Western Dakota Technical College
Rapid City, South Dakota
- Two-year college
- Public
- City
- 753 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
- Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,343
- Agricultural Production OperationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,686
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 21 finishedGraduates here earned $48,464 a year after finishingNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Carpentry and construction
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 7 finishedGraduates here earned $52,867 a year after finishingNationally: $52,694
Computers and IT
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
Dental assisting and hygiene
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 11 finishedGraduates here earned $35,824 a year after finishingNationally: $30,575
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 19 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,611
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 12 finishedGraduates here earned $54,043 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,210
- Mining and Petroleum Technologies/TechniciansCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,056
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,265
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedGraduates here earned $39,425 a year after finishingNationally: $32,268
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
Plumbing and pipefitting
- Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,980
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 9 finishedGraduates here earned $45,301 a year after finishingNationally: $40,997
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 54 finishedGraduates here earned $50,533 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 34 finishedGraduates here earned $70,913 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 18 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 14 finishedGraduates here earned $43,004 a year after finishingNationally: $48,947
Other programs (8)
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 5 finishedNationally: $43,067
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 15 finishedNationally: $38,650
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementCertificate · 4 finishedNationally: $41,933
- Library and Archives AssistingCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $27,704
- Library and Archives AssistingAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $27,309
- MarketingCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $43,966
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $38,629
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $11,390per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $17,763sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $8,526Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 37%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 58%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $44,2006 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $46,59110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $14,147federal 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 Western Dakota 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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