Delaware County Community College
| Motto | Find yourself here. |
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| Type | Public community college |
| Established | 1967 |
| Endowment | $1.2 million |
| President | Jerome S. Parker |
| Provost | Eric Wellington (Acting) |
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Academic staff
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144 full-time; 658 part-time |
| Students | 13,248 |
| Undergraduates | 13,248 |
| Location | Marple Township, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Campus |
Marple (Main campus) Sharon Hill Downingtown Upper Darby Exton Phoenixville West Grove |
| Colors | Blue & White |
| Nickname | Phantoms |
| Affiliations |
NJCAA - Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference PCAA |
| Website | DCCC |
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Delaware County Community College (often abbreviated DCCC) is a two-year community college in the Philadelphia area that serves Delaware and Chester Counties with locations in the Pennsylvania suburbs of Marple Township, Sharon Hill, Upper Darby, Downingtown, Exton, Phoenixville and West Grove.
Delaware County established the Council for Higher Education in 1964. Surveys of county residents and businesses conducted by the Council confirmed the need and the support for a community college. A citizens' group, Action for the Community College, was formed in 1966 and worked diligently to obtain approval for such a college. The group had achieved its goal in 1967. Twenty-one school districts in Delaware County, which were later consolidated into eleven larger districts, agreed to become local sponsors of the college.
Delaware County Community College was officially established on March 1, 1967. The directors of Delaware County school districts elected the Board of Trustees, which then elected Mr. Donald P. Jones as their chairman. On May 23, 1967, the Board of Trustees selected Dr. Douglas F. Libby to be the first President of the college then Richard DeCosmo, and now Jerry Parker.
Partial funding of Delaware County Community College is provided by the school districts of Delaware County, through tax programs maintained by each respective district.
School district sponsorship allows students and residents of each sponsoring school district to access DCCC's courses and degree programs for a reduced tuition rate. Students from non-sponsoring districts pay additional tuition, while out-of-state students pay a third, even higher rate per credit.
Delaware County Community College has dual admissions agreements with several four-year schools in the Philadelphia area, allowing students to automatically transfer after completing an associate degree. The colleges and universities that offer Dual Admissions programs at the College are:
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