Industrial maintenance technician training in South Dakota

5 industrial maintenance programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

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

Industrial machinery mechanics, maintenance workers and millwrights install, maintain and repair factory equipment and other industrial machinery. Most have a year or more of training after high school, some a two-year degree in industrial maintenance, and most millwrights learn the trade in a three- or four-year apprenticeship.¹

In South Dakota, all 5 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 5 programs here are industrial maintenance (associate degree, 4 programs) and industrial maintenance certificate or diploma (1 program).

See the 5 programs

How much does industrial maintenance training cost in South Dakota?

Two-year degrees (4 programs): $16,088 to $19,872all 4 with a price
Other industrial maintenance programs (1 program): $7,395the one with a price

What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it.

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not enough data; 4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
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: 64 to 68 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 industrial maintenance training. How these figures are made

Is there free industrial maintenance training in South Dakota?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴For a degree, the job center first looks at grants such as a federal Pell Grant; WIOA pays toward what they don't cover.⁴
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. Two-year degrees here cost $16,088 to $19,872.Other industrial maintenance programs here cost $7,395.

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

All 5 industrial maintenance programs in South Dakota approved for WIOA funding

5 programs

Industrial maintenance (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Robotics | AAS | Campus
Lake Area Technical College
Watertown
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Lake Area Technical College, WatertownIndustrial maintenance (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$58,800
Price if you pay yourself$16,088
Program website, Robotics | AAS | Campus at Lake Area Technical College
More details about Robotics | AAS | Campus at Lake Area Technical College
Finished
70%
Working at 6 months
Left out
Earned in a quarter
$14,689
Length
68 weeks, 27 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,805
Students counted
84
Earned a year, estimated
$58,800
Price if you pay yourself
$16,088
Program website, Robotics | AAS | Campus at Lake Area Technical College
Industrial maintenance (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Mechatronics Technology | AAS | In-person
Southeast Technical College
Sioux Falls
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Southeast Technical College, Sioux FallsIndustrial maintenance (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$61,100
Price if you pay yourself$17,085
Program website, Mechatronics Technology | AAS | In-person at Southeast Technical College
More details about Mechatronics Technology | AAS | In-person at Southeast Technical College
Finished
86%
Working at 6 months
Left out
Earned in a quarter
$15,270
Length
64 weeks, 16 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$4,340
Students counted
84
Earned a year, estimated
$61,100
Price if you pay yourself
$17,085
Program website, Mechatronics Technology | AAS | In-person at Southeast Technical College
Industrial maintenance (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Automation Controls/SCADA | AAS | Campus
Mitchell Technical College
Mitchell
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Mitchell Technical College, MitchellIndustrial maintenance (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$82,500
Price if you pay yourself$18,883
Program website, Automation Controls/SCADA | AAS | Campus at Mitchell Technical College
More details about Automation Controls/SCADA | AAS | Campus at Mitchell Technical College
Finished
59%
Working at 6 months
Left out
Earned in a quarter
$20,619
Length
81 weeks, 21 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$2,555
Students counted
78
Earned a year, estimated
$82,500
Price if you pay yourself
$18,883
Program website, Automation Controls/SCADA | AAS | Campus at Mitchell Technical College
Industrial maintenance (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Robotics | AAS | Hybrid
Lake Area Technical College
Watertown
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Lake Area Technical College, WatertownIndustrial maintenance (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$19,872
Program website, Robotics | AAS | Hybrid at Lake Area Technical College
More details about Robotics | AAS | Hybrid at Lake Area Technical College
Finished
39%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
68 weeks, 27 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,850
Students counted
58
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$19,872
Program website, Robotics | AAS | Hybrid at Lake Area Technical College
Industrial maintenance certificate or diplomaHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Electrical Trades - Autonomous Equipment Technician | Certificate | Hy-brid
Western Dakota Technical College
Rapid City
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Western Dakota Technical College, Rapid CityIndustrial maintenance certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$7,395
Program website, Electrical Trades - Autonomous Equipment Technician | Certificate | Hy-brid at Western Dakota Technical College
More details about Electrical Trades - Autonomous Equipment Technician | Certificate | Hy-brid 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
$1,386
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$7,395
Program website, Electrical Trades - Autonomous Equipment Technician | Certificate | Hy-brid at Western Dakota Technical College

How to pay for industrial maintenance training in South Dakota

WIOA funding can pay for industrial maintenance training 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 industrial maintenance training

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 industrial maintenance training

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: Industrial maintenance technician training in South Dakota

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 29th of 29
industrial maintenance programs here, against the typical state's 9: 5 vs 9

State comparisons use the same figures as the industrial maintenance training 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).

Industrial maintenance technician training in Watertown, Sioux Falls, Mitchell and other South Dakota cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in South Dakota

How industrial maintenance training compares with the rest of skilled trades: Trade school programs in South Dakota

Where the South Dakota industrial maintenance program numbers come from

Which South Dakota industrial maintenance programs are on this list?

These are the industrial maintenance 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 industrial maintenance 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 industrial maintenance training in South Dakota

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