Western Dakota Technical Institute

Western Dakota Technical Institute:
Western Dakota Tech (WDT) is the only technical institute that serves the western South Dakota region. Based in Rapid City, 60 miles from the Wyoming border, WDT offers 25 Associate of Applied Science and diploma programs in a variety of fields, including Business, Construction Trades, Health Services, Human Services, and Manufacturing and Mechanical Trades. More than 95 percent of WDT graduates are placed in careers within six months of graduation, and more than 88 percent live and work in South Dakota.

Technical programs at Western Dakota Tech offer a wide array of career options. Students attending WDT know that they can get the right training that may lead to immediate employment, a good salary and professional satisfaction. Students are learning the skills they will need to enter the job market for the first time, to make a career change, to advance more quickly with their current employer, or to keep pace with technological change.

The programs at Western Dakota Tech are in step not only with today’s job requirements, but also with the developments that will affect students in the future. Instructors are in touch with the realities of the working world. The equipment, facilities, and courses for each program are reviewed annually with the assistance of professional advisory board committee members.

Courses include:
- Accounting
- Business
- Business Management & Marketing
- Collision Repair
- Computer Science – Network Admin and Security
- Computer-Aided Drafting
- Diesel Service Technology
- Electrical Trades
- Entrepreneurship
- Environmental Engineering Tech
- Fire Science
- Health Information Management
- Medical Assisting
- Paralegal / Legal Assistant
- Pharmacy Tech
- Practical Nursing
- Surgical Technology