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2023 Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in South Dakota

3 Schools Ranked
$11,116 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$11,321 Avg Student Debt

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in South Dakota to see which ones had the most popular online undergraduate certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, South Dakota
258 Total Awards
$7,650 Average Tuition & Fees
$12,016 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Technical College the most popular school in South Dakota for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Southeast Tech is a public institution located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 258 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Southeast Tech does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $7,650. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $12,016 in student loans. Around 59% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 43% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

Full Southeast Technical College Report

#2

National American University - Rapid City

Rapid City, South Dakota
16 Total Awards
$16,065 Average Tuition & Fees
$15,952 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means National American University - Rapid City is a great place for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. National American University - Rapid City is a small private for-profit school located in Rapid City, South Dakota that handed out 16 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.

If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $16,065 to cover tuition and fees at National American University - Rapid City. The school does not offer an in-state discount. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $15,952 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.

If you are interested in distance education, National American University - Rapid City is an excellent choice, since the school is online.

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#3

Dakota State University

Madison, South Dakota
5 Total Awards
$9,633 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Dakota State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in South Dakota list. Located in Madison, South Dakota, the small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2021-2022.

Full-time students from South Dakota pay an average of $9,633 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Dakota State. Out-of-state students pay an average of $12,735. Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 72% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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