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Western Dakota Technical Institute is a public institution located in Rapid City, South Dakota. Western Dakota Tech is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

41 Undergraduate Degrees

Where Is Western Dakota Technical Institute?

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Contact details for Western Dakota Tech are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 800 Mickelson Dr, Rapid City, SD 57703-4018
Phone: 605-718-2400
Website: https://www.wdt.edu

How Do I Get Into Western Dakota Tech?

You can apply to Western Dakota Tech online at: https://my.wdt.edu/ICS/Admissions

As long as you submit the requested materials to Western Dakota Technical Institute when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Western Dakota Technical Institute?

64% Take Out Loans
12.0% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Western Dakota Tech, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $6,940 a year. That adds up to $27,760 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Western Dakota Tech is 12.0%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Western Dakota Technical Institute Undergraduate Student Diversity

584 Full-Time Undergraduates
52% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,324 undergraduate students at Western Dakota Tech, with 584 being full-time and 740 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 584 full-time undergraduates at Western Dakota Tech, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Western Dakota Technical Institute students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 8
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 443
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 99

Online Learning at Western Dakota Technical Institute

276 Took All Classes Online
572 Took At Least One Class Online
18.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 572 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 4th 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 Western Dakota Tech

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Western Dakota Technical Institute was 18.5%. This is the #976 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Western Dakota Tech regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Western Dakota 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 Western Dakota Tech.

Major Growth Rate Rank
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science #114
Business Support & Assistant Services #166
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping #174
Accounting #223
Accounting #373

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%.

Western Dakota Technical Institute Business Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 0 17 0 17
Accounting 0 10 0 10
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 0 0 8 8
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 0 0 3 3
Entrepreneurship 3 0 0 3
Other Marketing 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 3 27 11 41

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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