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2023 Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in South Dakota

2 Colleges
$40,467 Avg Salary
$12,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies School for You

Mechanic & Repair Technologies is the #13 most popular major in South Dakota with 214 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in South Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges.

Top South Dakota Schools in Mechanic & Repair Technologies

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Area Technical Institute the best school in South Dakota for mechanic and repair technologies students. LATI is a small public school located in the town of Watertown.

On average, mechanic and repair technologies graduates from LATI take out $12,000 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $115, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

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

The average amount in student loans that mechanic and repair technologies majors at Southeast Tech take out is $12,000.

Full Mechanic & Repair Technologies at Southeast Technical College Report

Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 261
Minnesota 427
Iowa 395
Missouri 472
Nebraska 359
North Dakota 101

Mechanic & Repair Technologies Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 56,539
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 19,594
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 8,717
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 7,770
Precision Systems Maintenance 1,932
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other) 1,267
Mechanics & Repairers 391
Energy Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 126

Related Major Annual Graduates
Personal & Culinary Services 130,328
Precision Production 52,913
Construction Trades 35,794
Transportation & Materials Moving 29,084

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Alfred Palmer.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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