Public · Rapid City, South Dakota
Western Dakota Technical College: cost, debt and earnings by major
16 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $11,390
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 58%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- —
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 753
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $14,147
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- not reported
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $8,029 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $9,174 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $9,530 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $12,771 |
| $110,000+ | $17,276 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (6)
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$53,976
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$53,185
- Precision Metal Working$48,803
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$39,988
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$39,425 (1 yr)
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$36,793
Associate's programs (10)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$70,913 (1 yr)
- Electrical and Power Transmission Installers$67,204
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$59,696
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$55,671
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$54,948
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$52,795
- Precision Metal Working$51,988
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$46,659
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$40,340
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$35,644