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Medical assistant program at Dakota County Technical College

Rosemount, MN · Public 2-year · (651) 423-8301 · School website

On Minnesota's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Higher Learning Commission

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
Not reported
LengthIPEDS
Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
19
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 17 graduates
$40,180
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
$41,355
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
$34,272
Typical pay for medical assistantsBLS OEWS May 2025, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
$52,570

Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.

About this program

Dakota County Technical College awarded 19 medical assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 10 career program of 11 we list.

AwardCIPCompletionsLengthTuition
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)51.0801 Medical/Clinical Assistant15Not reportedNot reported
Associate degree51.0801 Medical/Clinical Assistant4Not reportedNot reported

On Minnesota's WIOA eligible training provider list

People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.

Listed programTuition and feesLengthCompletedEmployed, 2nd quarterMedian earnings, 2nd quarterStudents who exited
Medical AssistantSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · In person · CIP 51.0801$7,30860 weeks, 42 hours a week81.8%85.5%$8,642110
Medical AssistantAssociate's degree such as A.A. A.S. and others · In person · CIP 51.0801$10,440120 weeks, 50 hours a week35.6%80.8%$8,189104

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).

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