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Accounting and bookkeeping classes in South Dakota

11 accounting and bookkeeping programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

5 schools offer these accounting and bookkeeping programs, and South Dakota has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Bookkeeping and accounting clerks record and check financial data so an organization keeps complete, accurate books. Some employers want college classes or a degree in accounting, others hire people with a high school diploma and train them on the job; certification is not usually required.1 Anyone paid to prepare or help prepare federal tax returns needs a Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) from the IRS.2

In South Dakota, all 11 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 11 programs here are bookkeeping certificate or course (5 programs), accounting (associate degree, 4 programs) and accounting certificate (2 programs).

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How much do accounting and bookkeeping classes cost in South Dakota?

$6,368 to $16,031 is what most accounting and bookkeeping programs in South Dakota cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 11 programs with a price. All of them: $2,250 to $17,732

In the typical program

Finished the program
68%
Working 6 months later
Left out
South Dakota's rates sit far below every other state's
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
32 to 64 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in South Dakota may also offer accounting and bookkeeping classes. How these figures are made

Are there free accounting and bookkeeping classes in South Dakota?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 11 accounting and bookkeeping programs in South Dakota approved for WIOA funding

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11 programs

  • Accounting (associate degree)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Accounting | AAS | Online

    Southeast Technical College

    Based in Sioux Falls, SD

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Southeast Technical College, based in Sioux Falls, SDAccounting (associate degree) · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$48,200
    Price if you pay yourself$16,320
    Program website, Accounting | AAS | Online at Southeast Technical College
    More details about Accounting | AAS | Online at Southeast Technical College
    Finished
    58%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,044
    Length
    64 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $7,000
    Students counted
    131
    Earned a year, estimated
    $48,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $16,320
    Program website, Accounting | AAS | Online at Southeast Technical College

  • Accounting (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Accounting | AAS | In-person

    Southeast Technical College

    Sioux Falls

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Southeast Technical College, Sioux FallsAccounting (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$16,320
    Program website, Accounting | AAS | In-person at Southeast Technical College
    More details about Accounting | AAS | In-person at Southeast Technical College
    Finished
    74%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,800
    Students counted
    120
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $16,320
    Program website, Accounting | AAS | In-person at Southeast Technical College

  • Accounting (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Accounting | AAS | Campus (62 credit hours)

    Western Dakota Technical College

    Rapid City

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Western Dakota Technical College, Rapid CityAccounting (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$52,500
    Price if you pay yourself$17,732
    Program website, Accounting | AAS | Campus (62 credit hours) at Western Dakota Technical College
    More details about Accounting | AAS | Campus (62 credit hours) at Western Dakota Technical College
    Finished
    54%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $13,115
    Length
    64 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,750
    Students counted
    95
    Earned a year, estimated
    $52,500
    Price if you pay yourself
    $17,732
    Program website, Accounting | AAS | Campus (62 credit hours) at Western Dakota Technical College

  • Bookkeeping certificate or courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Bookkeeping | Diploma | Online (30 credit hours)

    Western Dakota Technical College

    Based in Rapid City, SD

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Western Dakota Technical College, based in Rapid City, SDBookkeeping certificate or course · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$31,000
    Price if you pay yourself$8,580
    Program website, Bookkeeping | Diploma | Online (30 credit hours) at Western Dakota Technical College
    More details about Bookkeeping | Diploma | Online (30 credit hours) at Western Dakota Technical College
    Finished
    74%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,758
    Length
    32 weeks, 19 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,543
    Students counted
    57
    Earned a year, estimated
    $31,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,580
    Program website, Bookkeeping | Diploma | Online (30 credit hours) at Western Dakota Technical College

  • Accounting (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Accounting | AAS | Campus

    Mitchell Technical College

    Mitchell

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mitchell Technical College, MitchellAccounting (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$15,742

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Accounting | AAS | Campus at Mitchell Technical College
    More details about Accounting | AAS | Campus at Mitchell Technical College
    Finished
    63%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    68 weeks, 21 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,563
    Students counted
    50
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $15,742
    students trained with WIOA funding
    3
    Program website, Accounting | AAS | Campus at Mitchell Technical College

