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2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in South Dakota

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

Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in South Dakota to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges.

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

The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at LATI take out is $12,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $115.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Lake Area Technical Institute Report

#2

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeast Technical College is a great place for vehicle maintenance and repair students. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, vehicle repair majors at Southeast Tech accumulate an average of around $12,000 in student debt.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Southeast Technical College Report

Out of the 5 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Dakota Technical Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Rapid City, Western Dakota Tech is a public school with a small student population.

On average, vehicle repair graduates from Western Dakota Tech take out $12,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mitchell Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Oglala Lakota College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Oglala Lakota College is a small public school located in the rural area of Kyle.

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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