Rochester Community and Technical College

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees of Rochester Community and Technical College () is $5,670 for Minnesota residents and $6,359 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than the average tuition ($6,465) of public community colleges in Minnesota.

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.

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	Minnesota Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$5,670	$6,359
Books & Supplies	$1,600
Off-Campus Living Costs	$16,600
Average Financial Aid	$5,049
Cost of Attendance	$23,870	$24,559
After Financial Aid	$18,821	$19,510
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$40,700

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Minnesota Residents	Out-of-State Students
Rochester Community and Technical College	$5,670	$6,359
Public Community Colleges in Minnesota	$6,041	$6,465
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$4,939	$8,623

Tuition Trends

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
Online Programs	4	4	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	16	50	NOT OFFERED

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. "Only in Classroom" means that the program is offered only on-site classes and "not offered" means that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Agriculture

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant	NOT OFFERED	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Natural Resources and Conservation

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Mass Communication/Media Studies	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	16 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Pre-Engineering	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Child Development	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Child Care Provider/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Biotechnology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Natural Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Physical Fitness Technician	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police Science	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Human Services	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Carpentry/Carpenter	23 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Building/Property Maintenance	24 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	16 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Transportation and Materials Moving

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Graphic Design	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music Management	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Dental Assisting/Assistant	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	28 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	4 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	121 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	25 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	20 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Office Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	10 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	5 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

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
Total	4,658	1,849	2,809
Male Students	1,652	823	829
Female Students	3,006	1,026	1,980

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Rochester Community and Technical College, there are 4,482 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,859 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,534 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,325 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	4,482
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,534
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	1,325
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	1,623

School Profile and Academic Overview

Rochester Community and Technical College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Rochester, Minnesota. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $5,670 for Minnesota residents and $6,359 for other students on average. It offers 89 degree programs through 16 Certificate, 50 Associate's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 12 programs (4 Certificate, 4 Associate's programs). The average earning in 10 years after graduation from the school is $40,700.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	851 30th Ave SE, Rochester, MN
Phone	507-285-7210
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$5,670 Out-of-State$6,359
Student Population »	4,482 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	24%
Transfer-out Rate	24%
Retention Rate	55% (Full-time) 52% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$5,049
Students to Faculty	20:1 (5.00%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$40,700

Rochester Community and Technical College

A Community College in Rochester, Minnesota

2024 Tuition & Fees

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Student Population

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

School Profile and Academic Overview

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