▁and ▁r ated ▁ 1 4 ▁programs ▁as ▁exempl ary — a ▁record ▁for ▁an ▁institution ▁of ▁Del ▁Mar ▁College ' s ▁size . ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁can ▁take ▁courses ▁using ▁special ▁sched uling ▁options ▁that ▁include ▁week end , ▁online , ▁video con fer encing , ▁and ▁short - sem ester ▁courses ▁and ▁Rap id ▁Track , ▁an ▁acceler ated ▁program ▁that ▁allows ▁students ▁to ▁complete ▁an ▁Associ ate ▁in ▁Arts ▁degree ▁in ▁one ▁year . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁ 9 2 % ▁of ▁ten ure - track ▁fac ulty ▁hold ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁or ▁higher ▁with ▁ 2 2 % ▁holding ▁a ▁doctor al ▁or ▁first ▁professional ▁degree . ▁The ▁student / fac ulty ▁ratio ▁at ▁D MC ▁is ▁ 1 8 : 1 . ▁ ▁A ▁$ 1 0 8 ▁million ▁public ▁bond ▁package ▁has ▁allowed ▁extensive ▁renov ation ▁and ▁expansion ▁of ▁Del ▁Mar ▁College ▁East ▁and ▁West , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁D MC ▁Anne x ▁that ▁houses ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Econom ic ▁Development . ▁Both ▁non cred it ▁and ▁credit ▁students ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁classes , ▁labor ator ies ▁and ▁the ▁latest ▁technology ▁that ▁upgrade ▁their ▁current ▁skills , ▁prepare ▁them ▁for ▁further ▁study ▁or ▁train ▁them ▁for ▁immediate ▁employ ment ▁in ▁the ▁Coast al ▁B end ▁area . ▁ ▁Del ▁Mar ▁College ' s ▁N urs ing ▁Program ▁has ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁n urs ing ▁clin ical ▁simulation ▁l abs ▁in ▁the ▁nation , ▁including ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁patient ▁man ne