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Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount, MN · Public · 2,168 students · mostly associate degrees
26th-cheapest of 82 Minnesota colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$13,548
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$18,552
Graduation rate
58%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$51,938
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$11,000
Pell grant recipients
27%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
67 programsElectrician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma38 grads/yr$89,494Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree19 grads/yr$89,205Instrumentation Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree3 grads/yr$88,817Electrician · Associate's Degree47 grads/yr$82,544Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma10 grads/yr$65,334Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General · Associate's Degree9 grads/yr$62,459Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma17 grads/yr$62,340Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Associate's Degree16 grads/yr$61,512Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree67 grads/yr$60,744Machine Tool Technology/Machinist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma54 grads/yr$59,643Dental Assisting/Assistant · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma20 grads/yr$54,981Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree36 grads/yr$53,631Dental Assisting/Assistant · Associate's Degree15 grads/yr$53,196Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma84 grads/yr$52,977Business Administration and Management, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma38 grads/yr$52,903Accounting · Associate's Degree11 grads/yr$46,455Radiologist Assistant · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma20 grads/yr$41,355Radiologist Assistant · Associate's Degree10 grads/yr$40,772
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.