Western Dakota Technical Institute Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Fringe rural
Outside any urbanized area or urban cluster.
- City
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural (this campus)
753 students
Smaller than 71% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 36%
- TypePublic
- ClassTechnical community college
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Spearfish44.8 mi
- Kyle67.9 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Western Dakota Technical Institute, the largest reported group is White (72.9%), followed by American Indian/Alaska Native (10.9%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 10.9% | 1.8% |
| Asian | 1.3% | 0% |
| Black | 1.9% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 7% | 0% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 72.9% | 94.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.4% | 1.8% |
| Non-resident | 0.1% | 1.8% |
| Unknown | 1.5% | 0% |
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- $46,591median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 52%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 67%of first-year students come back for a second year.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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