Delaware Technical Schools 101

The state of Delaware is home to around five public universities, five private universities, and several community colleges. One of the state's top community colleges is Delaware Technical & Community College. More than 20,000 students attend Delaware Technical & Community College, with hundreds enrolled in the school's technical programs. Although many of the state's more than 40,000 students attend Delaware Tech, Delaware County Community College, and the University of Delaware offer technical programs as well.

Delaware's technical schools offer certificates, associate degree programs, and bachelor's degree programs. Students may earn a degree in everything from dental hygiene technology to nuclear medicine technology. Schools such as the University of Delaware offer degrees in agriculture related studies as well as communications, and engineering.

If you are interested in having your pick of dozens of technical programs, you should consider Delaware Tech. Delaware Tech offers airframe maintenance certificates, diagnostic medical sonography degrees, exercise science technology, laboratory technician, medical coding studies, occupational therapy assistant degrees, physical therapy, veterinary technology, agribusiness management, plant & soil certificates, turf management, and production agriculture.

Delaware's top technical schools and programs are well established and accredited. Delaware Technical & Community College was established in 1966 and it is fully accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The University of Delaware was established in 1743 and the institution is also accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. University of Delaware also holds a number of specialized or programmatic accreditations. Many of the school's technical programs have been accredited by the

Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International); Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), American Chemical Society (ACS), American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education, Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) or the American Dietetic Association.

Delaware County Community College was established in 1947 and it is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Delaware County Community College offers degrees in architectural technology, automotive technology, construction management technology, facility management technology, CAD (computer-aided drafting), information technology and systems technology. Students may also earn a technical degree in machine tools technology, mechanical technology, nanofabrication manufacturing technology, power utility technology, or surgical technology.

Tuition may vary slightly depending on the school, but tuition for technical schools in the state of Delaware averages $7,823 per academic year. The average cost for tuition and fees at a private Delaware technical school averages around $12,474 per academic year. A number of technical programs are available online. Undergraduate online technical programs start at around $220 per credit hour. The University of Delaware, Delaware technical & Community College and Wilmington College (New Castle, DE) offer online programs, so inquire within if you would prefer to earn your degree online.

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To learn more about Delaware technical schools, including curriculum and program info, visit Best Technical Schools. To learn more about Delaware technical schools college rankings, visit the Princeton Review College Rankings.