by our College Data Analytics TeamDakota County Technical College is a public institution in Rosemount, Minnesota enrolling 2,168 undergraduates. It has an on-time graduation rate of 58%, above the national average of 33%. College Factual ranks it #917 of 5,159 colleges nationwide in its 2027 Best Colleges ranking (top 18%), and its Value for Your Money analysis rates it a Fair Price.
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
Dakota County Technical College ranks #917 of 5,159 colleges nationwide in College Factual’s 2027 Best Colleges ranking, placing it in the top 18%.
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Dakota County Technical College was awarded 43 badges in the 2027 rankings.
College Factual ranked DCTC as #917 out of 5,159 colleges and universities in the country on its 2027 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation.
DCTC is also ranked #32 on the Best Colleges in Minnesota list.
See all of the rankings for Dakota County Technical College.
Learn more about Dakota County Technical College admissions.
The student to faculty ratio at Dakota County Technical College is 23 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Dakota County Technical College is 39%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
Dakota County Technical College has a freshmen retention rate of 74%. That’s a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It’s also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At DCTC the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 58%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Dakota County Technical College.
The current enrollment includes 2,168 undergraduates at DCTC.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at Dakota County Technical College.
The typical net cost at DCTC is $17,140. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,549 | $9,835 | $12,371 | $14,517 | $18,089 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid. Note that the net price is typically less than the published price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of DCTC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At DCTC, approximately 25% of students took out student loans averaging $6,114 a year. That adds up to $24,456 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 12.3%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans. Get more details about paying for Dakota County Technical College.
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Dakota County Technical College with a bachelor’s degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $51,938 in their early years. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.
See which majors at Dakota County Technical College make the most money.
Dakota County Technical College is a public institution found in Rosemount, Minnesota. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting. Get more details about the location of Dakota County Technical College.
Get in touch with Dakota County Technical College can be found below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1300 145th Street East, Rosemount, MN 55068-2999 |
| Phone: | 6514238301 |
| Website: | www.dctc.edu/ |
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 15 majors graduated from Dakota County Technical College. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 822 | NA |
| Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 99 | $41,086 |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 91 | $44,355 |
| Electrical & Power Installation | 86 | $49,181 |
| Business Administration & Management | 72 | $52,869 |
| Precision Metal Working | 45 | $40,625 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians. | 41 | NA |
| Dental Support Services | 40 | $40,099 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 36 | NA |
| Other Interdisciplinary Studies | 27 | NA |
1,387 students took at least one online class at Dakota County Technical College.
Online courses are a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
Learn more about online learning at Dakota County Technical College.
Want to see how other colleges compare to DCTC? Pit them head to head with College Combat, our free interactive tool that lets you compare colleges on the features that matter most to you.
Footnotes
*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.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.