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Engineering Technologies at Lake Area Technical Institute

Engineering Technologies at Lake Area Technical Institute

If you are interested in studying engineering technologies, you may want to check out the program at Lake Area Technical Institute. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

LATI is located in Watertown, South Dakota and approximately 2,217 students attend the school each year.

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

LATI Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Engineering Tech

LATI Engineering Technologies Rankings

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at LATI

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

LATI Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

9% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 91% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 9% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in engineering tech at LATI are white. Around 93% 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 engineering tech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 69
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

Engineering Technologies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lake Area Technical Institute. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 23
Electronics Engineering Technology 12
Construction Engineering Technology 12
Industrial Production Technology 10

Careers That Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering tech 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
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 2,970 $38,420
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 2,000 $41,450
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 1,060 $46,600
Software Applications Developers 1,010 $75,000
Water Treatment Plant and System Operators 880 $42,580

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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