LPN programs in South Dakota
7 LPN programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
4 schools offer these practical nursing programs, and South Dakota has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.
Licensed practical and vocational nurses (LPNs and LVNs) give basic medical care to patients who are ill, injured or recovering. Most finish a state-approved certificate or diploma program that takes about a year, then pass an exam to become licensed.1 In South Dakota, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and 2 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 7 programsHow much do LPN programs cost in South Dakota?
$11,220 to $13,284
is what most programs cost if you pay yourself
All 7 programs with a price: $11,220 to $15,002
- Finished the program
- 66%
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Length
- 44 to 84 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 LPN programs. How these figures are made
LPN programs in Sioux Falls, Watertown, Rapid City and other South Dakota cities
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All 7 LPN programs in South Dakota approved for funding
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Licensed Practical Nurse | Diploma | In-person | PT & FT
Southeast Technical College, Sioux Falls
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$33,900Price if you pay yourself$11,220Program website, Licensed Practical Nurse | Diploma | In-person | PT & FT at Southeast Technical CollegeMore details about Licensed Practical Nurse | Diploma | In-person | PT & FT at Southeast Technical College
- Finished
- 72%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,463
- Length
- 48 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $4,460
- Students counted
- 873
- a year, estimated
- $33,900
- price
- $11,220
Licensed Practical Nurse | Certificate | Hybrid
Lake Area Technical College, Watertown
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$58,800Price if you pay yourself$13,697Program website, Licensed Practical Nurse | Certificate | Hybrid at Lake Area Technical CollegeMore details about Licensed Practical Nurse | Certificate | Hybrid at Lake Area Technical College
- Finished
- 38%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $14,710
- Length
- 42 weeks, 28 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,600
- Students counted
- 334
- a year, estimated
- $58,800
- price
- $13,697
Licensed Practical Nursing | Certificate | Campus
Lake Area Technical College, Watertown
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$43,600Price if you pay yourself$11,250Program website, Licensed Practical Nursing | Certificate | Campus at Lake Area Technical CollegeMore details about Licensed Practical Nursing | Certificate | Campus at Lake Area Technical College
- Finished
- 42%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,905
- Length
- 42 weeks, 28 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,565
- Students counted
- 263
- a year, estimated
- $43,600
- price
- $11,250
Licensed Practical Nurse | Hybrid (45 credit hours)
Western Dakota Technical College, Rapid City
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$49,100Price if you pay yourself$12,870Program website, Licensed Practical Nurse | Hybrid (45 credit hours) at Western Dakota Technical CollegeMore details about Licensed Practical Nurse | Hybrid (45 credit hours) at Western Dakota Technical College
- Finished
- 97%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,281
- Length
- 48 weeks, 22 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $5,113
- Students counted
- 149
- a year, estimated
- $49,100
- price
- $12,870
Licensed Practical Nurse | Diploma | Campus
Mitchell Technical College, Mitchell
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$15,002Program website, Licensed Practical Nurse | Diploma | Campus at Mitchell Technical CollegeMore details about Licensed Practical Nurse | Diploma | Campus at Mitchell Technical College
- Finished
- 66%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 47 weeks, 21 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,406
- Students counted
- 127
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $15,002
Licensed Practical Nursing - PT DAY | Certificate | In-person
Southeast Technical College, Sioux Falls
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$11,220Program website, Licensed Practical Nursing - PT DAY | Certificate | In-person at Southeast Technical CollegeMore details about Licensed Practical Nursing - PT DAY | Certificate | In-person at Southeast Technical College
- Finished
- 60%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 120 weeks, 10 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $4,460
- Students counted
- 86
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $11,220
Licensed Practical Nursing - PT EVENING | Certificate | In-person
Southeast Technical College, Sioux Falls
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$11,220Program website, Licensed Practical Nursing - PT EVENING | Certificate | In-person at Southeast Technical CollegeMore details about Licensed Practical Nursing - PT EVENING | Certificate | In-person at Southeast Technical College
- Finished
- 77%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 120 weeks, 10 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $4,460
- Students counted
- 54
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $11,220
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How to pay for LPN programs in South Dakota
Workforce funding can pay for LPN programs in South Dakota
Every program on this page is approved for public workforce funding, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3
Ask at an American Job Center
Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).4
Financial aid and grants for LPN 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.56
GI Bill for LPN programs
Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.7
The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.
Where the South Dakota practical nursing program numbers come from
Which South Dakota practical nursing programs are on this list?
These are the practical nursing programs South Dakota approved for public workforce funding (the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). The list 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 South Dakota practical nursing program prices are reported
The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.
What the graduate results of these programs measure
The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.
Why do some practical nursing programs say "Not reported"?
Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.
Why the kind of school is left off each program
The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.
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 LPN programs in South Dakota
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs