For South Dakota Trade Schools, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $15,745 for the largest vocational program at each trade school.
The Salon Professional Academy has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $16,485 and Stewart School has the lowest tuition & fees of $14,300 among South Dakota Trade Schools.
The average COA of South Dakota Trade Schools in 2025 is $18,452 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Cost of Attendance - South Dakota Trade Schools | |
|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $15,745 |
| Books & Supplies | $2,707 |
| Room & Board | - |
| Other Expenses | - |
| COA | $18,452 |
The 2025 average tuition & fees of South Dakota Trade Schools is $15,745. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for South Dakota Trade Schools over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition & Fees | |
|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $13,464 |
| 2021-2022 | $13,764 |
| 2022-2023 | $14,645 |
| 2023-2024 | $15,112 |
| 2024-2025 | $15,745 |
The average living costs of South Dakota Trade Schools in 2025 is - when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $28,166 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for South Dakota Trade Schools.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | - | - | $12,254 | $6,213 |
| 2021-2022 | - | - | $13,409 | $6,337 |
| 2022-2023 | - | - | $14,758 | $6,903 |
| 2023-2024 | - | - | $17,421 | $9,681 |
| 2024-2025 | - | - | $19,209 | $8,956 |