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What Lake Area Technical College costs

Watertown, South Dakota · Public · 2,179 undergrads

Lake Area Technical College's in-state sticker price was $18,239 a year (College Scorecard). In-state students with federal aid paid $12,554 on average after grants in 2022-23 (IPEDS); families earning under $30,000 paid $10,281.

What does Lake Area Technical College cost?

$12,554 a year

What in-state students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2022-23. The in-state sticker price, with housing and food, is $18,239.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$10,281
$30,000–$48,000$11,773
$48,000–$75,000$14,034
$75,000–$110,000$16,925
over $110,000$17,310

Out-of-state tuition is close to the in-state $6,718, so these prices are a fair guide from any state.

Own a business or have divorced parents? Run Lake Area Technical College's own calculator.

Net price 2022-23, College Scorecard.

By family income

In-state families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$10,281
$30,000–$48,000$11,773
$48,000–$75,000$14,034
$75,000–$110,000$16,925
Over $110,000$17,310

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For in-state families earning under $30,000, grants took 44% off Lake Area Technical College's sticker price.

Business owner, divorced parents, or savings? The averages can't see that; Lake Area Technical College's own calculator can.

The sticker price

$6,718
Tuition, in state
$18,239
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books

These are Lake Area Technical College's in-state prices; out-of-state students usually pay more and get less aid.

26%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$6,367
average grant for students who got aid.
59%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$12,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Lake Area Technical College cost for a family earning $25,000?
In-state families earning under $30,000 paid $10,281 a year on average after grants (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $18,239. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Lake Area Technical College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Lake Area Technical College cost for a family earning $40,000?
In-state families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $11,773 a year on average after grants (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $18,239. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Lake Area Technical College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Lake Area Technical College cost for a family earning $60,000?
In-state families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $14,034 a year on average after grants (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $18,239. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Lake Area Technical College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers