Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 211 students out of 395 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 3 years for 2-year Associate degree) at Dakota County Technical College.
By gender, 158 male and 53 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is much higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 34.56% (public urban-serving multi-campus Associate's college).
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 395 | 211 | 53.42% |
| Men | 300 | 158 | 52.67% |
| Women | 95 | 53 | 55.79% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Dakota County Technical College.
- Asian: 61.54%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 22.58%
- Hispanic: 41.67%
- White: 60.00%
- Two or More Race: 41.38%
- Unknown: 60.87%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian | 61.54%(8/13) | 66.67%(8/12) | - |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 22.58%(7/31) | 17.65%(3/17) | 28.57%(4/14) |
| Hispanic | 41.67%(20/48) | 28.57%(10/35) | 76.92%(10/13) |
| White | 60.00%(150/250) | 59.39%(117/197) | 62.26%(33/53) |
| Two or More Race | 41.38%(12/29) | 35.00%(7/20) | 55.56%(5/9) |
| Unknown | 60.87%(14/23) | 68.42%(13/19) | 25.00%(1/4) |
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At DCTC, the transfer-out rate is 9.87%. Its transfer-out rate is lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 13.91%.
DCTC's retention rate is 71% for full-time students and 50 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 62.17%.