Delta College North

The most recent Delta College Practical Nurse graduating class ceremony was held Thursday, March 12, 2026. This is graduating class number 129. These 27 graduates join over 2,000 PN graduates from Delta College of Arts & Technology North - Since 2003, graduating more PN’s than any other campus in the entire state of Louisiana.
Pictured:
Valedictorian – Krystal Butler with a 4.0 GPA. This a a high honor and representative of very hard work and dedication.
Salutatorian – Deniceya Rener
Nightingale Award – Frances Young
Congratulations and best of luck in our careers!

Delta College of Arts & Technology hosted a visit by Dr. Kirk A. Nooks, President and CEO of our accrediting agency, the Council on Occupational Education (COE). COE is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency and is a respected authority in the accreditation of non-degree-granting and applied associate degree-granting postsecondary occupational education institutions.

Dr. Nooks met with key college officials including President, Billy L. Clark; Provost, Dr. Christian Vige’; Director of Accreditation, Ms. Carol Hasegawa; and Corporate Practical Nursing Programs Coordinator, Ms. Comelia Jackson Pounds. During the meeting Dr. Nooks gave a quick overview of COE and Mr. Clark gave a history of how Delta enrolled their first students in 1970 and grew into the largest single provider of LPN’s in the state of Louisiana.

Touring the campus, Dr. Nooks stopped to talk to students from many programs before ending the tour at the Practical Nursing Building, where he met with a panel of students to hear their “Delta story”. One student asked Dr. Nooks how he became the President and CEO of an accrediting commission. His answer was quite inspiring, with the theme being never stop writing your story and don’t let your story end before you’ve finished it. Hopefully Dr. Nooks can share his story often.

The tour ended with a small group of PN students giving a skills demonstration in the Nursing Lab. We are grateful for the time Dr. Nooks spent with our folks and the wisdom, vision and inspiration he brings to COE.

President Billy Clark welcoming the newest 30 Practical Nursing Students to Delta College North campus. Praying they all succeed and we will be able to help them succeed.