Rapid City, South Dakota · Public
Library and Archives Assisting at Western Dakota 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 8 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~8
- Schools with reported signal
- 17
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 54.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $12,670/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $50,680
- Median debt
- $15,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $40,240/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
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.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 17 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($3,882 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($781 below). That combination produces a B 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.
Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX · 0.2% reported share · $4,337 net A+ 
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL · 0.4% reported share · $6,375 net A+ 
Oakland Community College Auburn Hills, MI · 0.3% reported share · $5,777 net A 
Sacramento City College Sacramento, CA · 0.9% reported share · $6,614 net A College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL · 0.6% reported share · $7,401 net A Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA · 0.4% reported share · $8,312 net A 
Central Carolina Community College Sanford, NC · 2.4% reported share · $5,446 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Library and Archives Assisting accounts for 1.1% of reported programs at Western Dakota Technical College, which is bigger than 65% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 8 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Western Dakota Technical College's average net price is $12,670 per year, about $50,680 over four years. That is $3,882 above the $8,788 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $40,240 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $781 below the $41,021 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 Western Dakota Technical College #15 of 17 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.