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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in South Dakota

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$51,161 Avg Salary
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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in South Dakota to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the engineering tech programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Dakota.

#1

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Our analysis found Southeast Technical College to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a degree in South Dakota. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lake Area Technical Institute is a great place for engineering technologies students. Located in the remote town of Watertown, LATI is a public school 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 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell 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 South Dakota State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in South Dakota list. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Dakota Technical Institute is a great place for engineering technologies students. Located in the rural area of Rapid City, Western Dakota Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. SD Mines is a small public school located in the small city of Rapid City.

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Sisseton Wahpeton College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the rural area of Sisseton, Sisseton Wahpeton College is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Black Hills State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the town of Spearfish, BHSU is a public school with a small student population.

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National American University - Rapid City ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in South Dakota list. National American University - Rapid City is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Rapid City.

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#9

Sinte Gleska University

Mission, SD

With a ranking of #9, Sinte Gleska University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Sinte Gleska University is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Mission.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Plains States Region

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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 10 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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