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.

Both noncredit and credit students have access to classes, laboratories and the latest technology that upgrade their current skills, prepare them for further study or train them for immediate employment in the Coastal Bend area.

During a period from 2009 to 2011, the passing rate of students taking the National Council Licensure Examination-Registered Nurse (NCLEX-RN) for the first time fell below 80 percent, and the program was placed on "conditional approval status" by the accreditation commission.

In 2019, RN Careers included Del Mar College in their annual rankings of nursing programs.

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.