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Community college · Public

Dakota County Technical College

Rosemount, MN594 online only

Dakota County Technical College is a public community college in Rosemount, MN, with about 2,068 students on campus.

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Students on campus
2,068
plus 594 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$13,548
tuition and fees $6,679; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
58%
lower than at 60% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$51,938
higher than at 74% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Dakota County Technical College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Dakota County Technical College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $18,552 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees (in state) $6,679Books & supplies $1,200Other costs $10,673

After grants, the average family on aid pays $13,548.

Tuition and fees are $6,679 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$12,371

About $24,742 over 2 years · 33% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
58%
within 3 years · Pell students 48%
Come back for year two
74%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$51,938
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$11,000
about $117 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

3%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$117 a month against about $3,867 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

52%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 62% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$46k
Middle income$30–75k
$56k
Higher incomeover $75k
$59k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 23%Business 20%Mechanic & repair 17%Construction trades 10%Agriculture 6%Precision production 5%Everything else 19%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians67 graduates a year · typical debt $12,000
$61k4 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers47 graduates a year · typical debt $12,000
$83k4 yrs out
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians37 graduates a year · typical debt $10,295
—not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations36 graduates a year · typical debt $18,599
$54k4 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts26 graduates a year
—not reported
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians19 graduates a year · typical debt $12,000
$89k4 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other17 graduates a year · typical debt $12,000
—not reported
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management16 graduates a year · typical debt $12,000
$62k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

2,168 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 63%Hispanic 15%Black 11%Asian 3%Two or more 6%International 1%

Women and men

Women 43%Men 57%
23 : 1
students per teacher
27%
get Pell grants (lower income)
25%
take federal loans
30%
undergrads 25 or older
36%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Rosemount

5% of Rosemount’s 31,881 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Rosemount pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Dakota County Technical College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Inver Hills Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Inver Grove Heights
6.4 mi2,321 students
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13.6 mi117 students
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13.9 mi969 students
Normandale Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Bloomington
14 mi6,023 students
St Catherine UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · St. Paul
14 mi2,461 students
Mitchell Hamline School of LawUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · St. Paul
14.5 mi1,167 students
Macalester CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · St. Paul
14.6 mi2,142 students
Saint Paul CollegeCommunity college · Public · St. Paul
14.7 mi4,000 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.