Top South Dakota Community Colleges Ranking

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Top South Dakota Community Colleges Ranking

View the Top South Dakota Community Colleges Ranking and compare the schools with key academic characteristics such as tuition and test scores to get right decision.

South Dakota Community Colleges Statistics

A Community college, sometimes called junior college, technical college, or city college, are primarily two-year public institutions providing lower-level education, also known as continuing education. It grants certificates, diplomas, and/or associate degrees. Many students transfer in 4 year colleges after completing their studies in community colleges.

There are 4 South Dakota Community Colleges - all public schools. The 2023 average tuition & fees of the schools is $7,556 for state residents and $7,475 for out-of-state students.

The next table shows the key academic facts for all South Dakota Community Colleges. You may want to check more statistics and compare all South Dakota Community Colleges at South Dakota Community Colleges Statistics page.

2022-2023 South Dakota Community Colleges Statistics
	Top 4 South Dakota Community Colleges	All South Dakota Community Colleges
Number of Schools	4 schools (all public)	4 schools (all public)
Tuition & Fees
In-State	$7,556	$7,556
Out-of-State	$7,475	$7,475
Average Financial Aid	$4,860	$4,860
Population	7,161	7,161
Graduation Rate	62.50%	62.50%
Transfer-out Rate	5.75%	5.75%
Students to Faculty Ratio	12.50 to 1	12.50 to 1

Top South Dakota Community Colleges Comparison

The next table lists the top 4 South Dakota Community Colleges for academic year 2022-2023. Southeast Technical College ranked top in the Top South Dakota Community Colleges Ranking and Lake Area Technical College and Mitchell Technical College follows it. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $7,475 for undergraduate programs. The average students to faculty ratio is 12.50 to 1 for top South Dakota Community Colleges. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2022-2023 Top South Dakota Community Colleges Comparison
Rank^*	Name	Tuition & Fees	Average Financial Aid	Population	Graduation Rate	Online Learning	Students to Faculty Ratio
1	Southeast Technical College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsSioux Falls, SD	$7,650	$3,161	2,453	58%	offered	11 to 1
2	Lake Area Technical College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsWatertown, SD	$6,718	$4,418	2,238	70%	offered	17 to 1
3	Mitchell Technical College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsMitchell, SD	$7,524	$6,357	1,203	70%	offered	13 to 1
4	Western Dakota Technical College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsRapid City, SD	$8,008	$5,504	1,267	52%	offered	9 to 1
	Average	$7,475 ($7,556)	$4,860	7,161	62.50%	4 schools	12.50 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.