Online Degrees and Programs at Rochester Community and Technical College

Rochester Community and Technical College offers 89 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 12 major programs - 4 Certificate and 4 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees are $5,670 for Minnesota residents and $6,359 for out-of-state students. Total 1,534 students out of total 4,482 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 354 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning. Rochester Community and Technical College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

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Online Program Overview

Rochester Community and Technical College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Rochester, Minnesota. The school offers undergraduate degree programs only. 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. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 12 programs - 4 Certificate, 4 Associates, .

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Rochester Community and Technical College
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	851 30th Ave SE, Rochester, MN
Online Students	1,534 Enrolled Online Exclusively 1,325 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$5,670 Out-of-State$6,359
Student to Faculty	20:1 (5.00%)
Total	12 Programs
Certificate	4 Programs
Associates	4 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends last 5 years at Rochester Community and Technical College . Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Minnesota residents, the tuition & fees are - and $6,359 for non-Minnesota residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $0 for Minnesota residents and $237 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

2024 Tuition & Fees

Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$6,554	$5,252	$5,372	$5,670	-
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$6,554	$5,252	$5,372	$5,670	$6,359

Cost per Credit Hour

Tuition per Credit Hour (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$194	$194	$199	$211	$0
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$194	$194	$199	$211	$237

Online Programs By Area of Study

Rochester Community and Technical College offers 89 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 12 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Certificate, 4 Associates. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	4	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	16	50	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Next tables list online programs with offered degrees at Rochester Community and Technical College. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

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

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	241	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

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

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	10	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Student Population

At Rochester Community and Technical College, there are 4,482 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with 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 Student 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

By student location, out of a total of 1,534 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,415 Minnesota Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 117 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 Courses	1,534
Minnesota Resident	1,415
Other State In U.S.	117
Outside of U.S.	0

Distance Learning Enrollment - Undergraduate
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses	1,534
Degree/Certificate Seeking	1,035
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking	499

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