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2023 Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$7,835 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,717 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical & Power Transmission Installers Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 94 degrees and certificates were awarded to electrical and power transmission installers students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #27 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for electrical transmission installation students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Electrical & Power Transmission Installers Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Electrical & Power Transmission Installers Associate Degree Colleges.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Electrical & Power Installation

Our analysis found Mitchell Technical College to be the best value school for electrical and power transmission installers students who want to pursue a associate degree in South Dakota. Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mitchell Tech are $7,524 per year. The average amount in student loans that electrical transmission installation majors at Mitchell Tech take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,756.

Mitchell Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Electrical & Power Installation Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

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#2

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Out of the 3 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Southeast Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,650 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, electrical transmission installation majors at Southeast Tech accumulate an average of around $10,595 in student debt.

Southeast Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Electrical & Power Installation Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

Full Electrical & Power Transmission Installers at Southeast Technical College Report

The excellent associate degree programs at Western Dakota Technical Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value electrical and power transmission installers schools in South Dakota. Located in the rural area of Rapid City, Western Dakota Tech is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Western Dakota Tech are $8,332 a year. The average amount in student loans that electrical transmission installation majors at Western Dakota Tech take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,005.

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Best Value Electrical & Power Transmission Installers Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Electrical & Power Transmission Installers Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 114
Minnesota 173
Kansas 85
Iowa 36
Nebraska 140
North Dakota 15

One of 6 majors within the area of study, electrical and power transmission installers has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Building Management & Inspection 4,511
Carpentry 3,273
Plumbing & Water Supply 2,617
Construction 1,435
Masonry 274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Fran Hogan.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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