After Western Dakota Technical College: graduation, pay and debt
Rapid City, South Dakota · Public · 1,047 undergrads
The typical student earns $40,240 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $15,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$40.2k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$15k
median federal debt at graduation.
48%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
53%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
49%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
11%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
238
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
7.4%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$36,971
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$37,962
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$40,240
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
55%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$15,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$9,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$10,250
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$8,723
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
48%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
54%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
55%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers