Category: LATC News
Lake Area Tech Offers Free Income Tax Preparation Services
For Immediate Release JANUARY 9, 2026 Lake Area Tech Offers Free Income Tax Preparation Services Closed for the Season WATERTOWN, SD – For 38 years, second-year students in Lake Area Technical College’s Financial Services Advanced Tax class have participated in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program that offers free basic income tax filing services […]
Cheers to 60 Years and to the Future We Build Together
OP-ED PIECE: Cheers to 60 Years and to the Future We Build Together FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE In 2025, Lake Area Technical College proudly celebrated 60 years of serving students, strengthening communities, and powering South Dakota’s workforce. Milestones like this invite reflection, but more importantly, they invite gratitude for the people and partners who have made […]
Avera Grant Supports New LATC Nursing Simulation Center in Pierre
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WATERTOWN, S.D. – Lake Area Technical College (LATC) and Avera announced today the upcoming construction/remodel of a high-tech nursing simulation center at Pierre’s Capital City Campus. A grant from Avera will provide improved equipment and technology for LATC’s nursing program. LATC President Tiffany Sanderson said the Avera Learning & Simulation Center will […]
Concert to Showcase New LATC Chorus
LAKE AREA TECH HOSTS CHRISTMAS CONCERT, FEATURING NEW CHORUS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WATERTOWN, S.D. – Lake Area Technical College in Watertown will host its Christmas Concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, featuring performances by the new LATC Chorus and the Glacial Lakes Harmonizers. The event will take place on the fourth floor of Lake […]
LATC Esports to Compete for National Championship
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lake Area Technical College Esports Team to Compete for National Championship Friday WATERTOWN, S.D. – The Lake Area Technical College Esports team will compete for the Call of Duty Warzone 2v2 NJCAAE National Championship on Friday at 5 p.m., facing USC Sumter in a best-of-five series. This marks the first national title […]
$6k in Welding Supplies Awarded at Weld-Off
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Katie Paulson, (605) 882-5284 WATERTOWN – Six high school welding students from across South Dakota took home cutting-edge welding equipment and have earned a full-ride college scholarships if they were seniors at the December 3, 2025 Lake Area Technical College Weld-Off in Watertown. Event organizer Katie Paulson said nearly 400 students […]