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IT training in South Dakota

13 IT training programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

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

Computer support specialists help people solve computer problems and keep networks running. Network support jobs usually call for an associate degree and help desk jobs for some college classes, though a high school diploma plus IT certifications can also be enough.1

In South Dakota, 1 of the 13 programs takes students without a high school diploma and 12 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 13 programs here are IT (associate degree, 6 programs), IT support and help desk (4 programs), networking and system administration (2 programs) and IT certificate or diploma (general, 1 program).

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How much does IT training cost in South Dakota?

Certificates and short courses (7 programs)
$4,320 to $9,356most of them, usually 32 to 36 weeks long
Two-year degrees (6 programs)
$16,877 to $18,825most of them, usually 64 to 76 weeks long

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
63%
Working 6 months later
Left out
South Dakota's rates sit far below every other state's
Earned a year, estimated
about $30,600
Length
32 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 IT training. How these figures are made

Is there free IT training in South Dakota?

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

All 13 IT training programs in South Dakota approved for WIOA funding

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How to pay for IT training in South Dakota

WIOA funding can pay for IT 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 IT 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 IT 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: IT training in South Dakota

programs with a price cost under $10,000
5 of 13
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
46th of 46
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
5 of 20
IT training programs here, against the typical state's 39
13 vs 39

State comparisons use the same figures as the IT 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).

IT training in Sioux Falls, Watertown, Rapid City and other South Dakota cities

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

Other training in South Dakota

How IT training compares with the rest of computers and IT: IT certification programs in South Dakota

Where the South Dakota IT program numbers come from

Which South Dakota IT programs are on this list?

These are the IT 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 IT 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 IT training in South Dakota

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Computer Support Specialists
  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