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Community college · Public

Mitchell Technical College

Mitchell, SD196 online only

Mitchell Technical College is a public community college in Mitchell, SD, with about 936 students on campus.

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Students on campus
936
plus 196 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$13,460
tuition and fees $7,524; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
76%
higher than at 68% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$50,743
higher than at 72% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Mitchell Technical College, in brief

Men outnumber women about two to one

69% of undergraduates are men and 31% are women. The students ↓

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $12,000, about $127 a month over ten years. That’s 3.2% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · Who goes there

The students

990 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 88%Hispanic 3%Black 1%Asian 1%Two or more 4%

Women and men

Women 31%Men 69%
12 : 1
students per teacher
32%
get Pell grants (lower income)
42%
take federal loans
12%
undergrads 25 or older
17%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Mitchell Technical College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Mitchell Technical College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $16,994 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees (in state) $7,524Books & supplies $385Other costs $9,085

After grants, the average family on aid pays $13,460.

Tuition and fees are $7,524 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$12,945

About $25,890 over 2 years · 24% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
76%
within 3 years · Pell students 68%
Come back for year two
85%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$50,743
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$12,000
about $127 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

3.2%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$127 a month against about $3,987 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

71%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 88% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$42k
Middle income$30–75k
$58k
Higher incomeover $75k
$59k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Construction trades 37%Agriculture 18%Health professions 17%Business 8%Engineering tech 8%Mechanic & repair 6%Everything else 6%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers57 graduates a year · typical debt $12,000
$71k4 yrs out
Agricultural Mechanization27 graduates a year
$59k4 yrs out
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection26 graduates a year · typical debt $10,866
$49k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing20 graduates a year
—not reported
Agricultural Business and Management19 graduates a year
—not reported
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians19 graduates a year · typical debt $12,000
$53k4 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions19 graduates a year · typical debt $12,000
$73k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations18 graduates a year
—not reported
The town around it

Living in Mitchell

3% of Mitchell’s 15,756 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Mitchell pages.

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$851/momedian rent · 10% below the state$252Ktypical home valueCSafety Grade8° / 86°January low / July high · 41" of snowBHealth GradeAll colleges in and near MitchellCompare prices, admissions and outcomes
Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Mitchell Technical College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Dakota Wesleyan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Mitchell
1.6 mi819 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.