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Colleges near Lake Flat · College Scorecard

The nearest college is 43 miles from Lake Flat

Western Dakota Technical College in Rapid City, SD. No college is within 30 miles of Lake Flat.

Nearest college
42.6 mi
Western Dakota Technical College
Within 30 miles
0
degree-granting colleges
Residents in college
0%
SD 5%

College from Lake Flat

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Colleges near Lake Flat

The closest colleges to Lake Flat.

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

What it costs

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The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Lake Flat’s median household income ($111K) falls.

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college near Lake Flat: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Western Dakota Technical CollegeSouth Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyOglala Lakota College
Western Dakota Technical College54% graduate$40k earnings$15k typical debt
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology53% graduate$72k earnings$27k typical debt
Oglala Lakota College9% graduate$23k earnings— typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Lake Flat. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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