DCTC Graduate’s Career on Track
Railroad Conductor Program is only one of its kind in Minnesota Shauna Flora, of Burnsville, was tired of working low paying jobs. She needed…
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RRCT Program Featured on KARE 11
Demand for conductors rising nationwide Following story courtesy of KARE 11 “Rosemount college answers demand for train conductors” ROSEMOUNT, Minn. — As the railroads…
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TXT2014
Five days of fun with learning Dakota County Technical College hosted the 4th annual Teens eXperiencing Technical Education event July 28 through Aug. 1, 2014,…
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CP Donates $10,000 for RR Conductor Scholarships
Historic rail carrier supports DCTC students The Canadian Pacific Railway, or CP, donated $10,000 to the Dakota County Technical College Foundation. The Canadian Pacific…
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The Real World of Railroads
DCTC’s Railroad Conductor Technology program featured in Star Tribune Rail systems in the United States date back to the 1800s when trains operated on…
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CN Gives $10,000 for RR Conductor Scholarships
Canada’s largest freight railroad supports DCTC Foundation The Canadian National Railway Company, or CN, Canada’s largest freight railroad, donated $10,000 to the Dakota County…
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The New Blue Collar Worker – Part 3
Three more DCTC programs, three more Forbes’ jobs, 70K and up If you’ve been following parts one and two of The New Blue Collar…
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Knowing Your Territory
Students hit training track in Railroad Conductor Technology program Ask any conductor or locomotive engineer and they will tell you the most important part…
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Michigan Tech Director of Rail Transportation visits DCTC On Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, Pasi Lautala, Ph.D., an assistant research professor and director of the…
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Larry Raddatz Receives Workforce Development Award
Director in DCTC Customized Training division honored by Dakota-Scott Workforce Investment Board Larry Raddatz, the director of railroad, manufacturing and technical training in the…
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