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Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in South Dakota

2023 Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in South Dakota

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$51,161 Avg Salary
$13,837 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

In 2021-2022, engineering technologies students earned 231 degrees and certificates from a South Dakota school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Schools in South Dakota

Check out the engineering tech programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top South Dakota Trade Schools in Engineering Technologies

Our analysis found Lake Area Technical Institute to be the best school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a degree in South Dakota. Located in the remote town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.

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#2

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeast Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in South Dakota list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Dakota Technical Institute. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the rural area of Rapid City, Western Dakota Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,256
Minnesota 1,288
Iowa 942
North Dakota 443
Missouri 1,641
Nebraska 423

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347
Engineering-Related Fields 6,553
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,205
Construction Engineering Technology 4,299
General Engineering Technology 3,841
Quality Control Technology 3,720
Computer Engineering Technology 3,509
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,907
Energy Systems Technologies 1,277
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,239
Civil Engineering Technology 1,155
Engineering-Related Technologies 969
Mining & Petroleum Technology 410
Nuclear Engineering Technology 235
Nanotechnology 104

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.

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