Southeast Technical College
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Two-year college
- Public
- City
- 2,310 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAssociate degree · 19 finishedGraduates here earned $41,672 a year after finishingNationally: $37,113
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 47 finishedGraduates here earned $51,758 a year after finishingNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 21 finishedGraduates here earned $42,763 a year after finishingNationally: $41,647
Child care and early education
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 16 finishedGraduates here earned $29,652 a year after finishingNationally: $29,763
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692
Computers and IT
- Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 26 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
- Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 24 finishedGraduates here earned $59,648 a year after finishingNationally: $45,248
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedGraduates here earned $46,541 a year after finishingNationally: $46,926
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 61 finishedGraduates here earned $45,224 a year after finishingNationally: $46,417
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherCertificate · 34 finishedGraduates here earned $48,464 a year after finishingNationally: $43,671
Dental assisting and hygiene
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,575
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 27 finishedGraduates here earned $50,895 a year after finishingNationally: $55,611
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 74 finishedGraduates here earned $59,331 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 15 finishedGraduates here earned $68,421 a year after finishingNationally: $63,073
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,210
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 7 finishedGraduates here earned $55,211 a year after finishingNationally: $56,437
- Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $51,213
- Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · 18 finishedGraduates here earned $61,939 a year after finishingNationally: $60,261
- Engineering-Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $59,185
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 19 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 25 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 0 finishedGraduates here earned $48,953 a year after finishingNationally: $48,589
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,159
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $53,952
- Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $54,405
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 21 finishedGraduates here earned $36,275 a year after finishingNationally: $32,268
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 8 finishedGraduates here earned $37,921 a year after finishingNationally: $33,452
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Plumbing and pipefitting
- Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,980
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 15 finishedGraduates here earned $49,014 a year after finishingNationally: $40,997
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 106 finishedGraduates here earned $43,890 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 39 finishedGraduates here earned $64,663 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 45 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
Other programs (16)
- Architectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 13 finishedNationally: $44,791
- Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 88 finishedGraduates here earned $42,280 a year afterNationally: $40,381
- Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 19 finishedNationally: $54,362
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $35,157
- Finance and Financial Management ServicesCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $51,339
- Finance and Financial Management ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $42,478
- Graphic CommunicationsAssociate degree · 22 finishedGraduates here earned $36,470 a year afterNationally: $27,878
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $37,910
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $38,650
- Human Resources Management and ServicesAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $48,237
- InsuranceAssociate degree · 0 finished
- MarketingAssociate degree · 26 finishedGraduates here earned $38,360 a year afterNationally: $38,094
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $38,629
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $45,150
- Public HealthCertificate · 46 finishedNationally: $42,865
- Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 17 finishedNationally: $37,661
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $15,616per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $20,277sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $8,365Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 55%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 61%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $48,3746 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $51,28010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $12,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Southeast Technical College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 5, 2026.
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