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Welding Schools in South Dakota
South Dakota has 4 welding programs in our files: 4 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
4
all sources
Median pay
$49,440
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $53,750
On the WIOA list
12
Welding programs, U.S. DOL file
Every welding program in South Dakota
| Program | Where | Type | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Area Technical CollegeWIOA list | Watertown | Certificate | 55 |
| Mitchell Technical College | Mitchell | Certificate | 0 |
| Southeast Technical CollegeWIOA list | Sioux Falls | Certificate | 45 |
| Western Dakota Technical CollegeWIOA list | Rapid City | Certificate | 25 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Paying for training in South Dakota
- WIOA in South Dakota: 259 programs from 21 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 12 of them Welding.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for South Dakota yet. What Workforce Pell covers.