Top South Dakota Community Colleges
- For the 2019-20 school year, there are 7 top community colleges located throughout South Dakota (4 public colleges and 3 private colleges), serving 8,236 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 $13,334 per year (view national tuition costs).
- South Dakota community colleges have a diversity score of 0.29, which is lower than the national average of 0.65 (view national diversity statistics).
- Minority enrollment is 16% (majority Hispanic and American) and the student:teacher ratio is 15:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(SD) School Average
American Indian
3%
Asian
1%
Hispanic
3%
Black
2%
White
84%
Two or more races
2%
Unknown
5%
Top South Dakota Community Colleges by Town (2019-20)
- College Location Students
- Globe University-Sioux FallsPrivate, for profit5101 S Broadband Ln
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
(605)977-0705 138 students - 1201 Arrow Avenue
Watertown, SD 57201
(605)882-5284 1,654 students - 1800 E. Spruce Street
Mitchell, SD 57301
(800)684-1969 1,198 students - National American University-Rapid CityPrivate, for profit5301 South Highway 16
Rapid City, SD 57701
(605)394-4800 1,479 students - National American University-Sioux FallsPrivate, for profit5801 South Corporate Place
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
(605)336-4600 595 students - 2320 N Career Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57107
(605)367-7624 2,332 students - 800 Mickelson Dr
Rapid City, SD 57703
(605)394-4034 840 students
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