Natural Resources Conservation at Lake Area Technical Institute

If you are interested in studying natural resources conservation, 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 Natural Resources Conservation section at the bottom of this page.

LATI Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Conservation (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Conservation

LATI Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at LATI

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

LATI Natural Resources Conservation Associate’s Program

50% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of conservation associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in conservation only graduates about 38% men each year. The program at LATI may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 12% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in conservation at LATI are white. Around 75% 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 conservation.

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

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

The following conservation concentations are available at Lake Area Technical Institute. 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
Environmental Science	5

Careers That Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in conservation 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
Conservation Scientists	320	$62,390
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	210	$61,250
Foresters	110	$54,850

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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