Healthcare administration programs in South Dakota

1 healthcare administration program with costs, results and funding that can make it free

One school offers this healthcare administration program, and South Dakota has approved it for workforce funding. It shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Healthcare administrators, also called medical and health services managers, run the business side of health care: a whole facility, one clinical department or a practice shared by a group of doctors. Most have a bachelor's degree, but some employers hire people with an associate degree, and work experience can sometimes stand in for school. Every state requires nursing home administrators to hold a license, and the rules vary by state.¹

In South Dakota, the one program asks for a high school diploma or equivalent.

See the program

How much do healthcare administration programs cost in South Dakota?

$8,415

is what this program costs if you pay yourself

This program

Finished the program: Not reported; The program doesn't report it
Working 6 months later: Not reported; The program doesn't report it
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported; The program doesn't report it
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 healthcare administration programs. How these figures are made

Are there free healthcare administration programs in South Dakota?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for the 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. The one program with a price costs $8,415.

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

The one healthcare administration program in South Dakota approved for WIOA funding

1 program

Healthcare administration (associate degree)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent
Healthcare Leadership | AAS | Online
Southeast Technical College
Based in Sioux Falls, SD
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Southeast Technical College, based in Sioux Falls, SDHealthcare administration (associate degree) · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$8,415
Program website, Healthcare Leadership | AAS | Online at Southeast Technical College
More details about Healthcare Leadership | AAS | Online at Southeast Technical College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
64 weeks, 33 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$3,150
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$8,415
Program website, Healthcare Leadership | AAS | Online at Southeast Technical College

How to pay for healthcare administration programs in South Dakota

WIOA funding can pay for healthcare administration programs 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 healthcare administration programs

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 healthcare administration programs

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 healthcare administration programs compare with the rest of medical office and lab work: Medical certification programs in South Dakota

Where the South Dakota healthcare administration program numbers come from

Which South Dakota healthcare administration programs are on this list?

These are the healthcare administration 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 healthcare administration 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 healthcare administration programs in South Dakota

Show the 9 sourcesHide the sources

Nursing and patient care

Medical office and lab

General healthcare

Skilled trades

Transportation and logistics

Computers and IT

Business and office

Beauty and personal care

Public safety

Food and hospitality

Education and social services