Program entity · AWS ATF co-located

Dakota County Technical College

Rosemount, Minnesota · Public institution

Address 1300 145th Street East, Rosemount, MN 55068-2999
Phone (651) 423-8301
Website www.dctc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $6,679
Tuition (out-of-state) $6,679
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 54 (latest reported year)
AWS ATF co-located Yes (Matched AWS ATF facility city+state (Rosemount, MN) against the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (6.25.2025).)

Program details

What this program covers

Dakota County Technical College's Welding Technology diploma is a nine-month, 36-credit, full-time program starting each fall, with daytime, afternoon, and evening class options. Instruction covers Shielded Metal Arc, Gas Metal Arc, Flux Cored Arc, and Gas Tungsten Arc welding plus oxy/fuel and plasma arc cutting on steel, stainless steel, and aluminum, in a program operating as an American Welding Society Accredited Test Facility. DCTC reports 92% of applicants received financial aid and over $200,000 in scholarships awarded annually.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW; oxy/fuel, plasma arc
Credential types Diploma (36 credits)
Program length Nine months, full-time, fall start
Schedule Daytime, afternoon, and evening classes
Certifications prepped American Welding Society Accredited Test Facility (no specific student cert names stated)
Facilities AWS Accredited Test Facility; welding lab for hands-on experience
Financial aid 92% of DCTC students who applied were awarded financial aid; over $200,000 in scholarships available annually

Source: https://www.dctc.edu/, retrieved 2026-08-05

Sources & provenance

Identity IPEDS Directory (HD component) via Urban Institute Education Data API (2023) , retrieved 2026-08-04
Completions IPEDS Completions (C2023_A, NCES bulk file) (2023 (2022-23 academic year)) , retrieved 2026-08-04
Tuition College Scorecard institution-level bulk CSV (Most Recent Cohorts) (most-recent-cohort (exact AY not labeled in bulk file; file release timestamp 2026-06-10)) , retrieved 2026-08-04
Atf AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (aws-p-001-delivery.sitecorecontenthub.cloud/api/public/content/AWS-ATF-Domestic-Site-Listing), dated 6.25.2025, GET-fetched and parsed with pdftotext; 200 facility records extracted (city+state); co-location = program's city+state matches an ATF facility's city+state (2025 (6.25.2025 listing)) , retrieved 2026-08-04