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Compare Oglala Lakota College vs Southeast Technical College

Kyle, SD · Sioux Falls, SD

Oglala Lakota CollegeSoutheast Technical College
Cost
Price after aid (average)$1,895/yr$17,400/yr
Price after aid (family income under $30k)$1,422/yr$14,418/yr
Typical loan debt at graduationNo data reported$12,000
Price after aid ($30k–$48k income)$219/yr$15,221/yr
Price after aid ($48k–$75k income)$5,542/yr$17,079/yr
Price after aid ($75k–$110k income)$6,535/yr$19,425/yr
Price after aid (income over $110k)No data reported$20,254/yr
Typical loan payment after graduationNo data reported$127/mo
Room & board (on campus)$7,200/yrNo data reported
Room & board (off campus)$7,200/yr$8,404/yr
Borrowers who defaultNo data reported0%
Books & supplies$1,200/yr$2,400/yr
Other living costs (on campus)$4,450/yrNo data reported
Sticker price (before aid)$10,494/yr$20,272/yr
Tuition (in-state)$2,684/yr$7,650/yr
Tuition (out-of-state)$2,684/yr$7,650/yr
Students with Pell Grants47%34%
Students taking federal loans0%54%
Getting in
SAT/ACT policyOpen admission (everyone qualified gets in)Open admission (everyone qualified gets in)
Graduation & earnings
Students who graduate8.7%59%
Freshmen who come back62%70%
Typical earnings 10 years in$22,517/yr$46,709/yr
Earnings range 10 years in$6,574–$42,268$31,371–$64,382
Finish within 8 years (anywhere)20%63%
White students graduating0%No data reported
Typical earnings 6 years in$20,536/yr$43,427/yr
Earn more than a HS grad29%71%
Graduate on timeNo data reported52%
Pell students who graduate8.8%No data reported
First-gen students who finishNo data reported44%
Low-income students who finishNo data reported41%
Students who transfer out11%0.7%
Typical earnings 8 years in$21,526/yr$46,398/yr
Majors & programs
Top 3 programsBusiness, Management & Marketing 24% · Education 20% · Area, Ethnic & Gender Studies 19%Health Professions 41% · Business, Management & Marketing 15% · Computer & Information Sciences 12%
Most popular programBusiness, Management & Marketing — 24% of degreesHealth Professions — 41% of degrees
2nd most popular programEducation — 20% of degreesBusiness, Management & Marketing — 15% of degrees
3rd most popular programArea, Ethnic & Gender Studies — 19% of degreesComputer & Information Sciences — 12% of degrees
4th most popular programComputer & Information Sciences — 9% of degreesEngineering Technologies — 10% of degrees
5th most popular programPublic Administration & Social Service — 6% of degreesMechanic & Repair Technologies — 8% of degrees
Highest-paying major (1 year out)No data reportedAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions — $73,361/yr
Degrees in STEM12%22%
Campus & students
Undergrad enrollment1,0972,310
Students per professor10 : 113 : 1
Graduate students49No data reported
Average professor pay$6,957/mo$7,762/mo
Full-time professors61%40%
Fully onlineNoNo
Accredited byHigher Learning CommissionHigher Learning Commission
Median family income$9,514$40,848
SettingRural (remote)City (midsize)
LocationKyle, SDSioux Falls, SD
RegionPlainsPlains
Founded1971No data reported
Public or privatePublicPublic
Main degree offeredAssociate degreesAssociate degrees
Carnegie classificationTribal CollegesAssociate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
Main or branch campusMain campusMain campus
International students0%0%
Men30%43%
Women70%57%
White students1.1%81%
Black students0.2%7.3%
Hispanic or Latino students0.3%2.7%
Asian students0.3%2.1%
Two or more races0.8%4.9%
Other / not reported97%2.3%
Special typeNoneNone
First-generation students39%33%
Part-time students61%43%
Students age 25+65%25%
Spent on teaching per student$7,439/yr$8,249/yr
Endowment$86.8M$1.5M
Campus life
Campus data from20232023
On-campus housingYes — dorms on campusYes — dorms on campus
Beds in campus housing35202
Required to live on campusNoNo
Room charge (campus housing)$1,740/yr$5,000/yr
Meal plan offeredNoNo
Academic calendarSemesterSemester
Federal designationTribal college · Land-grant institutionNone
Study abroadNoNo
Undergraduate researchYesNo
ROTCNoNo
Accepts AP creditNoYes
Accepts dual-enrollment creditNoNo
Credit for life experienceYesYes
Online classesYesYes
Whole degrees onlineNoYes
Weekend & evening classesNoYes
Teacher certificationYesNo
Academic & career counselingYesYes
Job help while you studyNoYes
Job placement for graduatesNoYes
On-campus day careNoYes
Program for students with intellectual disabilitiesNoNo
Yellow Ribbon (GI Bill) schoolNoNo
Credit for military trainingNoYes
Student veteran organizationNoYes
Tuition payment planNoYes
Guaranteed (locked) tuitionNoNo
Prepaid tuition planNoNo
Athletics
College sports levelNo intercollegiate athletics reportedNo intercollegiate athletics reported

Data: U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard 2026-06-10, EADA athletics, IPEDS admissions — each on its own survey year. Campus life: IPEDS institutional characteristics, retrieved from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-BY 1.0). Founding year and links via Wikidata / Wikipedia. SHMACS is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any institution shown.