Del Mar College

Community college in Corpus Christi, Texas

Del Mar College (DMC) is a public community college in Corpus Christi, Texas. Founded in 1935, DMC encompasses three primary campuses and one campus annex. all of Aransas, Kenedy, Nueces, and San Patricio counties,
the Calallen, Corpus Christi, Flour Bluff, Tuloso Midway, and West Oso school districts, and any area located outside those districts that is within the municipality of Corpus Christi, and
the Riviera Independent School District.

Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, DMC offers Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degrees in 43 university transfer majors and Associate in Applied Science degrees, enhanced skills certificates and certificates of achievement in more than 108 occupational fields. Students can take courses using special scheduling options that include weekend, online, videoconferencing, short semester courses and Rapid Track, an accelerated program that allows students to complete an Associate in Arts degree in one year. Additionally, 52% of tenure track faculty hold a master's degree or higher and 31% hold a doctoral degree. The student faculty ratio at DMC is 11.48:1 as of fall 2022.

The Surgical Technology program operates under the standards of the Accreditation Review Committee on Education in Surgical Technology (ARC ST). It is recognized by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). Graduates of this program are entitled to a Certificate of Achievement and are eligible to sit for the national certification examination. Those students passing the examination become Certified Surgical Technologists (CST).

The Two Year Therapist Program offers an Associate in Science Degree and starts in the fall each year. Accredited by the National Board for Respiratory Care and the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care.

The curricula of the Emergency Medical Services Professions program at Del Mar College is based on the National Standard Curriculum developed by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration—Department of Transportation in accordance with all rules promulgated by the Texas Department of State Health Services.

In the 1950s, Del Mar College fielded a nationally ranked football program. The 1951 Del Mar Vikings football team earned a 9–1 record, won the South Texas Conference championship, and was ranked in the Litkenhous Ratings as the 86th best college football team in the country.