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Dakota County Technical College Overview

Dakota County Technical College is a public institution situated in Rosemount, Minnesota. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of DCTC.

What Is Dakota County Technical College Known For?

792 Undergraduate Awards
  • The highest award offered at DCTC is the undergraduate certificate.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 44% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from DCTC with a bachelor's degree make about $51,938 a year. That's 27% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Dakota County Technical College?

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Contact details for DCTC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1300 145Th Street East, Rosemount, MN 55068-2999
Phone: 651-423-8301
Website: www.dctc.edu

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How Do I Get Into DCTC?

You can apply to DCTC online at: www.dctc.edu/admissions/apply-to-dctc/apply-online/

Since Dakota County Technical College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Dakota County Technical College?

27% Take Out Loans

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At DCTC, approximately 27% of students took out student loans averaging $5,818 a year. That adds up to $23,272 over four years for those students.

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Dakota County Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,328 Full-Time Undergraduates
37% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,319 undergraduate students at DCTC, with 1,328 being full-time and 991 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,328 full-time undergraduates at DCTC, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Dakota County Technical College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 48
Black or African American 95
Hispanic or Latino 147
White 884
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 147

Over 16 countries are represented at DCTC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Kenya, and Vietnam.

Dakota County Technical College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 27 67 7 101
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 0 47 38 85
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 40 0 44 84
Business Administration & Management 30 36 8 74
Precision Metal Working 0 0 54 54
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 0 37 0 37
Dental Support Services 0 15 20 35
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 10 20 30
Design & Applied Arts 0 26 0 26
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 0 19 1 20
Construction Management 5 13 0 18
Information Technology 0 16 2 18
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 12 6 18
Accounting 3 11 3 17
Human Resource Management 15 0 2 17
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 17 0 17
Computer Programming 0 15 0 15
Civil Engineering Technology 0 12 0 12
Human Development & Family Studies 2 7 3 12
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 2 9 0 11
Energy Systems Technologies 0 10 1 11
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 0 1 10 11
Entrepreneurial Studies 10 0 0 10
Management Information Systems 0 9 0 9
Health & Physical Education 1 7 1 9
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 8 1 9
Food Science Technology 7 0 0 7
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 7 0 7
Marketing 0 5 0 5
Computer Software & Applications 4 0 0 4
General Sales & Marketing 3 0 0 3
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 0 3 0 3
Business Support & Assistant Services 0 1 1 2
Legal Support Services 0 1 0 1
TOTAL 149 421 222 792

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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