Lake Area Technical Institute
Western Dakota Technical Institute
Southeast Technical Institute
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Automotive Schools in South Dakota
South Dakota contains three schools that offer automotive programs. Lake Area Technical Institute, the highest-ranking automotive school in SD, has a total student population of 1,291 and is the 1099th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 3 automotive schools in South Dakota, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Southeast Technical Institute comes out as the most expensive ($9,672/yr), with Western Dakota Technical Institute as the lowest recorded at only $8,978/yr.
Automotive students from South Dakota schools who go on to become automotive technicians, automotive engineers, mechanics, automotive specialists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 606,990 people working as automotive service technicians and mechanics alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $37,880. Also, Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles make on average $29,880 per year and there are about 17,090 of them employed in the US today.
Also, within the automotive schools in South Dakota, the average student population is 1,780 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from automotive, there are 1098 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,143 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $6,336, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
Automotive Programs in South Dakota
Lake Area Technical Institute
- Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
Levels offered: Associates
- Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
- Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
Levels offered: Associates
South Dakota Interesting Facts
- Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began drilling into the 6,200-foot Mount Rushmore in 1927. Creation of the Shrine to Democracy took 14 years and cost a mere $1 million, though it's now deemed priceless.
- The faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln are sculpted into Mount Rushmore the world's greatest mountain carving.
- Fossilized remains of life 50 million years ago have been arranged in unusual forms, which is Lemmon's mark of distinction at the world's largest petrified wood park.
- Perhaps the most significant fur trade/military fort on the western American frontier, Fort Pierre Chouteau was the largest (almost 300' square) and best equipped trading post in the northern Great Plains. Built in 1832 by John Jacob Astor's (1763-1848) American Fur Company as part of its expansion into the Upper Missouri region, the trading activities at the site exemplified the commercial alliance critical to the success of the fur business.
- Jack McCall was tried, convicted and hanged two miles north of Yankton in 1877 for the shooting of Wild Bill Hickok. He is buried in an unmarked grave in the Yankton cemetery.