unitid 173416 · Rosemount, MN · public 2-year · rural (fringe)
Dakota County Technical College
- enrollment 2023
- 3,657
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
2,168
52nd pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
27%
undergrads on Pell grants
40th pctl among public 2-years
completion
58%
finish within 150% time
88th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$18,552
81st pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$13,548
after aid, aided students
89th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$51,938
after entry, Title IV students
98th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$11,000
65th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $9,549 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k21%
- 30-48k16%
- 48-75k20%
- 75-110k22%
- 110k+22%
- Median family income
- $39,514
- First-generation students
- 31%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,679
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.7× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 84 | $59,047 | $14,010 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 67 | $62,963 | $12,000 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 54 | $52,690 | $5,500 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 47 | $64,861 | $12,947 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 38 | $79,675 | $11,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 38 | $62,018 | — |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians. | 37 | — | $18,255 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 36 | $66,791 | $18,649 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 34 | $63,459 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts. | 26 | $38,868 | — |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 20 | $43,953 | $11,000 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 20 | $38,639 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.