Nearest Technical Institute
Lake Area Technical Institute 
Watertown, SD
Enrollment: 1143
Provides public advanced job training at the postsecondary level. Courses available in health, agriculture, business and trade and technology. Graduates are awarded the Associate of Applied Science degree. Lake Area Tech has a consistent 95% job placement rate after graduation. Lake Area Tech is the first school in the nation to provide training on a computerized dual feed welding machine, the first school in the nation to be a training site for Case IH, and the first school in the nation to convert an airplane to using ethanol fuel.

Nearest Colleges and Universities
Mount Marty College/Watertown Campus
Watertown, SD
Enrollment: 350
Designed for the adult, nontraditional learner, most classes at the Watertown campus meet once weekly, primarily in the evening but with some daytime offerings. Students may attend either part time or full time, choosing from more than 70 courses each semester. Financial aid is available for eligible degree-seeking students. Bachelor degrees are available in accounting, business, elementary education, liberal arts and selected studies. Associate degrees include business, general studies and criminal justice.

Northern State University
Aberdeen, SD
Enrollment: 2,634
Helping businesses find their niche in the international marketplace is a specialty of Northern State University, where students learn about everything from international management to international marketing. All NSU students are required to do an internship, which gives business people an opportunity for hiring interns. Northern State also has outstanding business and computer programs. With nearly 30 computer labs on campus, NSU offers a 1:7 computer to student ratio.

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD
Enrollment: 7,364 undergraduates; 1,355 graduate
A land grant institution, SDSU has colleges of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Arts and Science, Education and Counseling, Engineering, Family and Consumer Sciences, Pharmacy, and General Registration. Masters and Doctoral degrees are available in many majors. Extensive agricultural research is conducted. The South Dakota art museum is located on campus, with many Harvey Dunn works on display.