Sonography school in South Dakota

3 sonography programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

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

Diagnostic medical sonographers use ultrasound equipment to make images of the inside of the body. Most need at least an associate degree or a certificate, offered by colleges and some hospitals; some need a state license, and employers may require or prefer professional certification.¹

In South Dakota, all 3 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 3 programs here are cardiac or vascular sonography (associate degree, 2 programs) and sonography (associate degree, 1 program).

See the 3 programs

How much does sonography school cost in South Dakota?

$22,440 to $23,970

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

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not enough data; 3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later: Left out; South Dakota's rates sit far below every other state's
Earned a year, estimated: Not enough data; 2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length: Not enough data; 3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

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 sonography school. How these figures are made

Is there free sonography school 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 $22,440 to $23,970.

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

All 3 sonography programs in South Dakota approved for WIOA funding

3 programs

Cardiac or vascular sonography (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Cardiac Sonography | AAS | In-person
Southeast Technical College
Sioux Falls
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Southeast Technical College, Sioux FallsCardiac or vascular sonography (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$27,500
Price if you pay yourself$22,440
Program website, Cardiac Sonography | AAS | In-person at Southeast Technical College
More details about Cardiac Sonography | AAS | In-person at Southeast Technical College
Finished
46%
Working at 6 months
Left out
Earned in a quarter
$6,882
Length
84 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$5,600
Students counted
128
Earned a year, estimated
$27,500
Price if you pay yourself
$22,440
Program website, Cardiac Sonography | AAS | In-person at Southeast Technical College
Sonography (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Diagnostic Medical Sonography | AAS | In-Person
Southeast Technical College
Sioux Falls
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Southeast Technical College, Sioux FallsSonography (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$66,500
Price if you pay yourself$23,970
Program website, Diagnostic Medical Sonography | AAS | In-Person at Southeast Technical College
More details about Diagnostic Medical Sonography | AAS | In-Person at Southeast Technical College
Finished
86%
Working at 6 months
Left out
Earned in a quarter
$16,614
Length
84 weeks, 17 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$5,780
Students counted
87
Earned a year, estimated
$66,500
Price if you pay yourself
$23,970
Program website, Diagnostic Medical Sonography | AAS | In-Person at Southeast Technical College
Cardiac or vascular sonography (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Vascular Sonography | AAS | In-person
Southeast Technical College
Sioux Falls
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Southeast Technical College, Sioux FallsCardiac or vascular sonography (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$22,695
Program website, Vascular Sonography | AAS | In-person at Southeast Technical College
More details about Vascular Sonography | AAS | In-person at Southeast Technical College
Finished
82%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
96 weeks, 19 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$5,630
Students counted
38
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$22,695
Program website, Vascular Sonography | AAS | In-person at Southeast Technical College

How to pay for sonography school in South Dakota

WIOA funding can pay for sonography school 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 sonography school

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 sonography school

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 sonography school compares with the rest of allied health: Allied health programs in South Dakota

Where the South Dakota sonography program numbers come from

Which South Dakota sonography programs are on this list?

These are the sonography 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 sonography 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.

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