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CHEAPEST COLLEGES IN
SOUTH DAKOTA
ICC is a
nontraditional college serving the Yankton Sioux Reservation and local
community. The Ihanktonwan
Community College was established for the purposes of providing higher
educational opportunities on the Yankton Sioux Reservation. The college operates
as a branch institute of Sinte Gleska University and provides accredited
courses approved by the North Central Association of Colleges Higher Learning
Commission.
The college
is open to anyone wanting to enroll regardless of race, gender, religious status,
political affiliation or other. ICC offers both Associate of Arts and Bachelor
of Arts/Science Degrees in various areas to include Business Administration,
Human Service, Education, and other vocational technology areas.
The strength
of the college is its location, which is close to home where students are able
to maintain homes, strong family support, and attend class in a meaningful cultural
environment. The college strives to keep the cost of education affordable. Most
students obtain twenty-four credit hours per year at an estimated cost of $4900
for the year. Often students obtain core courses before transferring to other
colleges and universities. All course taken at ICC are accredited courses by
the Higher Learning Commission and are transferrable to any college or
university in the area or country. The following is breakdown of tuition rates
compared to all major colleges in the State. From the information ICC is if not
the lowest is among the very lowest in the State of South Dakota.
City |
Tuition |
|
Ihanktonwan
Community College |
Marty |
$1,800 |
Oglala
Lakota College |
Kyle |
$1,920 |
Southeast
Technical Institute |
Sioux
Falls |
$2,376 |
Sinte
Gleska University |
Mission |
$2,640 |
Western
Dakota Technical Institute |
Rapid
City |
$2,970 |
Mitchell
Technical Institute |
Mitchell |
$2,970 |
Sisseton
Wahpeton College |
Sisseton |
$3,450 |
Lake
Area Technical Institute |
Watertown |
$3,564 |
Black
Hills State University |
Spearfish |
$3,726 |
Dakota
State University |
Madison |
$3,726 |
Northern
State University |
Aberdeen |
$3,726 |
University
of South Dakota |
Vermillion |
$3,897 |
South
Dakota State University |
Brookings |
$3,897 |
South
Dakota School of Mines and Technology |
Rapid
City |
$3,900 |
National
American University-Ellsworth AFB Extension |
Ellsworth
AFB |
$6,012 |
Kilian Community College |
Sioux
Falls |
$9,900 |
Colorado
Technical University-Sioux Falls |
Sioux
Falls |
$10,440 |
National
American University-Sioux Falls |
Sioux
Falls |
$10,944 |
National
American University-Rapid City |
Rapid
City |
$11,376 |
Globe
University-Sioux Falls |
Sioux
Falls |
$15,300 |
Presentation
College |
Aberdeen |
$15,870 |
Mount
Marty College |
Yankton |
$20,300 |
Dakota
Wesleyan University |
Mitchell |
$21,750 |
University
of Sioux Falls |
Sioux
Falls |
$22,970 |
Augustana
College |
Sioux
Falls |
$27,380 |
Average
Tuition |
$8,959 |
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For an admission
application call Jane Zephier, Admission Clerk/Receptionist at:
605-384-3997
or go on
line and complete and application at:
www.iccoyate.com