Dakota County Technical College Student Population

How many students at DCTC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Dakota County Technical College has a total enrollment of 2,894 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,642 male students (56.7%) and 1,252 female students (43.3%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,782 White students (61.6%) and 411 Hispanic students (14.2%).
• Class Delivery: 621 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 766 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Urban-serving Multicampus - which average 4,006 - DCTC's body is smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,642 male (56.74%) and 1,252 female (43.26%) students are attending Dakota County Technical College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 131.15.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,782 White, 294 Black, and 98 Asian students out of a total of 2,894 are attending at Dakota County Technical College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Dakota County Technical College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 58.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Student Age Distribution

By age, DCTC has 286 students under 18 years old and 5 students over 65 years old. There are 1,825 students under 25 years old, and 786 students over 25 years old out of 2,662 total students.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Dakota County Technical College, 621 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 766 students are enrolled in some online courses.

589 students who live in Minnesota or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 32 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,894 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 390 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 13.48%.221 students have transferred in as full-time status and 169 students transferred in as part-time status.