Computer Science at Lake Area Technical Institute

If you plan to study computer science, take a look at what Lake Area Technical Institute has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

LATI is located in Watertown, South Dakota and has a total student population of 2,217.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

LATI Computer Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Computer Science

Online Classes Are Available at LATI

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, LATI does offer online courses in computer science for the following degree levels:

LATI Computer Science Rankings

Computer Science Student Demographics at LATI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at Lake Area Technical Institute.

LATI Computer Science Associate’s Program

39% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of computer science associate's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer science only graduates about 24% women each year. The program at LATI may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in computer science at LATI are white. Around 81% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lake Area Technical Institute with a associate's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SD, the home state for Lake Area Technical Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Software Applications Developers	1,010	$75,000
Computer Network Support Specialists	750	$48,080
Systems Software Developers	660	$90,430
Computer Programmers	560	$57,060
Web Developers	380	$54,410

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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