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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Dakota

5 Colleges
$37,995 Avg Salary
$20,462 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in South Dakota to see which ones were the most popular programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges.

#1

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Technical College the most popular school in South Dakota for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Southeast Tech take out $19,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lake Area Technical Institute. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Dakota list. LATI is a small public school located in the town of Watertown.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at LATI take out is $17,000.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Lake Area Technical Institute Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Dakota Technical Institute. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Dakota list. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Western Dakota Tech take out is $20,223.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Western Dakota Technical Institute Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Dakota list. Mitchell Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Mitchell.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Mitchell Technical College Report

#5

Sinte Gleska University

Mission, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinte Gleska University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the remote area of Mission, Sinte Gleska University is a public college with a small student population.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Sinte Gleska University Report

Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 22
North Dakota 70
Nebraska 0

Practical Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 44,900
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 34,557
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,817

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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