South Dakota Trade Schools 2025 Average Tuition

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.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

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.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for South Dakota Trade Schools
Cost of Attendance - South Dakota Trade Schools
Tuition & Fees$15,745
Books & Supplies$2,707
Room & Board-
Other Expenses-
COA$18,452

Vocational Programs Tuition & fees

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.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for South Dakota Trade Schools (2021-2025)
Tuition & Fees
2020-2021$13,464
2021-2022$13,764
2022-2023$14,645
2023-2024$15,112
2024-2025$15,745
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

South Dakota Trade Schools Living Costs

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.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for South Dakota Trade Schools (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther 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