Which Dakota County Technical College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Dental Hygiene and Assisting graduates leave with a median of $11,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 8 Dakota County Technical College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Dakota County Technical College cost?

Tuition and fees are $6,679 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $13,548 a year.

How many Dakota County Technical College programs report graduate pay?

9 associate's programs and 6 certificate programs at Dakota County Technical College report first-year pay, and 12 of them also report federal debt.

Dakota County Technical College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Rosemount, MN
2,168 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

9 Dakota County Technical College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Electromechanical Technology pays the most in the first year ($69,044), and Veterinary Technology the least ($36,866). The median program pays $49,173. Dakota County Technical College also has 6 certificate programs that report pay.

Tuition and fees$6,679Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$13,548Per year

Graduation rate58%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 9 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Minnesota" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Minnesota. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Minnesota
1	Electromechanical TechnologyAbout 3 graduates a year	$69,044	$78,875	Not reported	2nd of 8
2	Heavy Equipment MaintenanceAbout 19 graduates a year	$67,618	$76,596	$12,000	1st of 2
3	Electrician TrainingAbout 47 graduates a year	$53,566	$64,861	$12,947	1st of 4
4	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 67 graduates a year	$51,116	$62,963	$12,000	6th of 9
5	Information TechnologyAbout 16 graduates a year	$49,173	$66,194	$15,327	1st of 5
6	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 15 graduates a year	$45,418	$43,191	$11,000	8th of 8
7	Business AdministrationAbout 36 graduates a year	$45,143	$66,791	$18,649	2nd of 11
8	AccountingAbout 11 graduates a year	$37,289	$54,934	$21,469	6th of 7
9	Veterinary TechnologyAbout 37 graduates a year	$36,866	Not reported	$18,255	3rd of 3

Program names link to the program's own page, and Minnesota ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Minnesota programs in the field do too.

One more associate's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

All 6 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Minnesota" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Minnesota. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Minnesota
1	Electrician TrainingAbout 38 graduates a year	$63,839	$79,675	$11,000	1st of 11
2	HVACAbout 10 graduates a year	$52,079	Not reported	Not reported	3rd of 4
3	Welding and MachiningAbout 54 graduates a year	$50,464	$52,690	$5,500	4th of 13
4	Practical NursingAbout 84 graduates a year	$48,973	$59,047	$14,010	1st of 18
5	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 20 graduates a year	$45,670	$43,953	$11,000	1st of 5
6	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 20 graduates a year	$40,180	$38,639	Not reported	3rd of 5

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Electromechanical Technology$69,044
Heavy Equipment Maintenance$67,618
Electrician Training$53,566
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$51,116
Information Technology$49,173

Lowest median debt

Dental Hygiene and Assisting$11,000
Heavy Equipment Maintenance$12,000
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$12,000
Electrician Training$12,947
Information Technology$15,327

Largest programs

Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 67 graduates a year
Electrician TrainingAbout 47 graduates a year
Veterinary TechnologyAbout 37 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 36 graduates a year
Heavy Equipment MaintenanceAbout 19 graduates a year

Common questions

Electromechanical Technology graduates earn a median of $69,044 in their first year, the most of 9 Dakota County Technical College associate's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Minnesota rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels