History and Governance
Approved by the 1969 Minnesota State Legislature, Dakota County Technical College started in 1970 with 50 students in three programs. The college's permanent site was a research farm formerly owned and operated by the University of Minnesota. The 185,000-square-foot (17,200 m2) main building opened in 1973, offering 30 academic programs to nearly 700 students.
At the state level, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System Board of Trustees serves as the college's governing authority. In 2011, a team of consultant/evaluators from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (NCA-CIHE) recommended that DCTC receive 10-year re-accreditation without conditions. This is the highest recommendation the college can receive.
In 2007, Ronald E. Thomas, Ph.D., DCTC president, signed the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment. The college is currently implementing a Green Campus Commitment aimed at achieving campus carbon neutrality by 2020.
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