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Heavy Equipment Maintenance at Dakota County Technical College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Heavy Equipment Maintenance, you may want to check out the program at Dakota County Technical College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Dakota County Technical College is located in Rosemount, MN.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 16 heavy equipment maintenance degrees were awarded at Dakota County Technical College.

Studying Online at Dakota County Technical College

Many students take online classes at Dakota County Technical College. Of 2,894 students, 621 (21%) studied exclusively online and 766 (26%) took at least some classes online.

Heavy Equipment Maintenance Rankings at Dakota County Technical College

These rankings give you a sense of how Dakota County Technical College’s Heavy Equipment Maintenance program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Minnesota	#1 of 4
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#2 of 16
Best Value	Minnesota	#4 of 4
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#7 of 124
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#13 of 16
Best Value	Nationwide	#91 of 127

Earnings for Heavy Equipment Maintenance Graduates from Dakota County Technical College

Those who finish Dakota County Technical College’s Heavy Equipment Maintenance program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$56,957
2 years	$60,771
3 years	$65,246
4 years	$69,147
5 years	$76,596

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates from Dakota County Technical College report median earnings of $69,147, compared with $49,491 for all Dakota County Technical College graduates — about 40% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates from Dakota County Technical College is $12,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates at Dakota County Technical College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates at Dakota County Technical College are 6% women (1) and 94% men (15).

Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate’s Program at Dakota County Technical College

Of the 15 associate’s heavy equipment maintenance degrees awarded at Dakota County Technical College, 7% were women (1) and 93% were men (14).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Heavy Equipment Maintenance associate’s degree recipients at Dakota County Technical College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	15

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Heavy Equipment Maintenance Concentrations at Dakota County Technical College

This Heavy Equipment Maintenance program at Dakota County Technical College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Heavy Equipment Maintenance	16

Best-Paid Careers for Heavy Equipment Maintenance Graduates

Graduates of the Heavy Equipment Maintenance program at Dakota County Technical College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Heavy Equipment Maintenance majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	$74,051
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$69,523
Millwrights	$69,067
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$68,487
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	$54,995
Rail Car Repairers	$49,359
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$39,180
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$36,138
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$31,702

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.