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Southeast Technical College Data & Information Overview

34 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
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How Well Is Southeast Technical College Ranked?

#482 Best Colleges in Nation
#4 Best Colleges in SD
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Highest Ranked Major
Value Badge

2025 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

Southeast Technical College was awarded 34 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic).

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Southeast Tech as #482 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Southeast Tech held the #868 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 13 colleges in South Dakota, Southeast Tech is ranked at #4.

See all of the rankings for Southeast Technical College.

Is It Hard to Get Into Southeast Tech?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

If you are worried about getting into Southeast Technical College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.

Learn more about Southeast Technical College admissions.

Southeast Technical College Faculty

11 to 1 Student to Faculty
33% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Southeast Tech it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Southeast Technical College is 33%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  33 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Southeast Technical College

72% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Southeast Technical College is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  72 out of 100
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Southeast Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,205 Full-Time Undergraduates
12.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
43.6% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,330 undergraduates at Southeast Tech with 1,205 being full-time and 1,125 being part-time.

How Much Does Southeast Technical College Cost?

$17,044 Net Price
53% Take Out Loans
$27,344 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Southeast Tech is $17,044. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Southeast Tech

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$15,748 $16,439 $16,676 $17,410 $19,061

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Southeast Tech, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Southeast Tech, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $6,836 a year. That adds up to $27,344 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do Southeast Tech Graduates Make?

$46,709 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Southeast Tech make about $46,709 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. That's great news for Southeast Tech students since it is 5% more than the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year.

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Location of Southeast Technical College

South Dakota State
1,205 Full-Time Undergraduates
Midsize City Campus Setting
Southeast Technical College is a public institution located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

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Contact details for Southeast Tech are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2320 N Career Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57107-1301
Phone: 605-367-7624
Website: www.southeasttech.edu/

Southeast Technical College Majors

37 Majors With Completions
1,594 Undergraduate Degrees
1,594 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 37 majors graduated from Southeast Technical College. Of these students, 1,594 received undergraduate degrees and 1,594 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 88 NA
General Business/Commerce 56 NA
Allied Health Professions 54 NA
Nursing 50 NA
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 43 NA
Other Computer & Information Sciences 40 NA
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 37 NA
Information Technology 32 NA
Accounting 30 NA
Computer Programming 28 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Southeast Technical College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Southeast Tech

41% Take At Least One Class Online
16% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2022-2023, 996 students took at least one online class at Southeast Technical College. This is a decrease from the 1,013 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2022-2023 996 401
2021-2022 1,013 475
2020-2021 1,039 462
2018-2019 830 219

Learn more about online learning at Southeast Technical College.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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