Dakota County Technical College Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Fringe rural
Outside any urbanized area or urban cluster.
- City
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural (this campus)
2,168 students
Near the national median
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 31.1%
- TypePublic
- ClassTechnical community college
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Inver Grove Heights6.4 mi
- Bloomington13.6 mi
- Saint Paul14 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Dakota County Technical College, the largest reported group is White (62.6%), followed by Hispanic (14.7%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.6% | 1.7% |
| Asian | 3.3% | 1.7% |
| Black | 10.9% | 1.7% |
| Hispanic | 14.7% | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 62.6% | 89.8% |
| Two or more races | 5.6% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 0.6% | 0% |
| Unknown | 1.7% | 3.4% |
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Did you know? Dakota County Technical College
- $56,812median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 54%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 65%of first-year students come back for a second year.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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