Del Mar College
Del Mar College at a Glance
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About Del Mar College
According to Wikipedia, Del Mar College is a public community college in Corpus Christi, Texas. Founded in 1935, DMC encompasses three primary campuses and one campus annex. As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of DMC is the following:all of Aransas, Kenedy, Nueces, and San Patricio counties,the Calallen, Corpus Christi, Flour Bluff, Tuloso-Midway, and West Oso school districts, and any area located outside those districts that is within the municipality of Corpus Christi, andthe Riviera Independent School District.
Del Mar College's Online Degrees
AA in Business Administration
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Management Development: Human Resources
- Required Credits: 18
- Completion Time: 1 year or less
- Format: Fully online
AA in Criminal Justice
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Criminal Justice
- Required Credits: 21
- Completion Time: 1 year or less
- Format: Fully online
AAT in Teaching
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
AA in English with Emphasis in Literature
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
AA in Liberal Arts (Multidisciplinary Studies)
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
Del Mar College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Graduation Rate |
|---|
| 15% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Del Mar College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $3,440 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Del Mar College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Del Mar College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $42,857 a year, and 85% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Del Mar College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 13,517 | 13,517 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Del Mar College?
Del Mar College is located at 101 Baldwin Blvd., Corpus Christi, TX 78404-3897.
How Safe is Del Mar College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Del Mar College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Del Mar College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.03%. Corpus Christi has a violent crime rate of 0.87% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 3.05%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Del Mar College Known For?
Del Mar College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Nursing
- Medical
- Criminal Justice
- Earth Sciences
- Education
- History
- Political Science
- Literature
- Business
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Communications
- Engineering
- Psychology
- Biology
Del Mar College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Del Mar College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Del Mar College ranks #597 in the U.S. and #1554 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesDel Mar College ranks #782 in the U.S. and #2760 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesDel Mar College ranks #905 in the U.S. and #1716 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesDel Mar College ranks #992 in the U.S. and #3665 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
earth-science DegreesDel Mar College ranks #1430 in the U.S. and #5754 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesDel Mar College ranks #1622 in the U.S. and #5243 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesDel Mar College ranks #1681 in the U.S. and #7093 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesDel Mar College ranks #2213 in the U.S. and #6987 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesDel Mar College ranks #2225 in the U.S. and #7973 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesDel Mar College ranks #2264 in the U.S. and #7791 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
chemistry DegreesDel Mar College ranks #2406 in the U.S. and #8257 worldwide for influence in Physics.
physics DegreesDel Mar College ranks #2444 in the U.S. and #8961 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesDel Mar College ranks #2575 in the U.S. and #11285 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesDel Mar College ranks #2890 in the U.S. and #7664 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesDel Mar College ranks #3498 in the U.S. and #12855 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology Degrees