Rosemount, Minnesota · Public
Food Science and Technology at Dakota County Technical College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 48 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
2.2% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 2.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~48
- Schools with reported signal
- 108
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 57.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $13,548/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $54,192
- Median debt
- $11,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $51,938/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 108 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 3.3x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($3,425 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($5,655 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 40% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.7% reported share · $2,039 net A+ California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 0.1% reported share · $3,967 net A+ 
College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA · 0.0% reported share · $3,702 net A+ Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo, MI · 1.5% reported share · $2,979 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.2% reported share · $6,541 net A+ California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA · 1.0% reported share · $7,000 net A+ Palo Alto College San Antonio, TX · 0.1% reported share · $4,463 net A+ 
Bucks County Community College Newtown, PA · 0.1% reported share · $6,389 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Food Science and Technology accounts for 2.2% of reported programs at Dakota County Technical College, which is bigger than 94% of schools in this field set and 3.3x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 48 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Dakota County Technical College's average net price is $13,548 per year, about $54,192 over four years. That is $3,425 below the $16,973 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $51,938 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $5,655 below the $57,593 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Dakota County Technical College #43 of 108 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.