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Rochester Community and Technical College

Rochester Community and Technical College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Rochester, MN. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $6,359 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 4,482 and it offers 42 programs(8 online programs).
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Rochester Community and Technical College is $6,359 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Rochester Community and Technical College offers the alternative tuition plans .
70% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $5,049 (exclude student loans).
Rochester Community and Technical 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$6,359
Average Financial Amount$5,049

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Rochester Community and Technical College offers 42 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate, 1-2 Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 901 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Rochester Community and Technical College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate254147
2 Years Certificate14471
4 Years Certificate3021
Total428901

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 147 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 71 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 21 students have earned/completed 2-4 Years Certificate program.
  • 662 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management✕0-
Equestrian/Equine Studies✕0-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✔ (2 completers) 29 completers-
Communication✔12-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✔15-
Mass Communication/Media Studies✕2-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Natural Sciences✕0-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Physical Fitness Technician✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕17-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder✕15-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Commercial Photography✕3-
Music Technology✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (2 completers) 71 completers-
Dental Assisting/Assistant✕0$22,900
Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk✕0-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician✔26-
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist✔9-
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)✕4-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕8-
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling✕10-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide✕14-
Business [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Business/Commerce✕0-
Business Administration and Management✕10-
Office Management and Supervision✕1-
Human Resources Development✕1-
Total147
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕1-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕0-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management✕0-
Physical Fitness Technician✕2-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Carpentry/Carpenter✕16-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (3 completers) 37 completers-
Dental Assisting/Assistant✕3$48,700
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician✔1-
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist✔0-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder✔10-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕0$29,500
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training✕23-
Business [+] ✔ 12 completers-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕1-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✔11-
Total71
2-4 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 0 completers-
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician✕0-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Building/Property Maintenance✕15-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕6-
Total21
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 23 completers-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations✕2-
Horticultural Science✕0-
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant✕21-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Environmental Science✕0-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✕2-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Information Science/Studies✕0-
Computer Science✕18-
Education [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕1-
Music Teacher Education✕0-
Engineering [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Pre-Engineering✕2-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 8 completers-
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician✕8-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Child Development✕5-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✔ (1 completers) 256 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✔256-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕5-
Biomedical Sciences✕3-
Biotechnology✕0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 24 completers-
Natural Sciences✕0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕24-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕2-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Chemistry✕2-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕2-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕15-
Human Services [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Social Work✕9-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Building/Property Maintenance✕11-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Graphic Design✕10-
Art/Art Studies✕0-
Fine/Studio Arts✕1-
Music Management✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (2 completers) 203 completers-
Dental Assisting/Assistant✕15-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist✕16-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician✔20-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary✔8-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕0-
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist✕3-
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist✕5-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕4-
Surgical Technology/Technologist✕17-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer✕0-
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology/Technician✕0-
Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist✕2-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕2-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕111-
Business [+] ✔ 51 completers-
Business/Commerce✕13-
Business Administration and Management✕23-
Office Management and Supervision✕1-
Accounting✕9-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✔5-
Management Information Systems✕0-
Total662

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 4,482 students are attending at Rochester Community and Technical College. There are 102 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 105 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 20 to 1 (5.00%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 259 (full-time) and 151 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Rochester Community and Technical College is 24% and transfer-out rate is 24%. The retention rate is 55% at the school.
Rochester Community and Technical 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population4,482
Graduation Rate24%
Number of Faculty207
Student to Faculty Ratio20 to 1

Student Population at Rochester Community and Technical

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 4,658 students enrolled into Rochester Community and Technical College. By gender, 1,652 male and 3,006 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Rochester Community and Technical College.
Student Population By Gender
Rochester Community and Technical College
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,6581,6523,006
Full-time1,8498231,026
Part-tme2,8098291,980
There are 3,101 White (66.57%), 626 Black/African American (13.44%), 380 Hispanic (8.16%), 225 Asian (4.83%), and 706 students with other races attending Rochester Community and Technical College. 36 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Rochester Community and Technical College
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,6581,6523,006
American Indian/Native American835
Asian22577148
Black/African American626282344
Hispanic380125255
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White3,1011,0482,053
Two More21476138
Un-Known682939
Non-resident Alien361224
Rochester Community and Technical College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
1,407 students (30.21% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,419 students (30.46% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Rochester Community and Technical College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Rochester Community and Technical College
Number of Students
Total4,658
Enrolled Online Exclusively1,407
Enrolled Some Online Courses1,419
Not in Online Courses1,832
By age range, at Rochester Community and Technical College, 1,115 students are aged 20 to 24 (23.94% of total students), 2,146 students are aged below 20 (46.07%), 113 students are aged above 50 (4.51%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Rochester Community and Technical College
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,6581,6523,006
Under 181,026338688
Age 18-191,120501619
Age 20-21640254386
Age 22-24475171304
Age 25-29526157369
Age 30-3431194217
Age 35-3920154147
Age 40-4924255187
Age 50-641052283
Over 64853
Age Un-Known413

Directory and Accreditation Information

Rochester Community and Technical College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1960 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Rochester Community and Technical College.
851 30th Ave SE, Rochester, MN
507-285-7245
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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