Southeast Technical Institute Overview
Southeast Technical Institute is a public institution located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of Southeast Technical Institute.
What Is Southeast Technical Institute Known For?
- The undergraduate certificate is the highest award offered at Southeast Technical Institute.
- For the 2017-2018 academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
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Southeast Technical Institute Rankings
Southeast Technical Institute landed the #100 spot in our 2021 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 2,320 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #1 out of 11 schools in South Dakota.
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Southeast Technical Institute has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#16 | Best Associate’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
#216 | Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Southeast Technical Institute.
Where Is Southeast Technical Institute?

Contact details for Southeast Technical Institute are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 2320 N Career Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57107-1301 |
Phone: | 605-367-7624 |
Website: | www.southeasttech.edu |
How Do I Get Into Southeast Technical Institute?
You can apply to Southeast Technical Institute online at: jrm.targetx.com/orgs/00D610000006nGwEAI/registration/step_1
Can I Afford Southeast Technical Institute?
Student Loan Debt
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Southeast Technical Institute, approximately 82% of students took out student loans averaging $6,621 a year. That adds up to $26,484 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Southeast Technical Institute is 9.3%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southeast Technical Institute Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity
Of the 1,405 full-time undergraduates at Southeast Technical Institute, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southeast Technical Institute students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 33 |
Black or African American | 47 |
Hispanic or Latino | 66 |
White | 1,215 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 44 |
Online Learning at Southeast Technical Institute
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Southeast Technical Institute has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 5th most popular in South Dakota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.
Online Growth Rankings of Southeast Technical Institute
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Southeast Technical Institute was -11.2%. This is the #2,587 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Southeast Technical Institute regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Southeast Technical Institute majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Computer & Information Sciences | 14% |
Computer Programming | 5% |
Finance & Financial Management | 60% |
Other Computer & Information Sciences | 23% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Southeast Technical Institute ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Southeast Technical Institute.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Insurance | #15 | |
Other Computer & Information Sciences | #20 | |
General Sales & Marketing | #45 | |
Computer Programming | #93 | |
Finance & Financial Management | #100 | |
Entrepreneurial Studies | #114 | |
Business Support & Assistant Services | #181 | |
General Business/Commerce | #223 | |
Accounting | #354 | |
Computer & Information Sciences | #498 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Southeast Technical Institute Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
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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