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2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$7,847 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,598 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree School for You

With 32 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, industrial production technology is the #75 most popular major in South Dakota.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Industrial Production Technology 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 industrial production tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for industrial production tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Industrial Production Technology

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Area Technical Institute the best value school in South Dakota for industrial production technology students working on their associate degree. LATI is a small public school located in the town of Watertown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LATI are $6,718 a year.

LATI did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

Full Industrial Production Technology at Lake Area Technical Institute Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mitchell Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Mitchell Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Mitchell.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mitchell Tech are $7,524 per year.

Mitchell Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

Read full report on Industrial Production Technology at Mitchell Technical College

Out of the 3 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Dakota State are $9,299 per year.

South Dakota State also made our Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Industrial Production Technology at South Dakota State University

Best Value Industrial Production Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Industrial Production Technology Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 217
Minnesota 68
Kansas 124
Iowa 67
Nebraska 32
North Dakota 85

One of 18 majors within the area of study, industrial production technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592
Engineering-Related Fields 6,736

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 ICAPlants.

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