2023 Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in South Dakota
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The Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate 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 15 schools in South Dakota to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Our analysis found Lake Area Technical Institute to be the most popular school for trade school students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in South Dakota. Lake Area Technical Institute is a small public school located in Watertown, South Dakota that handed out 217 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $6,718 to cover tuition and fees at LATI. The school does not offer an in-state discount. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $10,045 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 66% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since LATI does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 44% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeast Technical College is a great place for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. This small public school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 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. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $12,016 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 59% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Southeast Tech does offer online classes in some areas. During the 2020-2021 year, about 43% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Western Dakota Technical Institute. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in South Dakota list. Western Dakota Tech is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 142 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees at Western Dakota Tech is $8,333. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Western Dakota Tech accumulate an average of $10,399 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
Western Dakota Tech does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2020-2021 year, about 47% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Mitchell Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in South Dakota. This small public school is located in Mitchell, South Dakota, and it awarded 143 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Mitchell Tech does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $7,524. 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 $8,371 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 27% were women.
Mitchell Tech does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 33% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Stewart School is a great place for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. This very small private for-profit school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 58 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $6,982 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 98% of those degree recipients were women.
Black Hills Beauty College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate trade school programs. Black Hills Beauty College is a very small private for-profit school situated in Rapid City, South Dakota. It awarded 16 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Headlines Academy Inc came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in South Dakota ranking. Rapid City, South Dakota is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out undergraduate certificates to 20 students in 2021-2022.
On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $8,448 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 95% were women.
National American University - Rapid City ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in South Dakota list. National American University - Rapid City is a private for-profit institution located in Rapid City, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees at National American University - Rapid City is $16,065. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from National American University - Rapid City accumulate an average of $15,952 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out National American University - Rapid City. Every undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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With a ranking of #9, Sanford Medical Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 14 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.
Avera McKennan Hospital School of Radiologic Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 92% were women.
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Dakota State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in Madison, South Dakota, the small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2021-2022.
Students from South Dakota who attend Dakota State full time pay an average of $9,633 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $12,735. Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Dakota State. In 2020-2021 about 72% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #12, Avera Sacred Heart Hospital did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Yankton, South Dakota is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out undergraduate certificates to 6 students in 2021-2022.
If you want to attend Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, expect to pay an average of $2,500 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Sisseton Wahpeton College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in Sisseton, South Dakota, the very small public school handed out 6 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
If you want to attend Sisseton Wahpeton College, expect to pay an average of $4,330 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Around 33% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Sisseton Wahpeton College does offer online classes in some areas. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 11% took at least some of their classes online.
Presentation College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in South Dakota ranking.
If you want to attend Presentation College, expect to pay an average of $22,765 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid.
Presentation College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 69% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Sinte Gleska University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in South Dakota ranking. Sinte Gleska University is located in Mission, South Dakota and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $4,714 to cover tuition and fees at Sinte Gleska University. The school does not offer an in-state discount.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Sinte Gleska University. In fact, around 66% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 15 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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