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Ground Transportation at Lake Area Technical College

If you plan to study Ground Transportation, you may want to check out the program at Lake Area Technical College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Lake Area Technical College is in Watertown, SD.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 29 ground transportation degrees were awarded at Lake Area Technical College.

Online Class Availability at Lake Area Technical College

Online coursework is an option at Lake Area Technical College. Of 2,312 students, 471 (20%) studied exclusively online and 623 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Ground Transportation Graduates from Lake Area Technical College

Those who finish Lake Area Technical College’s Ground Transportation program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Median earnings by years after graduation for Ground Transportation at Lake Area Technical College

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$45,852
3 years	$48,072
4 years	$51,788
5 years	$53,442

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Ground Transportation graduates from Lake Area Technical College report median earnings of $51,788, compared with $42,752 for all Lake Area Technical College graduates — about 21% higher than the school-wide median.

Ground Transportation earnings compared with all majors at Lake Area Technical College

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Ground Transportation graduates at Lake Area Technical College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Ground Transportation graduates at Lake Area Technical College are 0% women (0) and 100% men (29).

Ground Transportation Associate’s Program at Lake Area Technical College

Among the 12 associate’s ground transportation graduates at Lake Area Technical College, 0% were women (0) and 100% were men (12).

Lake Area Technical College gender breakdown of Ground Transportation Associate's degree recipients

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Ground Transportation associate’s degree recipients at Lake Area Technical College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	12

Racial-ethnic diversity of Ground Transportation majors at Lake Area Technical College

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Ground Transportation Concentrations at Lake Area Technical College

This Ground Transportation program at Lake Area Technical College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Construction/Heavy Equipment Operation	29

Highest-Paying Careers for Ground Transportation Graduates

Graduates of the Ground Transportation program at Lake Area Technical College work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying careers for Ground Transportation graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Extraction Workers, All Other	$76,527
First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators	$66,225
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$64,008
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$61,311
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	$60,332
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other	$58,561
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	$55,998
Dredge Operators	$55,307
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$54,087
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$53,437

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