What we know
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025- Students
- 753
Smaller than 71% of colleges
National median 1,603
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Average net price
$11,390
What students paid per year on average after grants and scholarships. Your price depends on family income.
Published price vs. what students paid
- Tuition & fees
- $8,526
- Average net price
- $11,390
Students receiving Pell Grants
- Pell Grant recipients
- 36%
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Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$46,591
Former students who received federal aid
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Total students
753
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Semester
Carnegie classification
Technical community college
A Community College with a mixture of traditionally and non-traditionally aged students, a majority of whom complete vocational and technical training.
Colleges like Western Dakota Technical Institute
- Southeast Technical InstituteSioux Falls, SD
Mitchell Technical InstituteMitchell, SD
Lake Area Technical InstituteWatertown, SD
Location & details
Where the campus is, how far it sits from a major city, and other colleges within reach.
Western Dakota Technical InstituteRapid City, SD, United States
Distances are straight-line miles, not driving distance. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.
Campus
Western Dakota Technical Institute
Rapid City, SD, United States
- Public
- Technical community college
Fringe rural
Outside any urbanized area or urban cluster.
- City
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural (this campus)
- Calendar
- Semester
- Website
- wdt.edu
Colleges nearby
- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology1 mi from Western Dakota Technical Institute
- National American University-Rapid City5 mi from Western Dakota Technical Institute
Black Hills State University45 mi from Western Dakota Technical Institute
Oglala Lakota College68 mi from Western Dakota Technical Institute
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Admit rate, net price and outcomes for Western Dakota Technical Institute and Southeast Technical Institute, side by side.
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How much is Western Dakota Technical Institute tuition?
Tuition at Western Dakota Technical Institute is $8,526 a year before financial aid in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. The average net price after grants is $11,390 a year.
What is the average net price at Western Dakota Technical Institute?
The average net price at Western Dakota Technical Institute, what first-time, full-time students paid after grants and scholarships, was $11,390 a year in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. Your own price depends on family income; the college's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
What is the graduation rate at Western Dakota Technical Institute?
52% of first-time, full-time students at Western Dakota Technical Institute graduate within six years (150% of normal time), according to the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
What colleges are similar to Western Dakota Technical Institute?
The closest matches are Southeast Technical Institute, Mitchell Technical Institute, and Lake Area Technical Institute, based on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile.
Sources
Last checked Nov 3, 2026
- Admissions
- CollegesRef archive
- Cost
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Outcomes
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Enrollment
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
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