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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.

269 Undergraduate Degrees

Where Is Lake Area Technical Institute?

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Contact details for LATI are given below.

Contact Details
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/

Lake Area Technical Institute has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Lake Area Technical Institute?

84% Take Out Loans
0.1% Loan Default Rate

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

1,509 Full-Time Undergraduates
42% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,217 undergraduate students at LATI, with 1,509 being full-time and 708 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,509 full-time undergraduates at LATI, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lake Area Technical Institute students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
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
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.

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