Earn Your 4-Year Degree at DCTC

Southwest Minnesota State University

DCTC formed a partnership with Southwest Minnesota State University to offer three baccalaureate degrees:

  • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a Management Emphasis
  • Bachelor of Applied Science in Management
  • Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education

Graduates from the latter program are certified to teach birth through third grade.

Students can complete their associate degree at DCTC and then go on to complete their SMSU bachelor's degree from the DCTC campus.

Related Associate Degree Programs

All three baccalaureate programs stem from a related associate degree program at DCTC.

BS in Business Administration or BAS in Management
  • AAS Accounting
  • AS Business
  • AAS Executive Administrative Assistant
  • AAS Industrial Distribution
  • AAS Business Marketing Specialist
  • AAS Medical Administrative Assistant/Transcriptionist
  • AAS Real Estate/Property Management
  • AAS Supervisory Management
BS in Early Childhood Education
  • AAS Child Development
  • AS Child Development

Other associate degree programs may be related as well.

SMSU Bachelor Degree Program Requirements

  • Students must complete an AS or AAS degree or at least 64 credits in a related field to enter a program. While preferred, students are not required to be DCTC graduates.
  • Students admitted to a program may take classes from DCTC and SMSU simultaneously.
  • Students will complete a minimum of 128 semester hour credits with a minimum grade point average of 2.0. Some programs require a higher GPA.
  • Financial aid is available for qualifying students.
  • Classes are delivered via ITV, online, classroom, and a hybrid of classroom and online coursework. Students do not have to travel to the SMSU campus in Marshall, Minn., unless they wish to participate in graduation ceremonies.
  • An advisor is available on the DCTC campus to help with registration, course planning and other aspects of the enrollment process.

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