DCTC earned 21 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 2 in the top 5%, 11 in the top 10% and 8 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #44 of 984 in Top Ranked for Mechanic & Repair Technologies, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 21 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 2
Highest placement: #44 of 984, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 6
Placements this edition: 126
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Dakota County Technical College Earned?
Dakota County Technical College holds 21 ranking badges across 6 fields of study, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics or online-program rankings. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. This page reflects the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
0
Top 5%
2
Top 10%
11
Top 15%
8
Total
21
What Is Dakota County Technical College Known For?
Dakota County Technical College is best known for Mechanic & Repair Technologies: 7 of its 19 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling, Precision Metal Working and Vehicle Maintenance & Repair.
How Does Dakota County Technical College Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Dakota County Technical College earned 2 badges; its highest placement is #4 of 31 in Top Ranked Veterans for Heavy Equipment Maintenance.
The rankings above are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. Dakota County Technical College appears in 126 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team