Dakota County Technical College
Dakota County Technical College at a Glance
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About Dakota County Technical College
According to Wikipedia, Dakota County Technical College is a public, two-year technical college in Rosemount, Minnesota, United States. It is located in Dakota County inside the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area. DCTC belongs to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System and is one of five stand-alone technical colleges in the state.
Dakota County Technical College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 74% | 51% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Dakota County Technical College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $6,909 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $14,825 |
| 30K - 48K | $17,140 |
| 48K - 75K | $17,748 |
| 75K - 110K | $22,629 |
| 110K+ | $25,872 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Dakota County Technical College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Dakota County Technical College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $56,812 a year, and 91% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Dakota County Technical College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 3,602 | 3,602 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Dakota County Technical College?
Dakota County Technical College is located at 1300 145th Street East, Rosemount, MN 55068-2999.
How Safe is Dakota County Technical College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Dakota County Technical College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Dakota County Technical College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.03%. Rosemount has a violent crime rate of 0.06% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 0.50%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Dakota County Technical College Known For?
Dakota County Technical College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Dakota County Technical College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Dakota County Technical College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Dakota County Technical College ranks #1720 in the U.S. and #6917 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesDakota County Technical College ranks #2571 in the U.S. and #9180 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesDakota County Technical College ranks #2650 in the U.S. and #9446 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesDakota County Technical College ranks #3145 in the U.S. and #11644 worldwide for influence in Education.
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