Digital marketing courses in South Dakota

2 digital marketing programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

1 school offers these digital marketing programs, and South Dakota has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Search marketing strategists, with job titles such as digital marketing strategist and social media specialist, help content and products get seen online: they study how people search, run online campaigns and track the results. About half of the people in the job say a new hire needs a bachelor's degree, and about a fifth say an associate degree.¹

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

Both are the same kind of program: marketing or digital marketing (associate degree).

See the 2 programs

How much do digital marketing courses cost in South Dakota?

$15,810 to $18,860

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

These two programs

Finished the program: 43% to 61%
Working 6 months later: Left out; South Dakota's rates sit far below every other state's
Earned a year, estimated: about $5,300 to $50,600
Length: 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 digital marketing courses. How these figures are made

Are there free digital marketing courses in South Dakota?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴For a degree, the job center first looks at grants such as a federal Pell Grant; WIOA pays toward what they don't cover.⁴
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. These programs cost $15,810 to $18,860.

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

All 2 digital marketing programs in South Dakota approved for WIOA funding

2 programs

Marketing or digital marketing (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Marketing | AAS | In-person
Southeast Technical College
Sioux Falls
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Southeast Technical College, Sioux FallsMarketing or digital marketing (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$5,300
Price if you pay yourself$15,810
Program website, Marketing | AAS | In-person at Southeast Technical College
More details about Marketing | AAS | In-person at Southeast Technical College
Finished
61%
Working at 6 months
Left out
Earned in a quarter
$1,325
Length
64 weeks, 17 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$3,000
Students counted
89
Earned a year, estimated
$5,300
Price if you pay yourself
$15,810
Program website, Marketing | AAS | In-person at Southeast Technical College
Marketing or digital marketing (associate degree)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent
Marketing | AAS | Online
Southeast Technical College
Based in Sioux Falls, SD
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Southeast Technical College, based in Sioux Falls, SDMarketing or digital marketing (associate degree) · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$50,600
Price if you pay yourself$18,860
Program website, Marketing | AAS | Online at Southeast Technical College
More details about Marketing | AAS | Online at Southeast Technical College
Finished
43%
Working at 6 months
Left out
Earned in a quarter
$12,651
Length
64 weeks, 17 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$6,100
Students counted
47
Earned a year, estimated
$50,600
Price if you pay yourself
$18,860
Program website, Marketing | AAS | Online at Southeast Technical College

How to pay for digital marketing courses in South Dakota

WIOA funding can pay for digital marketing courses 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 digital marketing courses

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.⁶⁷

GI Bill for digital marketing courses

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.⁸

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

Other training in South Dakota

How digital marketing courses compare with the rest of business and office work: Business and office training in South Dakota

Where the South Dakota digital marketing program numbers come from

Which South Dakota digital marketing programs are on this list?

These are the digital marketing 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).⁹ 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 digital marketing 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 digital marketing courses in South Dakota

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