Western Dakota Technical Institute Trade Programs

Western Dakota Technical Institute is a public institution situated in Rapid City, South Dakota. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

Where Is Western Dakota Technical Institute?

Contact details for Western Dakota Tech are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	800 Mickelson Dr, Rapid City, SD 57703-4018
Phone:	605-718-2400
Website:	www.wdt.edu

Can I Afford Western Dakota Tech?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at Western Dakota Tech paid $124 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$3,472	$3,472
Fees	$4,861	$4,861
Books and Supplies	$1,500	$1,500

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Western Dakota Tech, approximately 65% of students took out student loans averaging $7,053 a year. That adds up to $28,212 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Western Dakota Tech is 1.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Western Dakota Technical Institute Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,292 undergraduate students at Western Dakota Tech, with 593 being full-time and 699 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 593 full-time undergraduates at Western Dakota Tech, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Western Dakota Technical Institute students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	9
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	458
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	93

Online Learning at Western Dakota Technical Institute

In 2020-2021, 609 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Western Dakota Tech has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Western Dakota Tech

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Western Dakota Technical Institute was 18.5%. This is the #973 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Western Dakota Tech regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.