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Statement · Rapid City, SD

Western Dakota Technical College

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $10,071 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $18,845.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $40,240 ten years after entering, the 62nd percentile among public 2-years.

  3. 54% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
1,831

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $18,845 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $10,071 and $18,845 a year depending on income at Western Dakota Technical College.

Statement of cost · Western Dakota Technical College

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$18,845
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$10,071
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$12,670
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$8,294

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $10,071; $30–48k: $10,543; $48–75k: $14,003; $75–110k: $18,657; over $110k: $18,845. Shaded band: middle half of public 2-years, from $5,297 to $10,706; dotted line at the median, $7,702.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 2-years (all incomes), $5,297 to $10,706. Dotted line: the median, $7,702.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$10,071
$30k–$48k$10,543
$48k–$75k$14,003
$75k–$110k$18,657
Over $110k$18,845

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $40,240; the median graduate who borrowed owes $15,000.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$36,971
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$37,962
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
62nd percentile among public 2-years
$40,240
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
93rd percentile among public 2-years
$15,000
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$9,500

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 2-years at 10 years: $35,069 to $42,382.

6 yrs after entry: $36,971; 8 yrs after entry: $37,962; 10 yrs after entry: $40,240. Median graduate debt: $15,000. Shaded band: middle half of public 2-years at 10 years, from $35,069 to $42,382; dotted line at the median, $38,550.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 2-years, 10 years out ($35,069 to $42,382); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $15,000.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$36,971
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$37,962
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$40,240
Median graduate debt$15,000

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Western Dakota Technical College
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma56$45,734$20,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree31not reportednot reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree27$57,387$15,125
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma24$31,763$11,000
Precision Metal WorkingAssociate's Degree23$46,336$12,000
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree21not reportednot reported
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma20$40,835$9,125
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree18$63,185$18,081
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree17$49,288$17,999
Accounting and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma17not reportednot reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree13not reported$24,994
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree13$41,947not reported
Show all 21 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's Degree12not reported$20,049
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree12$43,025$22,017
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma11not reportednot reported
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma10not reportednot reported
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree10not reportednot reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma10$35,826$11,375
Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree9not reportednot reported
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree9not reportednot reported
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate's Degree7not reported$12,548

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Western Dakota Technical College: 753 undergraduates; 33% of students receive Pell grants; no admission rate is reported (common at open-admission schools).

Admission rate

No admission rate reported (common at open-admission schools)

Undergraduates

753

20th percentile among public 2-years

Pell share

33%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

61st percentile among public 2-years

Completion

54%

finish within 150% of normal time

84th percentile among public 2-years

First-generation

38%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$25,793

70th percentile among public 2-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k34%
  • $30k–$48k20%
  • $48k–$75k19%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k34%
$30k–$48k20%
$48k–$75k19%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.