Southeast Technical Institute

What Southeast Technical Institute does

Southeast Technical College (STC), informally branded Southeast Tech, is a public two-year technical college operating under the South Dakota Board of Technical Education and headquartered at 2320 N Career Ave, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with a satellite nursing site in Huron. The institution delivers more than 65 associate degree, diploma, and certificate programs spanning healthcare, business, construction, engineering technology, information technology, manufacturing/mechatronics, transportation, veterinary technology, horticulture, and human services, plus over 1,250 individual course offerings. It supplements these programs with secondary-market services including adult literacy and GED prep through the Hovland Learning Center, dual credit courses for South Dakota high school juniors and seniors, summer and 8-week online formats approved under NC-SARA, CLEP proctored testing, and Career Academies that combine paid pre-apprenticeship training with classroom instruction.

The institution's operating model is a traditional in-person plus online community college built on industry-standard classroom, lab, and shop facilities (HUB, Mickelson Center, Sullivan Health Science Center, Ed Wood Trade and Industry Center, Technology Center), supplemented by the myTech student portal and a mobile student ID. STC generates revenue primarily through per-credit tuition at $278 per credit hour (with dual credit at $80.37), CLEP and transcript transaction fees, employer-funded customized workforce training (CDL, Hunter alignment, dental radiology, AWS welding certification testing), South Dakota state appropriations and Perkins V grants, and private donations managed by the Southeast Tech Foundation. Go-to-market combines open-door admissions with structured recruitment through campus visit days, career academies for high schoolers, dual credit partnerships with South Dakota high schools, direct employer sales through a Workforce Development division, and articulation pathways to 14+ four-year universities including South Dakota State University, University of South Dakota, Dakota State University, Northern State University, South Dakota School of Mines, ASU, and WGU.

Customer segments include traditional career-focused college students (primary), adult/non-traditional learners via Hovland, high school dual credit students, employer/corporate training clients in construction, manufacturing, transportation, and healthcare, and working professionals pursuing certificates or bachelor's completion. The institution has been continuously HLC-accredited since 1981, most recently reaffirmed July 18, 2023, and holds program-specific accreditations from ACBSP, CAAHEP, ACEN, CoARC, AVMA, CODA, HVAC Excellence, ASE Education Foundation, and the American Welding Society (first Accredited Test Facility in South Dakota).

Name

Southeast Technical Institute

Legal name

Southeast Technical College

Website

https://southeasttech.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Southeast Technical College is a public two-year technical college in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, operating under the South Dakota Board of Technical Education and delivering 65+ associate degree, diploma, and certificate programs across healthcare, trades, IT, and business to traditional students, adult learners, high school dual credit students, and employer workforce partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technical and Vocational Education

NAICS

Junior Colleges (61121), Technical and Trade Schools (61151)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAHADAD

Technical Community Colleges (Applied/CTE-Focused)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Community & Junior Colleges

SECONDARYEDAHADAE

Comprehensive Community Colleges (Transfer + Workforce)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Community & Junior Colleges

Keywords

• Technical college education
• Vocational training programs
• Workforce development services
• Associate degree programs
• Career technical education

Headquarters

HQ city

Sioux Falls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: The college charges tuition on a per-credit-hour basis at $278 per credit for regular programs. Dual credit courses for high school students are priced at $80.37 per credit hour (half the traditional tuition rate). Additional fees include a $75 non-degree registration fee.
2. Testing and Certification Services: The college generates revenue through proctored exam services including CLEP examinations ($95 per exam), GED testing, entrance exams, and test-out proctoring. Official transcript requests are processed at $6.75 for electronic PDF delivery.
3. Workforce Development and Corporate Training: Southeast Tech provides customized training solutions and continuing education courses to employers and working professionals. Programs include Hunter alignment training, CDL training, dental radiology courses, and welding certification testing. Revenue is generated through course fees and employer partnerships.
4. State Funding and Grants: As a public technical college, Southeast Tech receives state funding from the South Dakota Board of Technical Education and participates in Perkins V funding for career and technical education. The institution also receives grants from organizations such as the Sioux Falls Education Foundation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Southeast Technical Institute (Southeast Technical College) is a public technical college delivering more than 65 associate degree, diploma, and certificate programs across healthcare, business, construction, manufacturing, transportation, IT, and skilled trades. It supplements academic offerings with adult basic education/GED preparation, dual credit for high school students, online programs, bachelor-degree completion pathways via articulation agreements, and customized workforce development training for employers.

Product overview

Southeast Technical College is a community college offering a comprehensive portfolio of educational programs and services. The institution provides more than 65 associate degree, diploma, and certificate programs across career-focused areas including healthcare, business, construction, transportation technology, information technology, engineering technology, and industrial technology. Supporting these core academic offerings are specialized programs including GED/adult education services through the Hovland Learning Center, dual credit opportunities for high school students, summer courses, and Career Academies for paid pre-apprenticeship training. The institution also offers bachelor degree completion pathways through articulation agreements with regional universities, online and hybrid learning options, and workforce development/corporate education services including CDL training, custom employer training, and continuing education courses. The myTech student portal and Mobile ID system support student services delivery. Financial support is provided through programs like the Build Dakota Scholarship offering full-ride awards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Associate Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates
• Hovland Learning Center - Adult Education and Literacy
• Dual Credit Program
• Career Academies (Summer Programs)
• Online Programs
• Bachelor Degree Completion Programs
• Workforce Development and Corporate Education
• CLEP Testing (College Level Examination Program)
• Summer Courses

