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Lake Area Technical College

Watertown, SD 57201Town: RemoteUNITID 219143

Public 2-yearAssociate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High TraditionalSpecialty: Health Professions 27%Specialty: Mechanic & Repair 20%Specialty: Agriculture 14%
Undergraduates
1,812
Graduate students
Not reported
Admit rate
Not reported
Average net price
$16k
Graduation rate
73%
Retention rate
81%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$45.5k
Median debt
$12k
Student : faculty
16:1
Value score*
56th pct.
Programs offered
37
Highest degree
Associate degree
Sector
Public 2-year
Region
Midwest · West North Central
Setting
Town: Remote (in urban cluster more than 35 miles from an urbanized area)
Carnegie
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
Size & setting
Two-year, small
Predominant degree
Predominantly associate's-degree granting
Religious affiliation
None reported
Main campus
Yes

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.