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Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Dakota

2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Dakota

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$46,909 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in South Dakota to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Technologies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Technical College the most popular school in South Dakota for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 70 students majoring in engineering tech at Southeast Tech, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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Out of the 9 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Area Technical Institute landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in engineering tech at LATI, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Mitchell Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in South Dakota. Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 7% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Dakota Technical Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Rapid City, Western Dakota Tech is a public college with a small student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 47% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Dakota list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings.

Of the 5 students majoring in engineering tech at South Dakota State, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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Sisseton Wahpeton College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the remote area of Sisseton, Sisseton Wahpeton College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, National American University - Rapid City did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. National American University - Rapid City is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Rapid City.

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Black Hills State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the distant town of Spearfish, BHSU is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Sinte Gleska University

Mission, SD

Sinte Gleska University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering technologies programs. Sinte Gleska University is a fairly small public school located in the remote area of Mission.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools 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 9 schools only.

  • 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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