by our College Data Analytics Team
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Rochester Community and Technical College was awarded 287 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health information/medical records technology/technician.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Rochester Community and Technical College is ranked #772 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Rochester Community and Technical College held the #1,032 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 52 colleges in Minnesota, Rochester Community and Technical College is ranked at #33.
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If you are worried about getting into Rochester Community and Technical College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
At Rochester Community and Technical College, the student to faculty ratio is 20 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Rochester Community and Technical College is 49%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Rochester Community and Technical College this rate is 53%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,115 undergraduates at Rochester Community and Technical College with 2,042 being full-time and 3,073 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,912 | $13,536 | $14,942 | $18,074 | $19,098 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Rochester Community and Technical College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Rochester Community and Technical College, approximately 32% of students took out student loans averaging $5,992 a year. That adds up to $23,968 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Rochester Community and Technical College is 9.0%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Rochester Community and Technical College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 851 30Th Ave Se, Rochester, MN 55904-4999 |
| Phone: | 507-285-7245 |
| Website: | www.rctc.edu/ |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 2,826 students took at least one online class at Rochester Community and Technical College. This is a decrease from the 3,608 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,826 | 1,407 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,608 | 1,595 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,352 | 972 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,343 | 1,045 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,253 | 965 |
Learn more about online learning at Rochester Community and Technical College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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