Career Programs at Western Dakota Tech

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Western Dakota Technical College is $8,008 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

Western Dakota Technical College offers the alternative tuition plans .

79% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $5,504 (exclude student loans).

Western Dakota Tech 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$8,008
Average Financial Amount	$5,504

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Western Dakota Technical College offers 22 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 424 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Western Dakota Technical College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate	1	0	11
Less than 1 Year Certificate	5	2	39
2 Years Certificate	16	4	148
Total	22	6	424

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

11 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
39 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
148 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
226 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)	✕	11	-
	Total	11

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Plumbing Technology/Plumber	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	✕	20	-
Business [+]	✔	14 completers	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	✔	3	-
Digital Marketing	✔	11	-
	Total	39

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	9	-
Library Science [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
Library and Archives Assisting	✔	3	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Building Construction Technology	✕	12	-
Plumbing Technology/Plumber	✕	15	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	✕	2	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	12	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	84 completers	-
Dental Assisting/Assistant	✕	13	-
Medical Reception/Receptionist	✕	11	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	8	-
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	✕	4	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	2	-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions (other)	✕	4	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	42	-
Business [+]	✔	11 completers	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✔	8	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✔	3	-
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management	✔	0	-
	Total	148

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Farm/Farm and Ranch Management	✕	1	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	10	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology	✕	12	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	10	-
Library Science [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Library and Archives Assisting	✔	2	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	9	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	18	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Electrician	✕	14	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	✕	5	-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	✕	0	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	9	-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	13	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	✕	3	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	13	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	62 completers	-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	✕	6	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	10	-
Surgical Technology/Technologist	✕	12	-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	✕	16	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	18	-
Business [+]	✔	27 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	17	-
Accounting	✔	10	-
	Total	226

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 1,267 students are attending at Western Dakota Technical College. There are 48 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 48 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 9 to 1 (11.11%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 101 (full-time) and 49 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Western Dakota Technical College is 52% and transfer-out rate is 6%. The retention rate is 66% at the school.

Western Dakota Tech 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	1,267
Graduation Rate	52%
Number of Faculty	96
Student to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1

Student Population at Western Dakota Tech

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,292 students enrolled into Western Dakota Technical College. By gender, 527 male and 765 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Western Dakota Technical College.

Student Population By Gender
Western Dakota Technical College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,292	527	765
Full-time	593	302	291
Part-tme	699	225	474

There are 1,003 White (77.63%), 14 Black/African American (1.08%), 68 Hispanic (5.26%), 23 Asian (1.78%), and 245 students with other races attending Western Dakota Technical College.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Western Dakota Technical College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,292	527	765
American Indian/Native American	98	30	68
Asian	23	9	14
Black/African American	14	9	5
Hispanic	68	25	43
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	2	5
White	1,003	423	580
Two More	53	14	39
Un-Known	26	15	11
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Western Dakota Technical College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

268 students (20.74% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 341 students (26.39% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Western Dakota Technical College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Western Dakota Technical College
	Number of Students
Total	1,292
Enrolled Online Exclusively	268
Enrolled Some Online Courses	341
Not in Online Courses	683

By age range, at Western Dakota Technical College, 238 students are aged 20 to 24 (18.42% of total students), 693 students are aged below 20 (53.64%), 24 students are aged above 50 (3.56%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Western Dakota Technical College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,292	527	765
Under 18	407	134	273
Age 18-19	286	168	118
Age 20-21	145	71	74
Age 22-24	93	38	55
Age 25-29	139	44	95
Age 30-34	75	27	48
Age 35-39	53	13	40
Age 40-49	69	19	50
Age 50-64	23	12	11
Over 64	1	0	1
Age Un-Known	1	1	0

Directory and Accreditation Information

Western Dakota Technical College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1983 - Current[Estimated Date]).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Western Dakota Technical College.

800 Mickelson Dr, Rapid City, SD

605-718-2400

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