Mitchell Technical College and Lake Area Technical College both report something almost no other schools in the country can claim: 100% job placement for LPN graduates. In South Dakota, every single person who completes the program gets hired. Add no state income tax, small class sizes, and a growing Sioux Falls healthcare market, and South Dakota quietly becomes one of the smartest places to earn your LPN.
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Mitchell, SD — ~$5,000–$7,000
100% Job Placement
12-month program. Small cohorts. Strong clinical partnerships with Avera Health and Sanford Health.
Watertown, SD — ~$5,000–$7,000
100% Job Placement
Named ASPEN Prize winner. Consistently ranked among the top technical colleges in the country.
South Dakota has no state income tax — every dollar above is take-home pay.
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