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Mitchell Technical College is a public institution situated in Mitchell, South Dakota. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

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Mitchell Technical College Rankings

We have ranked Mitchell Tech as #202 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. Mitchell Tech also holds the #3 spot on the Best Colleges in South Dakota ranking.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Mitchell Tech has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#36 Best Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#70 Best Business Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Mitchell Tech.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Entrepreneurial Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#12 Most Popular Entrepreneurial Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#17 Most Popular Agricultural Economics Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#21 Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#22 Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#26 Best Value Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#55 Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#56 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Mitchell Tech has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#3 Best Business & Office Technology Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#4 Best Value Colleges for Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations College Factual
#6 Best Value Colleges for Accounting and Business/Management College Factual
#12 Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business College Factual
#82 Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools Course Advisor
#116 Best Value Colleges for Accounting College Factual

Where Is Mitchell Technical College?

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Contact details for Mitchell Tech are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1800 E. Spruce Street, Mitchell, SD 57301
Phone: 605-995-3025
Website: https://www.mitchelltech.edu

How Do I Get Into Mitchell Tech?

You can apply to Mitchell Tech online at: https://www.mitchelltech.edu/apply

Since Mitchell Technical College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Mitchell Technical College?

58% Take Out Loans
5.7% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Mitchell Tech, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $6,378 a year. That adds up to $25,512 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Mitchell Tech is 5.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Mitchell Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

855 Full-Time Undergraduates
33% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,162 undergraduate students at Mitchell Tech, with 855 being full-time and 307 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 855 full-time undergraduates at Mitchell Tech, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mitchell Technical College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 20
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 35
White 737
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 55

Online Learning at Mitchell Technical College

220 Took All Classes Online
312 Took At Least One Class Online
8.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 312 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Mitchell Tech has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 7th most popular in South Dakota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Mitchell Tech

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Mitchell Technical College was 8.2%. This is the #1,290 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Mitchell Tech regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Mitchell Tech ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Mitchell Tech.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Business & Office Technology #25
Small Business Administration/Management #29
Entrepreneurial Studies #133
Business Support & Assistant Services #241

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Mitchell Technical College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Accounting and Business/Management 0 18 0 18
Organizational Leadership 0 0 18 18
Farm/Farm & Ranch Management 17 0 0 17
Business & Office Technology 0 7 1 8
Small Business Administration/Management 0 0 8 8
TOTAL 17 25 27 69

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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