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About Lake Area Technical College
Lake Area Tech is built around one goal: helping you step into a high-demand career with confidence. Since 1965, we’ve focused on keeping programs current, hands-on, and aligned with what employers actually need, so what you learn here translates directly to what comes next.
Today, Lake Area Tech offers 30+ programs, including online and hybrid options, and serves more than 2,600 students.
The results speak for themselves: over 24,000 graduates, a 99% placement rate, and the majority choosing to live and work right here in South Dakota.
You’ll find small class sizes, modern equipment, and a campus that continues to grow alongside the industries it supports. Underneath it all are the standards that guide how we operate every day: reputation, interaction, efficiency, safety, and character.
Quality Standards
Lake Area Tech has non-negotiable quality standards. Developed through the efforts of our entire staff, these standards are the guiding principles for our decisions and actions as an organization.
- Reputation
- Interaction
- Efficiency
- Safety
- Character