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.
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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:
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• Twitter https://twitter.com/dctc
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• YouTube https://www.youtube.com/
user/DCTCWEB
• DCTC News http://blogs.dctc.edu/dctcnews/
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