  • Bookkeeping certificate or courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Bookkeeping | Diploma | ONLINE

    Southeast Technical College

    Based in Sioux Falls, SD

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Southeast Technical College, based in Sioux Falls, SDBookkeeping certificate or course · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,167
    Program website, Bookkeeping | Diploma | ONLINE at Southeast Technical College
    More details about Bookkeeping | Diploma | ONLINE at Southeast Technical College
    Finished
    68%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,652
    Students counted
    21
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $10,167
    Program website, Bookkeeping | Diploma | ONLINE at Southeast Technical College

  • Bookkeeping certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Bookkeeping | Diploma | In-person

    Southeast Technical College

    Sioux Falls

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Southeast Technical College, Sioux FallsBookkeeping certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,415
    Program website, Bookkeeping | Diploma | In-person at Southeast Technical College
    More details about Bookkeeping | Diploma | In-person at Southeast Technical College
    Finished
    69%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,500
    Students counted
    20
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,415
    Program website, Bookkeeping | Diploma | In-person at Southeast Technical College

  • Bookkeeping certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Bookkeeping | Diploma | Campus (30 credit hours)

    Western Dakota Technical College

    Rapid City

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Western Dakota Technical College, Rapid CityBookkeeping certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,580
    Program website, Bookkeeping | Diploma | Campus (30 credit hours) at Western Dakota Technical College
    More details about Bookkeeping | Diploma | Campus (30 credit hours) at Western Dakota Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 19 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,643
    Students counted
    11
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,580
    Program website, Bookkeeping | Diploma | Campus (30 credit hours) at Western Dakota Technical College

  • Bookkeeping certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Office and Accounting Assistant

    Career Learning Center of the Black Hills

    Rapid City

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Career Learning Center of the Black Hills, Rapid CityBookkeeping certificate or courseIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,250
    Program website, Office and Accounting Assistant at Career Learning Center of the Black Hills
    More details about Office and Accounting Assistant at Career Learning Center of the Black Hills
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    20 weeks, 28 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,250
    Program website, Office and Accounting Assistant at Career Learning Center of the Black Hills

  • Accounting certificateOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Accounting - UpSkill In-Person

    Lake Area Technical College

    Based in Watertown, SD

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Lake Area Technical College, based in Watertown, SDAccounting certificate · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,320
    School website, Accounting - UpSkill In-Person at Lake Area Technical College
    More details about Accounting - UpSkill In-Person at Lake Area Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    36 weeks, 24 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $962
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,320
    School website, Accounting - UpSkill In-Person at Lake Area Technical College

  • Accounting certificateOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Accounting - UpSkill Online

    Lake Area Technical College

    Based in Watertown, SD

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Lake Area Technical College, based in Watertown, SDAccounting certificate · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,320
    School website, Accounting - UpSkill Online at Lake Area Technical College
    More details about Accounting - UpSkill Online at Lake Area Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    36 weeks, 24 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $962
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,320
    School website, Accounting - UpSkill Online at Lake Area Technical College

How to pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in South Dakota

WIOA funding can pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in South Dakota

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for accounting and bookkeeping classes

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.78

GI Bill for accounting and bookkeeping classes

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Quick facts: Accounting and bookkeeping classes in South Dakota

programs with a price cost under $5,000
3 of 11
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
36th of 38
accounting and bookkeeping programs here, against the typical state's 16
11 vs 16

State comparisons use the same figures as the accounting and bookkeeping classes by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Accounting and bookkeeping classes in Rapid City, Sioux Falls, Mitchell and other South Dakota cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 5 programs are online.

Other training in South Dakota

How accounting and bookkeeping classes compare with the rest of business and office work: Business and office training in South Dakota

Where the South Dakota accounting and bookkeeping program numbers come from

Which South Dakota accounting and bookkeeping programs are on this list?

These are the accounting and bookkeeping programs South Dakota approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).10 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what South Dakota offers.

How the prices and results of South Dakota accounting and bookkeeping programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

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 facts about accounting and bookkeeping classes in South Dakota

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
  2. Internal Revenue Service: PTIN requirements for tax return preparers
  3. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  4. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  5. 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)
  6. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  8. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  9. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  10. 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