Accreditation
Accreditation and Approvals
- Dakota County Technical College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
- Dakota County Technical College was created by the 1969 Minnesota State Legislature and approved in 1970 by the Minnesota State Board of Education.
- Programs and facilities of Dakota County Technical College meet standards established by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges & Universities.
- All Faculty are fully credentialed. Local advisory committees evaluate and approve all program majors.
- Dakota County Technical College offers higher education in accordance with the standards prescribed by the United States Department of Education, Vocational Division, through the Smith-Hughes National Vocational Education Act of 1917 and all subsequent acts.
- Dakota County Technical College is approved for Veterans Educational Benefits by the Minnesota State Approving Agency.
- Dakota County Technical College is approved by the Minnesota Division of Rehabilitation Services.
Accreditation of Academic Programs
Academic programs that require special state and/or national accreditation status are listed below:
- The Dental Assistant program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
- The Interior Design program is accredited in the professional category by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation.
- The Landscape Horticulture program is nationally accredited by the Professional Landcare Network, or PLANET.
- The Medical Assistant program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) on recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment (AAMAE).
- The Medical Coding Assistant program is approved by the Council on Accreditation of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) through Anoka Technical College, Anoka, Minn.
- The Practical Nursing program is accredited by the Minnesota Board of Nursing.