Enrollment at South Dakota Technical Colleges Reaches Record 7,813
Enrollment at South Dakota's four technical colleges, located in Sioux Falls, Watertown, Mitchell, and Rapid City, has risen to a record 7,813 students. This overall increase contrasts with a decline in dual-credit enrollment, mainly at Western Dakota Technical College, while…
Sioux Falls, SD, October 24, 2026 —
Enrollment at South Dakota’s four technical colleges has reached a record 7,813 students, according to the information provided. The colleges are located in Sioux Falls, Watertown, Mitchell and Rapid City. The figures show an overall increase alongside different trends in several program areas.
Dual-credit enrollment declined, with the decrease occurring mainly at Western Dakota Technical College. The information does not specify the size of that decline, the period it covers or the number of students enrolled in dual-credit courses. It also does not indicate how enrollment changed at the other colleges.
Among academic fields, health sciences programs saw growth, while information technology programs experienced a drop. No figures were provided for either area, and the available information does not identify particular programs or colleges behind those changes.
The record total and the contrasting program trends provide a broad picture of enrollment, but the details available do not explain what drove the changes. The timeframe for the 7,813-student figure was not provided, nor was a comparison figure showing the scale of the overall increase.
Additional information, including college-by-college totals and enrollment changes by program, was not provided. As a result, the figures establish that total enrollment reached a record while dual-credit and information technology enrollment declined and health sciences enrollment grew, but they do not show the magnitude or causes of those shifts.
Story summarized from the original created by Makenzie Huber on southdakotasearchlight.com, see more information here.
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