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Business administration programs in South Dakota

9 business programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

6 schools offer these business administration programs, and South Dakota has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

General and operations managers run the daily work of an organization: they make staff schedules, assign work, see that projects get done and plan how materials and people are used. Most move up from supervisory jobs, and the BLS says top executives typically need a bachelor's degree and considerable work experience.1

In South Dakota, all 9 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 9 programs here are business administration (associate degree, 7 programs) and entrepreneurship and small business course (2 programs).

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How much do business administration programs cost in South Dakota?

Two-year degrees (7 programs)
$16,320 to $27,324most of them, usually 64 weeks long
Other business administration programs (2 programs)
$4,590 to $8,750all 2 with a price

What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it. "Most" is the middle half of the programs with a price.

In the typical program

Finished the program
49%
Working 6 months later
Left out
South Dakota's rates sit far below every other state's
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
52 to 64 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in South Dakota may also offer business administration programs. How these figures are made

Are there free business administration programs in South Dakota?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 9 business programs in South Dakota approved for WIOA funding

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9 programs

  • Business administration (associate degree)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Business | AA/AS | Online

    Lake Area Technical College

    Based in Watertown, SD

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Lake Area Technical College, based in Watertown, SDBusiness administration (associate degree) · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$22,600
    Price if you pay yourself$20,857
    Program website, Business | AA/AS | Online at Lake Area Technical College
    More details about Business | AA/AS | Online at Lake Area Technical College
    Finished
    39%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,648
    Length
    76 weeks, 18 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,065
    Students counted
    229
    Earned a year, estimated
    $22,600
    Price if you pay yourself
    $20,857
    Program website, Business | AA/AS | Online at Lake Area Technical College

  • Business administration (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Business Administration | AAS | In-Person

    Southeast Technical College

    Sioux Falls

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Southeast Technical College, Sioux FallsBusiness administration (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$35,300
    Price if you pay yourself$16,320
    Program website, Business Administration | AAS | In-Person at Southeast Technical College
    More details about Business Administration | AAS | In-Person at Southeast Technical College
    Finished
    46%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,822
    Length
    64 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,800
    Students counted
    207
    Earned a year, estimated
    $35,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $16,320
    Program website, Business Administration | AAS | In-Person at Southeast Technical College

  • Business administration (associate degree)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Business Administration | AAS | Online

    Southeast Technical College

    Based in Sioux Falls, SD

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Southeast Technical College, based in Sioux Falls, SDBusiness administration (associate degree) · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$35,200
    Price if you pay yourself$16,320
    Program website, Business Administration | AAS | Online at Southeast Technical College
    More details about Business Administration | AAS | Online at Southeast Technical College
    Finished
    53%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,788
    Length
    64 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $7,000
    Students counted
    180
    Earned a year, estimated
    $35,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $16,320
    Program website, Business Administration | AAS | Online at Southeast Technical College

  • Business administration (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Business Administration | AAS | Hybrid

    Black Hills State University

    Spearfish

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Black Hills State University, SpearfishBusiness administration (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,763
    Program website, Business Administration | AAS | Hybrid at Black Hills State University
    More details about Business Administration | AAS | Hybrid at Black Hills State University
    Finished
    30%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,200
    Students counted
    32
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,763
    Program website, Business Administration | AAS | Hybrid at Black Hills State University

  • Entrepreneurship and small business courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Small Business Management | Diploma | Online

    Mitchell Technical College

    Based in Mitchell, SD

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mitchell Technical College, based in Mitchell, SDEntrepreneurship and small business course · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,750
    Program website, Small Business Management | Diploma | Online at Mitchell Technical College
    More details about Small Business Management | Diploma | Online at Mitchell Technical College
    Finished
    60%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    44 weeks, 29 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $185
    Students counted
    29
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,750
    Program website, Small Business Management | Diploma | Online at Mitchell Technical College

  • Business administration (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Organizational Management | AA | Campus

    Dakota Wesleyan University

    Mitchell

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dakota Wesleyan University, MitchellBusiness administration (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$20,500
    Program website, Organizational Management | AA | Campus at Dakota Wesleyan University
    More details about Organizational Management | AA | Campus at Dakota Wesleyan University
    Finished
    71%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 24 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    19
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $20,500
    Program website, Organizational Management | AA | Campus at Dakota Wesleyan University

  • Entrepreneurship and small business courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Business - Entrepreneurship | Certificate | Hybrid

    Western Dakota Technical College

    Rapid City

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Western Dakota Technical College, Rapid CityEntrepreneurship and small business course · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,590
    Program website, Business - Entrepreneurship | Certificate | Hybrid at Western Dakota Technical College
    More details about Business - Entrepreneurship | Certificate | Hybrid at Western Dakota Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $982
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,590
    Program website, Business - Entrepreneurship | Certificate | Hybrid at Western Dakota Technical College

  • Business administration (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Associate of Business Administration | AA/AS | In-person

    Dakota Wesleyan University

    Mitchell

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dakota Wesleyan University, MitchellBusiness administration (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$33,790
    School website, Associate of Business Administration | AA/AS | In-person at Dakota Wesleyan University
    More details about Associate of Business Administration | AA/AS | In-person at Dakota Wesleyan University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Left out
    Cost of supplies
    $10,060
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $33,790
    School website, Associate of Business Administration | AA/AS | In-person at Dakota Wesleyan University

  • Business administration (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Entrepreneurial Leadership | AA/AS | In-person

    Dakota Wesleyan University

    Mitchell

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dakota Wesleyan University, MitchellBusiness administration (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$33,790
    School website, Entrepreneurial Leadership | AA/AS | In-person at Dakota Wesleyan University
    More details about Entrepreneurial Leadership | AA/AS | In-person at Dakota Wesleyan University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Left out
    Cost of supplies
    $10,060
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $33,790
    School website, Entrepreneurial Leadership | AA/AS | In-person at Dakota Wesleyan University

How to pay for business administration programs in South Dakota

WIOA funding can pay for business administration programs in South Dakota

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for business administration programs

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for business administration programs

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Quick facts: Business administration programs in South Dakota

programs with a price cost under $10,000
3 of 9
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
36th of 37
business programs here, against the typical state's 18
9 vs 18

State comparisons use the same figures as the business administration programs by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Business administration programs in Mitchell, Sioux Falls, Spearfish and other South Dakota cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 3 programs are online.

Other training in South Dakota

How business administration programs compare with the rest of business and office work: Business and office training in South Dakota

Where the South Dakota business administration program numbers come from

Which South Dakota business administration programs are on this list?

These are the business administration programs South Dakota approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what South Dakota offers.

How the prices and results of South Dakota business administration programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the South Dakota figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for South Dakota: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Sources for the facts about business administration programs in South Dakota

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Top Executives
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List