South Dakota Community Colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For South Dakota Community Colleges, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $7,547 for South Dakota residents and $7,547 for out-of-state students.

Western Dakota Technical College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $8,294 and Avera Sacred Heart Hospital has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,500 among South Dakota Community Colleges.

You can narrow South Dakota colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of South Dakota Community Colleges in 2025 is $19,368 for state residents and $19,368 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for South Dakota Community Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$7,547$7,547--
Books & Supplies$1,196$1,196
Room & Board$8,150$8,150
Other Expenses$2,475$2,475
COA$19,368$19,368$11,821$11,821

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of South Dakota Community Colleges is $7,547 for state residents and $7,547 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for South Dakota Community Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for South Dakota Community Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$3,660$3,831$3,660$3,831
2021-2022$3,751$3,805$3,751$3,805
2022-2023$3,751$3,805$3,751$3,805
2023-2024$3,751$3,724$3,751$3,724
2024-2025$3,782$3,765$3,782$3,765
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of South Dakota Community Colleges in 2025 is $124 for state residents and $124 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for South Dakota Community Colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$121$121 --
2021-2022$124$124 --
2022-2023$124$124 --
2023-2024$124$124 --
2024-2025$124$124 --

South Dakota Community Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of South Dakota Community Colleges in 2025 is $10,625 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $11,835 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 Community Colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for South Dakota Community Colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $8,405$4,506 $8,184$3,112
2021-2022 $8,404$4,506 $8,219$3,129
2022-2023 $8,404$4,506 $8,876$3,159
2023-2024 $8,852$3,603 $8,976$3,389
2024-2025 $8,150$2,475 $8,490$3,345