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Southeast Technical College
Sioux Falls, SD · Public · 2,310 students · mostly associate degrees
10th-cheapest of 21 South Dakota colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$17,400
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$20,272
Graduation rate
59%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$46,709
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$12,000
Pell grant recipients
34%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
56 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree49 grads/yr$69,169Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree61 grads/yr$68,264Surveying Technology/Surveying · Associate's Degree13 grads/yr$68,081Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree15 grads/yr$67,993Instrumentation Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree7 grads/yr$66,425Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree3 grads/yr$63,423Electrician · Associate's Degree27 grads/yr$62,730Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree50 grads/yr$60,041Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Associate's Degree50 grads/yr$59,057Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma110 grads/yr$55,993Cloud Computing · Associate's Degree0 grads/yr$54,950Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree8 grads/yr$53,783Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree13 grads/yr$53,777Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree16 grads/yr$53,522Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma62 grads/yr$53,067Accounting · Associate's Degree22 grads/yr$51,789Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Associate's Degree25 grads/yr$51,327Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree60 grads/yr$49,039Computer Programming/Programmer, General · Associate's Degree14 grads/yr$48,859Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies · Associate's Degree17 grads/yr$46,674Machine Tool Technology/Machinist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma51 grads/yr$46,490Plant Nursery Operations and Management · Associate's Degree19 grads/yr$45,576Health and Wellness, General · Associate's Degree8 grads/yr$45,010Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General Production · Associate's Degree21 grads/yr$38,597Child Development · Associate's Degree6 grads/yr$35,276
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.