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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.

224 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 $6,263 a year. That adds up to $25,052 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

1,511 Full-Time Undergraduates
41% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,190 undergraduate students at LATI, with 1,511 being full-time and 679 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,511 full-time undergraduates at LATI, 59% are male and 41% 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 14
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 32
White 1,348
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 92

Over 6 countries are represented at LATI. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Paraguay, South Korea, and Bangladesh.

Online Learning at Lake Area Technical Institute

499 Took All Classes Online
1,137 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 1,137 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at LATI has changed over the last few years.

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The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of LATI majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 89%
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 9%

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 16 0 61 77
Dental Assisting/Assistant 0 7 22 29
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 25 2 0 27
Registered Nursing 0 20 0 20
Physical Therapy Assistant 0 19 0 19
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 6 7 5 18
Occupational Therapist Assistant 0 13 0 13
Laboratory Technician 0 12 0 12
Medical/Clinical Assistant 0 9 0 9
TOTAL 47 89 88 224

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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