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Dakota County Technical College

Rosemount, MN · Public · Visit Website

Programs Analyzed

Avg Grad Earnings

$50,429/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

69/100

Tuition

$6,419/yr

All Programs at Dakota County Technical College

15 trade programs ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. Click any program for full earnings projections and AI-proof analysis.

Program	Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
Electrical Installation Compare across schools	82	$63,839/yr	AI-Proof	123.1x
Practical Nursing Compare across schools	80	$48,973/yr	AI-Proof	91.0x
Business Administration Compare across schools	79	$45,143/yr	Moderate	51.0x
IT Management Compare across schools	74	$49,173/yr	Exposed	50.6x
Electrical Installation Compare across schools	71	$53,566/yr	AI-Proof	49.5x
Medical Assisting Compare across schools	70	$40,180/yr	Resilient	59.2x
Precision Metalworking Compare across schools	69	$50,464/yr	AI-Proof	81.1x
Vehicle Repair Technology Compare across schools	68	$51,116/yr	AI-Proof	48.0x
Heavy Equipment Technology Compare across schools	67	$67,618/yr	AI-Proof	58.7x
HVAC Technology Compare across schools	67	$52,079/yr	AI-Proof	80.1x
Dental Assisting Compare across schools	66	$45,670/yr	Resilient	67.5x
Accounting Compare across schools	65	$37,289/yr	Exposed	41.8x
Electromechanical Technology Compare across schools	64	$69,044/yr	Resilient	60.4x
Dental Assisting Compare across schools	57	$45,418/yr	Resilient	32.6x
Veterinary Technology Compare across schools	50	$36,866/yr	Resilient	27.7x

About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 15 trade and vocational programs at Dakota County Technical College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI resilience research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three scenarios (strong growth, base case, conservative) showing 10-year earnings projections.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2026.