Western Dakota Technical Institute Overview

Western Dakota Technical Institute is a public institution situated in Rapid City, South Dakota. Rapid City is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Western Dakota Technical Institute Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Western Dakota Tech since the student to facuty ratio is 9 to 1.
• The highest award offered at Western Dakota Tech is the associate's degree.
• In a recent academic period53% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Western Dakota Technical Institute?

Contact details for Western Dakota Tech are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	800 Mickelson Dr, Rapid City, SD 57703-4018
Phone:	605-718-2400
Website:	www.wdt.edu

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How Do I Get Into Western Dakota Tech?

You can apply to Western Dakota Tech online at: https://www.wdt.edu/future-students/apply-today/

As long as you submit the requested materials to Western Dakota Technical Institute when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Western Dakota Technical Institute?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Western Dakota Tech, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $7,287 a year. That adds up to $29,148 over four years for those students.

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Western Dakota Technical Institute Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,324 undergraduate students at Western Dakota Tech, with 584 being full-time and 740 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 584 full-time undergraduates at Western Dakota Tech, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Western Dakota Technical Institute students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	8
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	443
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	99

Western Dakota Technical Institute Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	0	56	56
Precision Metal Working	0	23	20	43
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	19	13	5	37
Nursing	0	31	0	31
Accounting	0	13	17	30
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	0	27	0	27
Computer Systems Networking	0	12	11	23
Allied Health Professions	0	18	3	21
Health Sciences & Services	0	21	0	21
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	10	9	19
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	17	0	17
Business Administration & Management	0	12	0	12
Building Management & Inspection	0	0	10	10
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	0	10	10
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	0	9	0	9
Environmental Control Technology	0	9	0	9
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration	0	8	0	8
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	0	7	0	7
Plumbing & Water Supply	0	0	7	7
Entrepreneurial Studies	6	0	0	6
Dental Support Services	0	0	6	6
Business Support & Assistant Services	0	0	5	5
Agricultural Production	0	4	0	4
Library & Archives Assisting	0	1	3	4
Agricultural Economics & Business	0	3	0	3
Hospitality Management	0	0	2	2
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance	0	2	0	2
Marketing	1	0	0	1
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	1	0	0	1
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	27	240	164	431

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.