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Community college · Public

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD515 online only

Southeast Technical College is a public community college in Sioux Falls, SD, with about 1,963 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,963
plus 515 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$17,400
tuition and fees $7,650; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
59%
lower than at 58% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$46,709
higher than at 65% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Southeast Technical College

Lower-income students graduate as often as everyone else

83% of students with Pell grants finish, more than the 59% rate overall. At most colleges they trail by several points. 34% of undergraduates here get Pell grants. Outcomes ↓

Southeast Technical College focuses on health professions

41% of the degrees Southeast Technical College awards are in health professions; the next biggest field, business, is 15%. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
59%
within 3 years · Pell students 83%
Come back for year two
70%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$46,709
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

3.5%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$127 a month against about $3,619 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

60%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 75% 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
$44k
Middle income$30–75k
$49k
Higher incomeover $75k
$51k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Southeast Technical College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

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

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $20,272 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees (in state) $7,650Books & supplies $2,400Other costs $10,222

After grants, the average family on aid pays $17,400.

Tuition and fees are $7,650 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

$17,079

About $34,158 over 2 years · 16% off the sticker price

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

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 41%Business 15%Computer science 12%Engineering tech 10%Mechanic & repair 8%Agriculture 4%Everything else 11%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

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

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions61 graduates a year · typical debt $14,482
$68k4 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General60 graduates a year · typical debt $18,750
$49k4 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management50 graduates a year · typical debt $12,400
$59k4 yrs out
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians50 graduates a year · typical debt $12,000
$60k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing49 graduates a year · typical debt $19,527
$69k4 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician28 graduates a year
—not reported
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers27 graduates a year
$63k4 yrs out
Marketing25 graduates a year · typical debt $12,000
$51k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

2,310 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 81%Hispanic 3%Black 7%Asian 2%Two or more 5%

Women and men

Women 57%Men 43%
13 : 1
students per teacher
34%
get Pell grants (lower income)
54%
take federal loans
25%
undergrads 25 or older
43%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Sioux Falls

5% of Sioux Falls’s 213,748 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Sioux Falls pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

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

University of Sioux FallsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Sioux Falls
3.4 mi1,390 students
Augustana UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Sioux Falls
3.8 mi2,056 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.