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Welding Schools in South Dakota
Colleges and schools: 4
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
Welding Schools in South Dakota: the figures
- Programs we list
- 4 in South Dakota: 4 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 4 public and 0 private; 125 welding completions in 2023-24 at the 3 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $49,440 a year for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers in South Dakota, against $53,750 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in South Dakota: 259 programs from 21 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 12 of them welding.
- WIOA results
- 12 welding programs on South Dakota's list; middle values: 79.8% of students who exited completed (8 programs report it); 12% were employed in the second quarter after exit (7); $10,491 median earnings in that quarter (7) (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 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, South Dakota, read October 8, 2026.
The same in every state: ways to pay for welding training