Delgado Community College Partnerships with High Schools
The following partnerships are notable because they promote career pathways or raise levels of Math and
English proficiency.
Semester
High School/Parish
Initiative
Fall 2008
Algiers Technology
Academy in Orleans
Parish
Students were transported to the West Bank Campus of Delgado to
enrich their Math and English by taking developmental courses. These
courses helped students attain higher scores on their ACT or Placement
Test for enrolling into college level courses upon graduation.
Fall 2008
Thurgood Marshall
Early College High
School in Orleans
Parish
Students took developmental Math and English courses to raise their
ACT and college placement scores. Students also took career pathway
courses in the allied health field.
Fall 2008
O. Perry Walker in
Orleans Parish
Students took three computer technology courses that were team taught
by two instructors, one from Delgado and one from O. Perry Walker.
Spring
2009
Destrehan High
School in St. Charles
Parish
Twelve students took college level courses. Those students earned a
total of 47 college credits.
Spring
2009
John Ehret High
School in Jefferson
Parish
Established courses that lead to career pathways in the allied health
field.
Spring
2009
New Orleans Center
for Science & Math in
Orleans Parish
Students took classes to earn college level Math and English credits.
Fall 2009
Higgins High School
in Jefferson Parish
A partnership was established for students interested in allied health
careers. Thirty-seven students enrolled in courses at Delgado
Community College and attended the allied health career expo which
featured allied health programs at the College.
Fall 2009
Thurgood Marshall
Early College High
School in Orleans
Parish
The existing partnership was enhanced by certifying a secondary
instructor to teach English 101. In addition to the certification, the
instructor’s credentials were verified to determine if they met the
SACS requirements.
The secondary school instructor was paired with a post secondary
instructor in the English department to guide curriculum and ensure
parallel outcomes.
Semester
High School/Parish
Initiative
Spring
2010
East Jefferson High
School in Jefferson
Parish
Delgado offered college credit to a cohort class of allied health students
identified at East Jefferson High School.
East Jefferson High School students have been enrolled in “Intro to
Electrocardiography” for the past two semesters.
Spring
2010
North Shore High
School, Salmen High
School, Pearl River
High School and
Slidell High School in
St Tammany Parish
This partnership offered dual enrollment courses to students in motor
vehicle repair, welding, and the allied health fields. They are taught by
secondary school instructors who are also certified to teach allied
health courses. Students are transported by the secondary school
system to the Technical Division of Delgado for the welding and
automotive courses.
Spring
2010
Covington High
School in St.
Tammany Parish
Partnered with Delgado to have their instructors certified to teach
Medical Terminology on the secondary school campus. The secondary
instructors were paired with an administrator from the Delgado Allied
Health Department to provide curriculum assistance and instructional
guidance.
Fall 2010
The Recovery School
District of New
Orleans in Orleans
Parish
Partnered with Delgado to offer accounting courses to their high school
students for college credit. Thirteen students were enrolled in ACCT
111 and earned a total of 39 college credits.
Fall 2010
O. Perry Walker High
School in the Algiers
Charter System of
Schools
Delgado placed a Delgado Culinary Arts Instructor at the secondary
site to teach two culinary arts courses. In the fall semester the students
prepared a meal in the Delgado culinary department’s kitchen for the
secondary school counselors, administrators, and Delgado college
administrators. This gave the students the experience of using a
professional state of the art cooking facility at the College. Students
were monitored by Delgado Culinary Arts students who provided
direction when needed and also mentored students in an attempt to help
them transition to the culinary arts program.