Lake Area Technical College
Watertown, SD · Public · Two-year
🚜 Diesel & Heavy Equipment 🔥 Welding & Metal Fabrication 🚗 Automotive & Collision Repair 🏗️ Construction Technology & Management +1 more
Southeast Technical College
Sioux Falls, SD 57107-1301
TypePublic
LevelTwo-year
Trade programs6
IPEDS ID219426
Programs
Trade credentials awarded
From the 2024 IPEDS completions file. Counts are credentials awarded in the reporting year — a size signal, not a quality score.
| Trade | Credentials offered | Awarded that year |
|---|---|---|
| 🔥 Welding & Metal Fabrication | Certificate / diploma | 45 |
| 🚗 Automotive & Collision Repair | Associate degree | 37 |
| ⚡ Electrical | Associate degree | 27 |
| ❄️ HVAC & Refrigeration | Certificate / diploma | 25 |
| 🚜 Diesel & Heavy Equipment | Associate degree | 10 |
| 🔧 Plumbing & Pipefitting | Certificate / diploma | 6 |
This is what Southeast Technical College reported awarding — not a full course catalogue. The school may run programs that awarded nothing in the reporting year, and may have added or dropped programs since. Confirm directly before applying.
Before you apply
Questions worth asking Southeast Technical College
- What does the South Dakota licensing board credit from this programme toward my apprenticeship or licence hours?
- How many hands-on hours — booth, bench, or live equipment — are in the programme each week?
- Which employers hired from last year's class, by name?
- What is the total cost including tools, materials, and testing fees, not just tuition?
- Is there a registered apprenticeship in this trade locally that would pay me to learn the same material?
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