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Rochester Community and Technical College

Rochester, Minnesota Public 2-year Midsize city

Overview

Rochester Community and Technical College is a public two-year institution in Rochester, Minnesota. The campus sits in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 5,205 students. It is part of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

Rochester Community and Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 65 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Registered Nursing, and Criminal Justice/Police Science. It awarded 955 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 10 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 58% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 23 to 1.

Mission

Rochester Community and Technical College empowers students to thrive in an ever-changing, diverse society by providing access to exceptional education.

Mission statement as reported by Rochester Community and Technical College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
5,205
Students enrolled
58%
First-year retention
955
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
65
Programs and majors
23:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 65

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Health Professions 20
Business, Management and Marketing 8
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Construction Trades 2
Precision Production 1
Visual and Performing Arts 5
Communication and Journalism 4
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Education 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Physical Sciences 1
Engineering 1
Engineering Technologies 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
58%
First-year retention, part-time students
54%
Student-to-faculty ratio
23:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
708
Certificates under 1 year
166
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
65
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
16

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,205
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,205
Full-time, fall 2024
36%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,797
Full-time, 2024-25
31%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
62%
Men
38%
White
61%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
15%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
10
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
36%
Students taking some online courses
40%

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Jeffery Boyd, Ed.D.
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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