Dakota County Technical College offers 94 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 14 major programs - 10 Certificate and 4 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $6,419 for undergraduate programs. (Dakota County Technical College is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.)

Total 615 students out of total 2,717 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 111 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Dakota County Technical College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameDakota County Technical College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address1300 145th Street East, Rosemount, MN
Online Students615 Enrolled Online Exclusively
731 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$6,419
Dakota County Technical College is a public school, but tuition & fees for online program is same for all students.
Student to Faculty23:1 (4.35%)
Online Degree Programs
Total14 Programs
Certificate10 Programs
Associates4 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Dakota County Technical College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $6,419 for all students. Dakota County Technical College is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $192 for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$5,864$5,941$6,208$6,419$6,419
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$195$179$185$192$192

Online Programs By Area of Study

Dakota County Technical College offers 94 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 14 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 10 Certificates, 4 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs104NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs5638NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/TechnicianONLY IN CLASSROOM 11 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Office Management and Supervision22 12 NOT OFFERED
Operations Management and Supervision8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial ScienceONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Development15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementONLY IN CLASSROOM 5 NOT OFFERED
Selling Skills and Sales Operations3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Construction Management5 13 NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Dakota County Technical College, there are 2,717 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,346 students were attending classes through distance learning (615 students are enrolled exclusively and 731 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,717
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses615
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses731
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,371

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 615 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 586 Minnesota Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 29 students living in the U.S. States other than Minnesota, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses615
Minnesota Resident586
Other State In U.S.29
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses615
Degree/Certificate Seeking494
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking121

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