2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Welding Technology/Welder in South Dakota

Ranked #43 in popularity, welding technology/welder is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Welding Technology/Welder in South Dakota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 37 associate degrees in welding technology/welder during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study Welding Technology/Welder in South Dakota

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in welding technology/welder.

Most Well Attended Schools for Wielding Students Working on Their Associate

1

Lake Area Technical Institute
Watertown, SD

19 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Best Quality In SD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Lake Area Technical Institute is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting an associate degree in welding technology/welder. LATI is a small public school located in the town of Watertown. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for associate degrees in welding technology/welder in South Dakota. More information about a associate in welding technology/welder from Lake Area Technical Institute

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Western Dakota Technical Institute
Rapid City, SD

18 Annual Associate Degrees

#2 Best Quality In SD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in welding technology/welder needs to look into Western Dakota Technical Institute. Located in the rural area of Rapid City, Western Dakota Tech is a public school with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for associate degrees in welding technology/welder in South Dakota. More information about a associate in welding technology/welder from Western Dakota Technical Institute

Best Welding Technology/Welder Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Welding Technology/Welder Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	310	36
Kansas	283	59
Missouri	214	58
Iowa	190	52
Nebraska	166	77
North Dakota	141	25

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Rankings in Majors Related to Wielding

Welding Technology/Welder is one of 8 different types of Precision Metal Working programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Wielding

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	23

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.