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Aviation Program

Rochester Community & Technical College

📍 Rochester, MinnesotaPublicFounded 1915

About Rochester Community & Technical College

Rochester Community & Technical College is a public institution in Rochester, Minnesota with aviation-related degree programs.

Rochester Community and Technical College (RCTC) is a public community college in Rochester, Minnesota. It serves more than 8,000 students annually. The college was founded in 1915 on a motion by Charles Mayo to the Rochester School Board and is Minnesota's oldest original community college.

By the numbers

U.S. Dept. of Education, College Scorecard

27%
Graduation rate
4-year
$45,287
Median earnings
10 yrs after entry

Tuition & cost

$6,389/yr
In-state tuition & fees

Aviation students: flight training carries fees beyond tuition — often $50,000–$100,000+ for a professional-pilot program. Ask the school for its current flight-fee schedule.

Aviation programs offered

Degrees awarded

Associate

Program areas

  • Professional Pilot

    Flight-training degree toward commercial pilot certificates and ratings (private → instrument → commercial, often CFI) — building the hours and skills for an airline or charter career.

Majors & fields of study

Share of degrees conferred, by field — U.S. Dept. of Education, College Scorecard

  • Health Professions34%
  • Business & Marketing9%
  • Homeland Security & Law6%
  • Computer & IT4%
  • Precision Production3%
  • Visual & Performing Arts3%
  • Communication3%
  • Agriculture2%

Official links

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