Trade School Scoreboard

Delta College Inc

Private for-profit in Covington, LA. 5 certificate or associate programs in trades and allied health appear in the federal data, covering dental assisting, medical billing & coding, medical assistant, massage therapy and more.

Programs and outcomes

ProgramCredentialCompleters/yr1-yr earningsMedian debtMonthly payment*
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate49$50,755$23,300$265
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate8$29,965$8,250$94
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate44$28,339$6,425$73
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate16$26,798$5,970$68
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate25$21,407$7,863$89

*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.

How it compares

  • Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (certificate): graduates earned $26,798 one year out, 14% below the national median for dental assisting certificate programs ($31,039).
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services (certificate): graduates earned $29,965 one year out, 11% below the national median for medical billing & coding certificate programs ($33,513).
  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (certificate): graduates earned $28,339 one year out, 14% below the national median for medical assistant certificate programs ($32,792).
  • Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services (certificate): graduates earned $21,407 one year out, 24% below the national median for massage therapy certificate programs ($28,084).

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. School facts come from the Scorecard Institution file. See our methodology.