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Two Colleges. One Bold Future.

Dakota County Technical College (DCTC) and Inver Hills Community College (Inver Hills) are aligned institutions, sharing one president and other shared services. Located nine miles apart, DCTC offers over 50 technical programs and Inver Hills nearly 50 liberal arts and professional programs. These broad program offerings and support services complement one another and our alignment expands educational opportunities.

DCTC and Inver Hills share a mission to: Learn, discover, and build a better future. DCTC is dedicated to education for employment and life-long growth and Inver Hills is dedicated to advancing the power and promise of education.

Both institutions are members of Minnesota State, a public system of 26 community and technical colleges and seven universities with 54 campuses throughout Minnesota. Minnesota State is the third largest system of public colleges and universities in the nation.

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Inver Hills

Inver Hills Community College was founded in 1970, with the purpose of providing credits for transfer to four-year institutions and preparing students for entry into the workforce.  Inver Hills was founded as part of the State College Board’s expansion of junior colleges into the Twin Cities, more specifically Dakota County. Dakota County purchased 97 acres…

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DCTC

Dakota County Technical College, more commonly known as DCTC, was founded in 1970 with the purpose of providing vocational-technical programs to the growing southeast Twin Cities area. DCTC, which began under the moniker Dakota County Area Vocational Technical Institute, was one of 15 area vocational colleges established in Minnesota between 1966 and 1982. As was…

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Dakota County Technical College
1300 145th Street East
Rosemount, MN 55068
www.dctc.edu

 

Inver Hills Community College
2500 80th Street East
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076
www.inverhills.edu

 

DCTC and Inver Hills are affirmative action, equal opportunity, employers and educators.

 

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