Dakota County Technical College offers 96 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 22 major programs - 17 Certificate and 5 Associate.
The 2025 tuition & fees is $6,679 for undergraduate programs. (Dakota County Technical College is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.)
Total 621 students out of total 2,894 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 154 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.
Dakota County Technical College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.
Online Degrees / Programs Overview
| School Name | Dakota County Technical College |
| Type | 2-4 Year, Public |
| Address | 1300 145th Street East, Rosemount, MN |
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| Online Students | 621 Enrolled Online Exclusively 766 Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | $6,679 Dakota County Technical College is a public school, but tuition & fees for online program is same for all students. |
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| Student to Faculty | 23:1 (4.35%) |
| Online Degree Programs |
| Total | 22 Programs |
| Certificate | 17 Programs |
| Associates | 5 Programs |
2025 Tuition & Fees
The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Dakota County Technical College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $6,679 for all students. Dakota County Technical College is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.
The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $192 for undergraduate programs.
Online Programs By Area of Study
Dakota County Technical College offers 96 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 22 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 17 Certificates, 5 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 | 17 | 5 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Overall Programs | 58 | 38 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
Majors and number of completers
The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
| Food Science | 7 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
| Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician | 7 |
12 |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
| Office Management and Supervision | 18 |
12 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Operations Management and Supervision | 4 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Accounting | 5 |
13 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | 3 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | 2 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Human Resources Development | 16 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Marketing/Marketing Management | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
7 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Selling Skills and Sales Operations | 2 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Construction Management | 2 |
14 |
NOT OFFERED |
Distance Learning Program Student Population
At Dakota County Technical College, there are 2,894 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,387 students were attending classes through distance learning (621 students are enrolled exclusively and 766 are enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 2,894 | |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 621 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 766 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,507 |
By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 621 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 589 Minnesota Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 32 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 | 621 | |
| Minnesota Resident | 589 |
| Other State In U.S. | 32 |
| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
| Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses | 621 | |
| Degree/Certificate Seeking | 480 |
| Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking | 141 |