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Surgical tech program at Western Dakota Technical College
Rapid City, SD · Public 2-year · (605) 718-2400 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, associate degree
- Not reported
- LengthIPEDS
- Not reported
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 8
- Graduates' earningsCollege Scorecard reports Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions as one group at this school
- Not shown for this program alone
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $65,389
- Typical pay for surgical technologistsBLS OEWS May 2025, Rapid City, SD
- $61,960
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
Western Dakota Technical College awarded 8 surgical tech credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 8 career program of 14 we list.
On South Dakota's WIOA eligible training provider 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical Technology | AAS | Hybrid (60 credit hours)Associate of Applied Science · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 51.0909 | $17,160+ $5,174 books | 64 weeks, 22 hours a week | 75.4% | 7.7% | $14,214 | 61 |
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. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
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