Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 18.3-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 81 Title IV programs, 9 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 72 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing9 · 11.1%
- No Data72 · 88.9%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 4
Action history · 11
- Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
- Sep 2020Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Sep 2020Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
- Jul 2020Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,944 students received $8.2M in Pell grants, alongside $6.6M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,251 borrowers who entered repayment, 26 (2.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at RCTC
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 7
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
RCTC vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions RCTC selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectRochester Community and Technical College | 29% | — | 5,205 | $14,435 | Community College |
| — | — | 5,198 | $11,495 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,733 | $13,812 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,726 | $10,906 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,949 | $9,328 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,662 | $10,010 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 29% | — | 5,202 | $11,201 |
Institutions like RCTC
Explore the federal data for institutions in RCTC's comparison group.
- Community CollegeMinnesota
Saint Paul College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,198Net price$11,495View data - Community CollegeMinnesota
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,733Net price$13,812View data - Community CollegeMinnesota
Century College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,726Net price$10,906View data - Community CollegeIowa
Iowa Central Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,949Net price$9,328View data - Community CollegeIowa
North Iowa Area Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,662Net price$10,010View data
RCTC Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page provides an overview of the organizational structure for the Associate Vice President of Academic Operations and Institutional Effectiveness at Rochester Community and Technical College. Dr. Alissa Oelfke holds the position and reports to the Vice President of Academic Affairs. The page also includes contact information and a physical address for the college.
Visit IR office page- Alissa OelfkeAssociate Vice President of Academic Operations and Institutional Effectiveness
- Ren OliveGrants Development Coordinator
Frequently asked questions about Rochester Community and Technical College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about RCTC.
What is the graduation rate at Rochester Community and Technical College?
How many students attend Rochester Community and Technical College?
What is the average net price at Rochester Community and Technical College?
Where is Rochester Community and Technical College located?
Who runs Institutional Research at Rochester Community and Technical College?
About the data on this page
Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.
Have a question this page can’t answer?
Ask Clema anything about Rochester Community and Technical College and its peers — plain language in, cited answers out, in minutes instead of days.
Free for teams up to 3 · No credit card