by our College Data Analytics TeamDesign & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Dakota County Technical College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in design, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Take the first step toward a career of visual expression and doing what you love with this online associate degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Part-time undergraduates at DCTC paid an average of $179 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,298 | $5,298 |
| Fees | $643 | $643 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
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design who receive their associate degree from DCTC make an average of $28,960 a year during the early days of their career. That is 28% higher than the national average of $22,543.
Online degrees for the DCTC design associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the DCTC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 81.3% of the design students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 67.0%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in design at DCTC in 2019-2020, 18.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Design & Applied Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Interior Design | 13 |
| Graphic Design | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to design and applied arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 2 |
View All Design & Applied Arts Related Majors >
*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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