South Dakota Community Colleges

There are 8 community colleges located throughout South Dakota (4 public colleges and 4 private colleges), serving 8,551 students.

For South Dakota community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $5,375 per year for in-state students and $5,375 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $12,723 per year (view national tuition costs).

South Dakota community colleges have a diversity score of 0.31, which is lower than the national average of 0.67 (view national diversity statistics).

Minority enrollment is 17% (majority American and Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 15:1.