The real 2-year cost of Dakota County Technical College in Minnesota
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Dakota County Technical College went from $4,909 to $6,419, an average of 1.3% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2025: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $4,909 | – | – |
| 2009 | $5,084 | – | – |
| 2010 | $5,298 | – | – |
| 2011 | $5,521 | – | – |
| 2012 | $5,693 | – | – |
| 2013 | $5,693 | – | – |
| 2014 | $5,693 | – | – |
| 2015 | $5,713 | – | – |
| 2016 | $5,662 | – | – |
| 2017 | $5,937 | – | – |
| 2018 | $5,937 | – | – |
| 2019 | $5,864 | – | – |
| 2020 | $5,941 | – | – |
| 2021 | $6,208 | – | – |
| 2022 | $6,419 | – | – |
| 2023 | $6,419 | $6,419 | – |
| 2024 | – | $6,505 | $6,369–$6,641 |
| 2025 | – | $6,593 | $6,320–$6,871 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $6,681 |
| Year 2 | $6,771 |
| 2-year total | $13,452 |
Two aid scenarios
2-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $0
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $7,418
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
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Published figures for Dakota County Technical College from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.