Vocational Programs at Dakota County Technical College

Certificate Programs at Dakota County Technical College

Number of Vocational Programs	Total Programs	Average Tuition & Fees
55	96	$6,419

Dakota County Technical College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Rosemount, Minnesota. The school focuses on the associate degrees and it also has vocational programs. You can check all offered degrees and programs at its area of study page.

The average earning in 10 years after graduation of the school is $42,300. A total of 2,717 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 53%. Dakota County Technical College offer 96 programs and, among them, 55 programs are for certificate programs.

Career and Vocational Programs

Dakota County Technical College offers 55 certificate and vocational programs through less than 12-weeks Certificate, 1-year certificate, 2-Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. Of that, 6 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

We note again Dakota County Technical College mainly offers associate degrees. Check its area of study page for all degrees and program information at the school. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

Total Number of Career Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	1	22	24	8

The following tables list each career program with offered degrees. The number on each columns denotes the number of completers on the program last year. The numbers includes completers through on-campus classes and partial online classes as well as complete online classes.

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Food Science	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	1
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Computer Support Specialist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Child Care Provider/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	5	3	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Physical Fitness Technician	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

what is Construction Trades program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Electrician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5
Lineworker	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

what is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED
Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	0
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	2
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	15	0	2
Medium/Heavy Vehicle and Truck Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	2

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Welding Technology/Welder	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	58	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Interior Design	NOT OFFERED	1	0	NOT OFFERED
Photography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Dental Assisting/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	0	5	NOT OFFERED
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	48	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	68	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Office Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Operations Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	8	10	NOT OFFERED
Transportation/Mobility Management	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	4	1	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Development	NOT OFFERED	29	3	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED
Selling Skills and Sales Operations	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Construction Management	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Average Earning after Graduation

The following table summarizes the average wage/salary by years after earning degree/certificate in Dakota County Technical College. After 6 years of graduation, the mean wage is $39,200 and, after 10 years of graduation, the mean wage is $42,300 for Dakota County Technical College graduates.

Median Earning By Time for Dakota County Technical College Graduates
	Total	Male	Female
6 Years After Graduation	$39,200	$44,100	$32,200
7 Years After Graduation	$34,300	-	-
8 Years After Graduation	$39,700	-	-
9 Years After Graduation	$36,600	-	-
10 Years After Graduation	$42,300	$49,200	$34,500

On-Campus Student Services

Dakota County Technical College provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, employment services for students, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	Yes
Placement services for completers	Yes
On-campus day care for students' children	No
Library facilities at institution	Various Library Facilities Provided