Rochester Community and Technical College is a public community college located in Rochester, MN. It offers 92 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 11 programs).
It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.
The 2024 tuition & fees of Rochester Community and Technical College is $6,359 for Minnesota residents and $6,359 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Minnesota public community colleges' average ($6,465).
The school has 4,482 students, which is higher than Minnesota community collleges' average (2,862). In addition, 1,534 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 20 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (18 to 1) of Minnesota community colleges.
2024 Tuition & Fees
The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Rochester Community and Technical College. Then, we compare its costs to Minnesota community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.
In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.
Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study
Rochester Community and Technical College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.
Offered Programs and Online Availability
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Online Programs | 7 | 4 | NOT OFFERED |
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| Total Programs | 41 | 51 | NOT OFFERED |
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The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.
| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Pre-Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
2 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Chemistry | NOT OFFERED |
1 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Human Services | 2 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Social Work | NOT OFFERED |
9 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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Student Population
There are 4,482 students at Rochester Community and Technical College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 1,652 male students and 3,006 female students are attending the school.
The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.
Student Population
| Total | Full-Time | Part-time |
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| Total | 4,658 | 1,849 | 2,809 |
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| Male Students | 1,652 | 823 | 829 |
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| Female Students | 3,006 | 1,026 | 1,980 |
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Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment
Of the 4,482 total students, 2,859 students enrolled through distance learning (1,534 students enrolled exclusively and 1,325 enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 4,482 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,534 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,325 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,623 |
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School Profile and Academic Overview
The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Rochester Community and Technical College.