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% of students transfer credits from other institutions
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Build Dakota Scholarship (Employer Partners)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 June 2026The Build Dakota Scholarship program provides full-ride scholarships to students in high-need workforce fields. In 2026, 176 students received scholarships, demonstrating strong employer partnerships with companies that benefit from the trained workforce pipeline. Employers can sponsor scholars through the Sponsor a Scholar program.
• Northern State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTC and NSU co-enrollment partnership allows business students to take NSU courses while completing their degree at Southeast Tech. After graduating from STC, students can smoothly transition to NSU bachelor's degree programs without additional admissions process. Additional articulation agreements cover banking, finance, management, marketing, human performance, criminal justice, and general studies.
• Dakota State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArticulation agreements enable seamless transfer for Accounting (AAS to BBA), Business Administration (AAS to BBA in Business Technology, Finance, Management, Marketing), and Medical Coding (AAS to BS in Health Informatics and Information Management).
• South Dakota State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple articulation agreements covering Mechatronics to Electronics Engineering Technology, Early Childhood Specialist to Early Childhood Education, Civil Engineering Technology to Construction Management, Construction Management Technology to Construction Management, Business Administration to Operations Management, and Registered Nurse to BSN.
• South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArticulation agreement for Civil Engineering Technology AAS graduates to transfer to Civil Engineering BS degree at South Dakota's premier engineering institution.
• University of South DakotacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerComprehensive articulation covering business programs (Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, HR Management, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Management, Marketing, Operational Analytics), healthcare/nursing programs (Health Sciences, LPN to BSN, RN to BSN), and media programs (Media Design to Art with Graphic Design specialization).
• Western Governors UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransfer pathways for Accounting, Business Administration, and Marketing AAS degrees to WGU BS programs including Healthcare Management, HR Management, IT Management. Additional pathways for Early Childhood Specialist to Elementary/Special Education, healthcare sonography programs to Health Service Coordination, RN to BSN/MSN programs, and IT programs to Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing, Computer Science, and Software Development.
• Arizona State UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMyPath2ASU tool enables students to plan bachelor's degree completion from the start. Students can choose from more than 400 course-by-course major maps leading to on-ground and online ASU bachelor's degrees.
• Bellevue UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransfer agreement allows Southeast Tech associate degree graduates to transfer approximately 60 credit hours toward Bellevue University bachelor's degrees, placing them nearly halfway through their bachelor's program.
• Iowa State UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransfer plans available for Horticulture Technology AAS to Horticulture BS and Sports Turf Management AAS to related programs at Iowa State University.
• Minnesota State University MoorheadminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerComprehensive articulation agreement covering 23 AAS programs (Architectural Engineering, Automotive, Civil Engineering, Collision Repair, Computer Programming, Diesel, Digital Media, Electrician, Electroneurodiagnostic, Electronics, Horticulture, IT Security, Invasive Cardiovascular, Land Surveying, Landscape Design, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Media Design, Network Admin, Software Development, System Admin) to Operations Management BS.
• Eastern South Dakota Perkins Consortium (35 School Districts)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPerkins V consortium bringing 35 school districts together to strengthen Career and Technical Education programming through collaboration with technical colleges and industry. Consortium director and staff coordinate professional development, budgeting, and member resources.
• Local Fire Departments, EMS, Law Enforcement, and Healthcare PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-agency collaboration for mass casualty simulation training exercises. Partners coordinate during large-scale emergency scenarios including tornado, airplane crash, and school bus crash simulations to provide realistic training for future EMTs and healthcare workers.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves4 records

Broad incumbents

• Ivy Tech Community College: Largest singly-accredited community college system in the U.S. (Indiana) offering hundreds of associate and certificate programs including many of the same CTE/technical fields STC offers, but operating at statewide scale rather than single-region focus.
• Universal Technical Institute: National for-profit provider of technical training in transportation, skilled trades, energy, and healthcare — overlapping with STC's automotive, diesel, welding, and electrical programs but operating at multi-state scale via online and campus delivery.

Direct peers

• Ridgewater College: Public community and technical college in Willmar/Hutchinson, Minnesota offering applied associate degrees and diplomas in trades, health, and agriculture; comparable institutional scale and workforce-development mission.
• Lake Area Technical College: Public technical college located in Watertown, South Dakota, offering associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates in applied career fields under the South Dakota Board of Technical Education — the closest operational analogue to STC in the same system.
• Alexandria Technical and Community College: Minnesota-based public technical and community college offering associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates in similar CTE fields (manufacturing, healthcare, IT, trades) under a parallel state technical college governance model.
• Western Dakota Technical College: Public technical college in Rapid City, South Dakota, also operating under the South Dakota Board of Technical Education with comparable associate-degree and diploma programs in trades, healthcare, and business — a direct sister-institution competitor for out-of-region South Dakota students.
• Mitchell Technical College: Public technical college in Mitchell, South Dakota also governed by the South Dakota Board of Technical Education, sharing the same governance model, applied-mission focus, and statewide Perkins Consortium participation as STC.

Regional players

• Dakota College at Bottineau: Public two-year college in Bottineau, North Dakota offering associate degrees, certificates, and diplomas in healthcare, trades, and natural resources — comparable scope, but operates under the North Dakota University System rather than a technical-college board.
• Bismarck State College: Public community college in Bismarck, North Dakota offering associate degrees, certificates, and bachelor's completion pathways across technical, healthcare, energy, and IT fields — comparable program breadth but serving a different regional economy.

Emerging players

• Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics: Private not-for-profit aviation and technical trade school offering associate degrees and diplomas in aviation maintenance, electronics, and manufacturing technologies — narrower scope but comparable applied, hands-on CTE philosophy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SoutheastTechSD
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC3f3LuXmXUYoPm_ILrL-WqA
• Facebookfacebook.com/58575295132
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/383743
• Instagraminstagram.com/southeasttechsd

Compliance13 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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