Lake Area Technical College
Lake Area Technical College at a Glance
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About Lake Area Technical College
According to Wikipedia, Lake Area Technical College is a public community college in Watertown, South Dakota. The campus covers 40 acres and serves an area of 18,000 square miles. Founded in 1965, Lake Area Tech was the first technical school to be established in South Dakota, followed by schools in Mitchell, Sioux Falls and Rapid City. Lake Area Tech is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
Lake Area Technical College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 81% | 76% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Lake Area Technical College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $7,622 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $11,001 |
| 30K - 48K | $11,433 |
| 48K - 75K | $12,318 |
| 75K - 110K | $17,183 |
| 110K+ | $18,104 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Lake Area Technical College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Lake Area Technical College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $48,729 a year, and 93% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Lake Area Technical College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 2,769 | 2,769 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Lake Area Technical College?
Lake Area Technical College is located at 1201 Arrow Ave, Watertown, SD 57201-0730.
How Safe is Lake Area Technical College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Lake Area Technical College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Lake Area Technical College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Watertown has a violent crime rate of 0.30% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.03%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Lake Area Technical College Known For?
Lake Area Technical College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Lake Area Technical College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Lake Area Technical College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Lake Area Technical College ranks #1724 in the U.S. and #4364 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesLake Area Technical College ranks #3762 in the U.S. and #13486 worldwide for influence in Medical.
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