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Nursing at Western Dakota Technical Institute

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Nursing at Western Dakota Technical Institute

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Western Dakota Technical Institute has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Western Dakota Tech is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and approximately 1,324 students attend the school each year.

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

Western Dakota Tech Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Western Dakota Tech Nursing Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Nursing Student Demographics at Western Dakota Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Western Dakota Technical Institute.

Western Dakota Tech Nursing Associate’s Program

83% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Western Dakota Tech may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at Western Dakota Tech are white. Around 83% 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 Western Dakota Technical Institute with a associate's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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 Western Dakota Technical Institute.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
Registered Nurses 12,760 $58,340
Medical and Health Services Managers 730 $106,830
Nurse Practitioners 540 $100,690
Nurse Anesthetists 390 $188,360
Nursing Instructors and Professors 250 $67,410

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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