Lake Area Technical College is a public community college located in Watertown, SD. It offers 48 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 6 programs).
It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.
The 2024 tuition & fees of Lake Area Technical College is $6,718 for South Dakota residents and $6,718 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of South Dakota public community colleges' average ($7,475).
The school has 2,238 students, which is higher than South Dakota community collleges' average (1,032). In addition, 499 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1, which is higher than the average ratio (11 to 1) of South Dakota community colleges.
2024 Tuition & Fees
The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Lake Area Technical College. Then, we compare its costs to South Dakota community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.
In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.
Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study
Lake Area Technical College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.
Offered Programs and Online Availability
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Online Programs | 6 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
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| Total Programs | 20 | 28 | NOT OFFERED |
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The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.
| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Computer Science | NOT OFFERED |
31 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Human Services | NOT OFFERED |
20 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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Student Population
There are 2,238 students at Lake Area Technical College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 1,128 male students and 1,062 female students are attending the school.
The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.
Student Population
| Total | Full-Time | Part-time |
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| Total | 2,190 | 1,511 | 679 |
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| Male Students | 1,128 | 899 | 229 |
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| Female Students | 1,062 | 612 | 450 |
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Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment
Of the 2,238 total students, 1,137 students enrolled through distance learning (499 students enrolled exclusively and 638 enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 2,238 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 499 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 638 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,101 |
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School Profile and Academic Overview
The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Lake Area Technical College.