Delta College (Michigan)

Delta College

Type	Community College
Established	1961
Endowment	$18 million
President	Jean Goodnow
Academic staff	212
Administrative staff	559
Students	16,000
Location	University Center, Michigan Postal designation for an unincorporated area which includes parts of Bay County, Michigan and Saginaw County, Michigan, USA
Colors	Evergreen and white
Nickname	Pioneers
Website	www.delta.edu

Evergreen and white

Delta College is a two-year community college located southwest of Bay City, Michigan, United States. Delta College's district had its beginning in 1955 with Saginaw, Midland, and Bay counties making up the district. In 1957, the voters of the tri-counties approved the construction of the college, and it opened for classes in 1961. Delta College replaced Bay City Junior College, established in 1922, because the junior college could no longer support the growing enrollment. With Saginaw Valley College established in 1964, later renamed Saginaw Valley State College in 1975, and finally named Saginaw Valley State University in 1987, both Delta College and Saginaw Valley State University form University Center, Michigan. Since 1961, the college has had an acceptance rate of 100%.

Delta College has off-campus centers in each of its three neighboring counties: Delta College Planetarium and Learning Center in Bay City; Delta College Midland Center in Midland; and the Ricker Center in Saginaw.

Degree and certificate programs offered by Delta College include:

Delta College offers six varsity sports competing in the NJCAA, and is in the MCCAA's conference. The Pioneers compete in men's basketball and women's basketball, baseball, softball, women's soccer and men's golf. Delta has won two national championships, in men's basketball in 1989 and softball in 1999. The women's soccer team and baseball teams were added as varsity sports during the 2011-2012 academic year. Delta College also sports an undefeated football team since 1961.