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Health Professions at Dakota County Technical College

Health Professions at Dakota County Technical College

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Dakota County Technical College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

DCTC is located in Rosemount, Minnesota and has a total student population of 2,319.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

DCTC Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at DCTC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, DCTC does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

DCTC Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at DCTC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Dakota County Technical College.

DCTC Health Professions Associate’s Program

95% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 5% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at DCTC are white. Around 68% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dakota County Technical College with a associate's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Dakota County Technical College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Medical Administrative Services 11
Dental Support Services 9
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 3

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MN, the home state for Dakota County Technical College.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Personal Care Aides 75,830 $26,260
Registered Nurses 69,000 $78,920
Nursing Assistants 31,640 $33,710
Home Health Aides 22,380 $28,940
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 22,140 $62,070

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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