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Lake Area Technical College
1201 Arrow Ave, Watertown, SD 57201 · Public 2-year · (605) 882-5284 · School website
Career programs at Lake Area Technical College
Lake Area Technical College reported 341 certificate and associate completions in 8 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in LPN/LVN (94). College Scorecard counts 1,812 undergraduates.
| Program | Award | Length | Program cost | Completions | Earnings, 1 yr | Funding and results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LPN/LVN | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 94 | $42,160 | WIOA list |
| Diesel | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 92 | Not published | WIOA list |
| Welding | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 55 | Not published | WIOA list |
| Cosmetology | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 35 | $20,420 | WIOA list |
| Dental assistant | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 26 | $36,631 | WIOA list |
| Automotive | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 | Not published | WIOA list |
| EMT and paramedic | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 | Not published | WIOA list |
| Medical assistant | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 | $35,932 | WIOA list |
Program cost is the whole-program tuition and fees a clock-hour school reports to IPEDS for its largest programs (2024-25). Earnings are College Scorecard medians for graduates of this school in that field, one year after completing; small cohorts are not published. WIOA list means the program appears on the state's eligible training provider list in the U.S. Department of Labor file (programs listed as of June 30, 2025).
Cost and aid at Lake Area Technical College
What a year costs, 2024-25
- Tuition and fees, in districtIPEDS, academic-year schools
- $6,718
- Tuition and fees, in stateIPEDS
- $6,718
- Books and suppliesIPEDS
- $1,200
- Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
- $15,979
- Median federal debt at graduationCollege Scorecard, all programs
- $12,000
- Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students
- $45,473
Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.
- Lake Area Technical College net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
- Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)
- Veterans and military page (link from IPEDS)
How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.
More Lake Area Technical College programs on the WIOA list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Carpenter - REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPRegistered Apprenticeship · In person · CIP 46.0201 | $16,750+ $2,350 books | 72 weeks, 4 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Commercial Driver's License | License | In-personCommercial Drivers' License · In person · CIP 49.0205 | $5,500 | 4 weeks, 40 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Networking - UpSkill HybridNetworking and Cyber Security, Certificate · Online only · CIP 11.0901 | $4,320+ $399 books | 36 weeks, 24 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Networking - UpSkill In-PersonNetworking and Cyber Security, Certificate · In person · CIP 11.0901 | $4,320+ $399 books | 36 weeks, 24 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Surgical Technology | AS | In-personAssociate of Science · In person · CIP 51.0909 | $15,638+ $2,150 books | 76 weeks, 22 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. IPEDS does not list these program types at this campus. Matched to Lake Area Technical College by provider name and place, by DOL's provider ID, or as another site of the school (its exact name or website, the only match in the state; "Listed at" names that site's town).