After Dakota County Technical College: graduation, pay and debt
Rosemount, Minnesota · Public · 2,662 undergrads
The typical student earns $51,938 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $11,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$51.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$11k
median federal debt at graduation.
52%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
50%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
52%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
17%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
389
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
16%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$46,398
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$49,316
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$51,938
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
67%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$11,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$8,250
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$9,053
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$7,371
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
52%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
59%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
68%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers