Delgado Community College in New Orleans recently honored the institution's founder, Isaac Delgado, on November 23, 2021. The date was selected for the Founders Day event since it was the 182nd birthday of Isaac Delgado and the 100th anniversary of opening of the college. Members of the Delgado Community College Centennial Committee along with Delgado Institutional Advancement staff members visited the tomb in the ceremonial visit to his tomb in Metairie Cemetery.
What is now the oldest and largest community college was initially founded in 1921 as the Delgado Central Trades School. The institution was known as Delgado Trades and Technical Institute by 1958. A two year technical degree program was initiated with the first graduates in 1960.
The name changed to Isaac Delgado College and the Delgado Vocational-Technical Junior College by 1966. Control passed from the City of New Orleans to the Louisiana State Board of Education in 1970. Ten years later the name changed to Delgado Community College.
You can read more about Delgado's history by visiting the institutional history page.
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