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Short certificate programs in South Dakota

20 programs that take 12 weeks or less, in 7 fields, every one approved for WIOA funding in South Dakota

Each field lists its programs shortest first, up to 10, with a link to the rest. Length is in weeks as the school reported it, and hours a week differ: a four-week course can be full time. 20 of the 204 South Dakota programs that report a length take 12 weeks or less.

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CDL training 13

All CDL training programs in South Dakota, with typical prices and results

See all 13 CDL training programs of 12 weeks or less on the South Dakota CDL training page, with filters

Welding classes 2

All welding programs in South Dakota, with typical prices and results

  • Advanced Welder Training | Campus

    Regional Technical Education Center Inc., YanktonGeneral weldingIn person · 6 weeks · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated
    $42,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,990
    students trained with WIOA funding
    43

  • Structural Welding Technologies | Certificate | In-person

    Great Plains Welding Academy, Rapid CityStructural weldingIn person · 12 weeks · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,200

Barber school 1

All barber programs in South Dakota, with typical prices and results

  • Barber | Cosmetology to Barber Crossover

    South Dakota Barber College, LLC, Rapid CityCrossover, upgrade or short courseHybrid · 12 weeks · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,850
    students trained with WIOA funding
    3
    Program website, Barber | Cosmetology to Barber Crossover

CNA classes 1

All CNA programs in South Dakota, with typical prices and results

  • Certified Nursing Assistant Program

    Avera Education & Staffing Solutions, YanktonNursing assistant (CNA)Hybrid · 3 weeks · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated
    $18,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $910
    students trained with WIOA funding
    5
    Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant Program

Home inspector training 1

All home inspector programs in South Dakota, with typical prices and results

IT training 1

All IT training programs in South Dakota, with typical prices and results

  • Computer User Support Specialist

    ACI Learning, based in Centennial, COIT support and help deskOnline · 11 weeks · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $14,685
    Program website, Computer User Support Specialist

Medication aide training 1

All medication aide programs in South Dakota, with typical prices and results

Each program shows its own figures as the school reported them. Yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are counted. How these programs are chosen

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Which South Dakota programs count as short

Approved by South Dakota

Programs South Dakota approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), from its eligible training provider list (ETPL).5 They come from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025), covering programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Only the site's fields of training are counted.

What counts as short

A program counts as short when the school filed a length of 12 weeks or less. Programs with no length in the file are left off, and so are lengths our checks removed as unlikely (what "Left out" means is on the method page). How the site handles the data

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 funding facts on this page

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  1. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  2. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  3. 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)
  4. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  5. 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