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Education in the River Heights Region in the right direction. Our focus is on providing top-notch academic support in concert with degrees that are both career-oriented and transfer-ready. We take pride in our gorgeous campus and the students-first philosophy of our faculty and staff. But most of all, Inver Hills Community College takes pride in the reason we exist: our students and our graduates. You can follow Inver Hills on: • Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ InverHills • Twitter https://twitter.com/InverHillsCC • Flickr https://www.flickr.com photos/86284284@N07/ • YouTube https://www.youtube.com/ user/inverhillscollege • Inver Hills News https://news.inverhills.edu/ Dakota County Technical College Real Education. Real Results. Dakota County Technical College serves students from surrounding communities, neighboring states and countries around the world. While most of our students are earning degrees, diplomas and certificates across a variety of programs designed to prepare them for employment and career enhancement, DCTC is also home to a superb General Education department with courses belonging to the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC). DCTC is a student-centered organization, which means our campus community focuses on ways to continuously improve student learning guided by our college’s long-standing mission: Providing collegelevel education for employment. DCTC is a state leader in delivering sustainable technologies, service-learning opportunities and community engagement through our program curricula. Dakota County Technical College offers Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) and Associate of Science (A.S.) degrees as well as diplomas and certificates in 50 programs across eight departments: • Administrative Support • Business • Construction & Manufacturing • Health & Education • Marketing & Sales • STEM Careers • Visual Arts & Communication • Transportation • General Education Recent program additions include Construction Management A.S. degree and Transportation Management B.A. degree in partnership with Metropolitan State University. The college also provides state-of-the art customized training to area business and industry through the Minnesota Training Connection, a full-service division operated in collaboration with Inver Hills Community College. General facts Dakota County Technical College was founded in 1970. Mission: Education for Employment Motto: Real Education. Real Results School colors: Blue/Black/White Athletics: The Blue Knights compete in six NJCAA sports: • Women’s Fastpitch Softball • Men’s Basketball • Women’s Volleyball • Men’s Soccer • Women’s Soccer • Men’s Baseball Visit GoBlueKnights.com to learn more. You can follow DCTC on: • Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ dakotatech • Twitter https://twitter.com/dctc • Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/ dctc/ • YouTube https://www.youtube.com/ user/DCTCWEB • DCTC News http://blogs.dctc.edu/dctcnews/ www.riverheights.com | River Heights Chamber of Commerce 25