Delaware Technical Community College-Terry

Dover, DE · Public · 11,012 students · Visit Website

Delaware Technical Community College-Terry offers a variety of programs with a strong focus on healthcare and skilled trades. The college emphasizes hands-on training, with a new healthcare training center at the Terry Campus for short-term certification programs like certified nursing assistants and EKG technicians. They also work with employers through advisory committees to develop programs and assist graduates with job placement, resume preparation, and interview techniques.

Programs Analyzed

14

Avg Grad Earnings

$40,241/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

64/100

Tuition (In-State)

$4,965/yr
Out-of-state: $11,828/yr

All Programs at Delaware Technical Community College-Terry

14 trade programs at Delaware Technical CC, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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84 $70,924/yr $11,576 82.4x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
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82 $51,082/yr $13,743 120.1x Low Very Large
258 openings/yr
Business Administration
Business Administration, Management and Operations
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74 $39,784/yr $11,875 43.7x High Very Large
1,753 openings/yr
Dental Assisting
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
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69 $59,975/yr 70.2x Moderate Large
99 openings/yr
Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
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69 $57,328/yr $12,576 67.2x Moderate Very Large
124 openings/yr
Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
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66 $38,769/yr $8,000 50.4x Moderate Very Large
252 openings/yr
Accounting
Accounting and Related Services
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66 $36,743/yr $7,000 46.4x Very High Very Large
451 openings/yr
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice and Corrections
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66 $33,737/yr $7,000 41.9x Moderate Very Large
480 openings/yr
Culinary Arts
Culinary Arts and Related Services
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64 $26,031/yr 36.5x Low Very Large
789 openings/yr
Information Sciences
Computer and Information Sciences, General
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60 $27,161/yr $7,218 53.2x Very High Very Large
338 openings/yr
Teacher Education
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
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59 $25,289/yr $6,875 41.2x High Very Large
412 openings/yr
Veterinary Technology
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
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53 $38,035/yr 37.3x Moderate Large
63 openings/yr
Human Services
Human Services, General
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49 $30,923/yr $7,250 36.1x Moderate Large
82 openings/yr
Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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40 $27,598/yr $8,615 26.8x Low Medium
13 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 14 trade and vocational programs at Delaware Technical Community College-Terry using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.