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Mitchell Technical College

Community collegePublicMitchell, SDwww.mitchelltech.edu ↗

Mitchell Technical College is a public community college in Mitchell, SD, with about 936 students on campus. the average family on aid pays $13,460 a year, and 76% of students graduate.

Students on campus
936
1,132 undergrad · 196 online only
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$13,460
costs less than 79% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
76%
higher than 68% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$50,743
higher than 72% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Mitchell Technical College?

Openanyone with a diploma can enroll
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Mitchell Technical College is likely test-optional.
What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $16,994 a year

Before any grants
Tuition & fees (in state) $7,524Books & supplies $385Other costs $9,085

What families on aid pay, by income

Average net price a year after grants and scholarships
Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k

Families earning under $30,000 pay about $9,750 a year; families over $110,000 pay about $16,493.

Who goes there

The students

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

990 degree-seeking undergrads
White 88%Hispanic 3%Black 1%Asian 1%Two or more 4%

Women and men

undergraduates
Women 31%Men 69%
12 : 1students per teacher
32%get Pell grants (lower income)
12%undergrads 25 or older
17%study part time
Majors

The biggest programs, and what they pay

Associate degree programs with the most graduates, and their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year later where that’s all that’s reported).

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers57 graduates a year · typical debt $12,000
$70,5394 yrs out
Agricultural Mechanization27 graduates a year
$59,2564 yrs out
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection26 graduates a year · typical debt $10,866
$49,3234 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing20 graduates a year
—not reported
Agricultural Business and Management19 graduates a year
—not reported
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians19 graduates a year · typical debt $12,000
$52,9924 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions19 graduates a year · typical debt $12,000
$73,0274 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations18 graduates a year
—not reported
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
76%
within 3 years · Pell students 68%
Come back for year two
85%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$50,743
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$12,000
about $127 a month over 10 years

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college
71%of borrowers had paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 88% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years of starting repayment (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income when they enrolled
Lower income (under $30k)$41,997
Middle income ($30–75k)$57,664
Higher income (over $75k)$59,424
The town around it

Living in Mitchell

3% of Mitchell’s 15,649 residents are enrolled in college. Here is what the town is like, from TownTapestry’s Mitchell pages.

$851/momedian rent · 10% below the stateHousing in Mitchell → $192,200median home value · 25% below the stateHousing in Mitchell → 8° / 86°January low / July high · 41" of snowClimate in Mitchell →

Other colleges within 30 miles

Dakota Wesleyan University 1.6 mi

Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings are for students who received federal aid.

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