The Moments and Milestones
that Shaped Lake Area Tech

1965

State legislature passes legislation to implement the Federal Vocational Education Act of 1963

1970

Medical Assisting, Ag Business and Medical Lab Tech programs launched

1975

Student Center built

1983

LAVTI buys TOPO Robot to prep students for the future

1985

425 students graduate

1990

Gary Williams named Director of LAVTI Foundation Forms

1995

Technical Education Center building finished

2000

First Annual Foundation Holiday Festival of Trees fundraiser established

2005

Formal program-to-program articulation agreement with South Dakota State University

2010

16,000+ students have graduated from Lake Area Tech since its founding

2015

President Barack Obama delivers Commencement Address

2020

Lake Area Tech celebrates 55th Anniversary