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