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2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

5 Colleges
$38,067 Avg Salary
$14,085 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree School for You

Vehicle Maintenance & Repair is the #14 most popular major in South Dakota with 178 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in South Dakota to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Vehicle Maintenance & Repair program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for vehicle repair majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Area Technical Institute the most popular school in South Dakota for vehicle maintenance and repair students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.

About 2% of the students majoring in vehicle repair at the school are women while 98% are male.

Vehicle Repair majors at LATI take out an average of $12,563 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $115.

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#2

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Out of the 5 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 school with a small student population.

On average, vehicle repair graduates from Southeast Tech take out $13,370 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Dakota Technical Institute is a great place for vehicle maintenance and repair students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Rapid City, Western Dakota Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 14% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mitchell Technical College is a great place for vehicle maintenance and repair students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Mitchell Technical College

The in-demand associate degree programs at Oglala Lakota College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular vehicle maintenance and repair schools in South Dakota. Oglala Lakota College is a small public school located in the rural area of Kyle.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Oglala Lakota College Report

Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 215
Minnesota 278
Kansas 166
Iowa 278
Nebraska 275
North Dakota 79

Vehicle Maintenance & Repair is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Airman 1st Class Nigel Sandridge.

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