Watertown, South Dakota · Public
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians at Lake Area Technical College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 5 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.3% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~5
- Schools with reported signal
- 285
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 73.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $15,979/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $63,916
- Median debt
- $12,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $45,473/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 285 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($4,885 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($458 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 88% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.0% reported share · $2,090 net A+ Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC · 1.3% reported share · $1,776 net A+ 
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 0.2% reported share · $2,288 net A+ 
West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV · 2.5% reported share · $1,807 net A+ 
Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia, MI · 0.2% reported share · $2,260 net A+ Yuba College Marysville, CA · 0.2% reported share · $2,576 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians accounts for 0.3% of reported programs at Lake Area Technical College, which is bigger than 26% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 5 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Lake Area Technical College's average net price is $15,979 per year, about $63,916 over four years. That is $4,885 above the $11,094 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $45,473 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $458 below the $45,931 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Lake Area Technical College #250 of 285 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.