South Dakota Public Two-Year Colleges

Junior Colleges, Technical Institutes, and Schools

The State of South Dakota administers its own system of higher education which operate at least two tiers of public colleges. One being the community colleges in South Dakota, sometimes called South Dakota junior colleges, or South Dakota technical institutes, and so-called "four-year" South Dakota colleges which award bachelor's and master's degrees. The "two-year" community educational institutions provide post-secondary education and lower-level tertiary education, granting certificates, diplomas, and associate's degrees in South Dakota. The name, "community colleges" derives from the fact that "two-year" colleges primarily accept, and attract, students from the South Dakota local community

South Dakota is unique in the United States in that it is the only state with no state-supported public community colleges. The state does have four public technical institutes offering associate degrees. The institutes operate under the South Dakota State Board of Education. There are also three federally supported tribal colleges.

South Dakota College Degrees, Certificates, & Diplomas

South Dakota Community Colleges and Two Year Colleges

Kilian Community College
Lake Area Technical Institute (Watertown, SD)
Mitchell Technical Institute (Mitchell, SD)
Sisseton Wahpeton Community College (Sisseton, SD)
Southeast Technical Institute (Sioux Falls, SD)
Western Dakota Technical Institute (Rapid City, SD)

South Dakota Colleges

Colleges and universities in South Dakota are situated against a picturesque backdrop of natural beauty. The Badlands, the Black Hills, and the rolling plains are all permanent fixtures of this expansive Midwestern state.

Colorado Technical University

National American University

SD Online Degrees

A college degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by South Dakota institutions of higher education, such as colleges or universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study.

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