Western Dakota Technical College

Online Program Overview

Western Dakota Technical College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Rapid City, South Dakota. The school offers undergraduate degree programs only. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $8,333 for South Dakota residents and $8,008 for other students on average.

It offers 46 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 10 programs - 6 Certificate, 4 Associates.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Western Dakota Technical College
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	800 Mickelson Dr, Rapid City, SD
Online Students	242 Enrolled Online Exclusively 298 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,333 Out-of-State$8,008
Student to Faculty	9:1 (11.11%)
Total	10 Programs
Certificate	6 Programs
Associates	4 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Western Dakota Technical College . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For South Dakota residents, the tuition & fees are - and $8,008 for non-South Dakota residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $0 for South Dakota residents and $119 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$8,254	$8,274	$8,332	$8,333	-
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$8,254	$8,274	$8,332	$8,333	$8,008

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$121	$121	$124	$124	$0
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$121	$121	$124	$124	$119

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Western Dakota Technical College offers 46 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 10 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 6 Certificates, 4 Associates. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	6	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	22	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Library Science

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Library and Archives Assisting	1	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Digital Marketing	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Western Dakota Technical College, there are 1,267 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 540 students were attending classes through distance learning (242 students are enrolled exclusively and 298 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	1,267
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	242
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	298
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	727

By student location, out of a total of 242 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 239 South Dakota Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 3 students living in the U.S. States other than South Dakota, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.