Dakota County Technical College Business Programs

Located in Rosemount, Minnesota, Dakota County Technical College is a public institution. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

Dakota County Technical College Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, DCTC is ranked #40 out of 1,477 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. DCTC also holds the #1 spot on the Best Colleges in Minnesota ranking.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

DCTC has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#12	Best Business Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at DCTC.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Construction Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Marketing Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Human Resource Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Business Support & Assistance Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Management Information Systems Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards DCTC has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Best Marketing Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#2	Best Marketing/Marketing Management, General Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#15	Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#29	Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#40	Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#170	Best Associate Degree Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is Dakota County Technical College?

Contact details for DCTC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1300 145Th Street East, Rosemount, MN 55068-2999
Phone:	651-423-8301
Website:	www.dctc.edu/

How Do I Get Into DCTC?

You can apply to DCTC online at: www.dctc.edu/admissions/apply-to-dctc/apply-online/

Dakota County Technical College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Dakota County Technical College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At DCTC, approximately 39% of students took out student loans averaging $5,842 a year. That adds up to $23,368 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at DCTC is 6.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Dakota County Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,319 undergraduate students at DCTC, with 1,328 being full-time and 991 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,328 full-time undergraduates at DCTC, 63% are male and 37% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Dakota County Technical College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	48
Black or African American	95
Hispanic or Latino	147
White	884
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	147

Over 16 countries are represented at DCTC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Kenya, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Dakota County Technical College

In 2019-2020, 1,847 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at DCTC has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 33rd most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of DCTC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Dakota County Technical College was 61.0%. This is the #491 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at DCTC regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at DCTC ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at DCTC.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Meeting and Event Planning	#2
Office Administration	#4
Human Resources Development	#7
Hospitality Management	#16
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#40
Marketing	#51
Human Resource Management	#53
Business Administration & Management	#336

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Dakota County Technical College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Office Administration	28	7	0	35
Accounting	2	19	0	21
Human Resources Development	15	0	2	17
Operations Management	8	0	5	13
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	13	0	13
General Business Administration and Management	0	12	0	12
Construction Management	0	10	0	10
Entrepreneurship	10	0	0	10
General Management Information Systems	0	6	0	6
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	0	0	4	4
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	0	0	1	1
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary	0	1	0	1
Meeting and Event Planning	0	1	0	1
Transportation/Mobility Management	0	0	0	0
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	0	0	0	0
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	63	69	12	144

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.