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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Dakota

5 Colleges
$37,995 Avg Salary
$12,060 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 analysis found Southeast Technical College to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in South Dakota. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

Practical Nursing majors at Southeast Tech take out an average of $11,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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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 remote town of Watertown.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from LATI carry an average student debt load of $9,500.

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Out of the 5 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Dakota Technical Institute landed the # 3 spot on the 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 $12,720.

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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.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Mitchell Tech take out is $10,454.

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#5

Sinte Gleska University

Mission, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sinte Gleska University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the remote area of Mission, Sinte Gleska University is a public school with a small student population.

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

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges 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 45,031
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 35,655
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,653

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 319,502

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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