Lake Area Technical Institute Healthcare Programs
Located in Watertown, South Dakota, Lake Area Technical Institute is a public institution. The surrounding location of Watertown is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.
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Where Is Lake Area Technical Institute?
Contact details for LATI are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 1201 Arrow Avenue, Watertown, SD 57201-0730 |
Phone: | 605-882-5284 |
Website: | www.lakeareatech.edu |
How Do I Get Into LATI?
You can apply to LATI online at: www.lakeareatech.edu/getting-started/apply-now/
Can I Afford Lake Area Technical Institute?
Student Loan Debt
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At LATI, approximately 84% of students took out student loans averaging $6,031 a year. That adds up to $24,124 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at LATI is 0.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Lake Area Technical Institute Undergraduate Student Diversity
Gender Diversity
Of the 1,509 full-time undergraduates at LATI, 58% are male and 42% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lake Area Technical Institute students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 11 |
Black or African American | 15 |
Hispanic or Latino | 21 |
White | 1,345 |
International Students | 6 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 111 |
Over 6 countries are represented at LATI. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Paraguay, South Korea, and Bangladesh.
Lake Area Technical Institute Healthcare Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Basic Certificate | Associate’s | Undergraduate Certificate | TOTAL |
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Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | 12 | 0 | 78 | 90 |
Registered Nursing | 0 | 46 | 0 | 46 |
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling | 35 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
Dental Assisting/Assistant | 0 | 9 | 20 | 29 |
Physical Therapy Assistant | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
Occupational Therapist Assistant | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Laboratory Technician | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Medical/Clinical Assistant | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
TOTAL | 54 | 112 | 103 | 269 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.