---

Human Services at Lake Area Technical College

If you plan to study Human Services, take a look at what Lake Area Technical College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lake Area Technical College is located in Watertown, SD.

During the most recent reporting year, 28 human services degrees were awarded at Lake Area Technical College.

Online & Distance Learning at Lake Area Technical College

Distance learning is available at Lake Area Technical College. Of 2,312 students, 471 (20%) studied exclusively online and 623 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Human Services Rankings at Lake Area Technical College

Rankings can help you compare Lake Area Technical College’s Human Services program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	South Dakota	#1 of 2
Best Schools (Quality)	South Dakota	#2 of 2
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#9 of 22
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#11 of 21
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#54 of 207
Best Value	Nationwide	#129 of 205

Earnings for Human Services Graduates from Lake Area Technical College

Students who complete Lake Area Technical College’s Human Services program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$22,590
2 years	$23,069
3 years	$24,361
4 years	$26,500
5 years	$31,016

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Human Services graduates from Lake Area Technical College earn a median of $26,500, compared with $42,752 for all Lake Area Technical College graduates — about 38% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Human Services graduates from Lake Area Technical College comes in at $12,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Human Services graduates at Lake Area Technical College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Human Services graduates at Lake Area Technical College are 93% women (26) and 7% men (2).

Human Services Associate’s Program at Lake Area Technical College

Among the 12 associate’s human services degrees awarded at Lake Area Technical College, 100% were women (12) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Human Services associate’s degree recipients at Lake Area Technical College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	10
Hispanic / Latino	1
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 17% of Human Services associate’s degree recipients at Lake Area Technical College, below the national average of 57%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Human Services Concentrations at Lake Area Technical College

The Human Services program at Lake Area Technical College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Human Services	28

Best-Paid Careers for Human Services Graduates

Students who finish Human Services program at Lake Area Technical College go on to a range of careers. Below are the best-paid careers for Human Services majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Social and Community Service Managers	$156,089
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$75,358
Social and Human Service Assistants	$69,957

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.