a CASE Award for Educational Fundraising.
Delta College was awarded the 2022-2023 Innovation of the Year award from the League for Innovation in the Community College, a nonprofit organization with the mission of cultivating transformational innovation across colleges.
Delta received LEED Gold Certification after renovating its Health Professions Building located on our Main Campus. One of only three such buildings in our region, this building meets high performance measures including sustainable site development, water and energy efficiency, materials selection, and human and environmental health quality.
Delta College has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CDE), jointly sponsored by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Delta was ranked second on BestColleges.com list of the Best Community Colleges in Michigan. Their rankings are intended to inform and guide prospective students toward institutions that provide a quality education and a meaningful learning experience at an affordable cost.
The 2019 Sustainable Campus Index, published by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), recognized Delta College as a top performer in sustainability. In fact, Delta College ranked sixth in nation in the community college category.
For the eight consecutive year, Delta College has been designated as a Military Friendly School by Victory Media. This designation is awarded to the top universities and community colleges in the country that are dedicating resources to ensure military students are successful both in the classroom and after graduation.
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Delta College was also awarded the Gold Level status for being a Certified Veteran-Friendly School for the 2019-2020 academic year by the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency. This status is the highest level of recognition awarded for the services that we offer to our Veteran students and recognizes dedication to student veterans and dependents utilizing their G.I. Bill and other educational benefits.
Delta College was named a 2023-24 Voter-Friendly Campus by Campus Vote Project (CVP) and the NASPA. Delta College joins 123 other two-year and four-year campuses from around the nation, who were also recognized as Voter-Friendly.
Campus Vote Project (CVP) is a national nonpartisan organization that works to assist campuses in conducting reforms that help to supply students with critical information on how to register and vote and decrease barriers for student voting.
The NASPA, also a national nonpartisan organization, is the leading association for the progression, health and sustainability of the student affairs profession.
The 2013 renovation of our Health Professions Building received a LEED Gold certification.
Delta College has been named one of America's leading community colleges by the Aspen Institute.
Delta College has been designated as a Military Friendly School by Victory Media.
"Delta’s national standing is a reflection of the amazing work being done by our faculty, staff and students."
Delta College President