230 11th Street NE
PO Box 730
Watertown, SD 57201

Located in Watertown, South Dakota, Lake Area technical institute is a technical school that grants Associate Degrees in applied science. There are approximately 1,100 full time students and 250 part time students at this technical school. There is a strong sense of community and meeting, working with, and interacting with other students is very important to Lake Area Technical Institute, which was founded in 1965.

Since Lake Area Technical Institute is not a very large school, all students are certainly important to the faculty and staff. With a student to faculty ration of 15 to 1, students receive individualized attention from professors who have been in their respective fields for a good amount of time. In fact, Lake Area Technical Institute is so intent on helping its students that they have services to aid in finding housing, part time jobs, and internships for experience. They even help students who would like to join team sports on campus.

Lake Area Technical Institute provides a real center on student life, which is created by a balance of living, learning, and leadership opportunities. The campus is prepared to offer all students the opportunity to be involved in social events and student organizations, locate the perfect job, or find a place to call home.

Quick Facts:

This technical school is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Lake Area Technical Institute is 30 Acres in size and is located in South Dakota.

Tuition at Lake Area Technical Institute is $74 per credit both in & out of state. However, more than 200 scholarships are offered to students and 82 percent receive some sort of financial aid.

There is a 98 percent success rate at this Technical School for students to find employment upon graduation. Eighty-six percent of them choose to stay in South Dakota.

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