SD
Lake Area Technical College
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Watertown, SD · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Lake Area Technical College
Lake Area Technical College reported zero incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section for 2022–2024. Other Clery tables can still contain reports, and zero here does not mean no risk.
- 0.00
- Incidents / 1k students
- #2
- SD rank
- 2,312
- Enrolled students
0.00 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Lake Area Technical College reported zero 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents in the score categories (0.00 per 1,000). Zero in those categories is not a safety proof, other Clery tables and unreported harm can still exist, and zero-report campuses are left unranked against each other.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 0.00
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 0
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 219143 · Lake Area Technical College 0.00/1k score rate
RATE-ZERO · RANK-UNK · ST-TOP · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-FILED · TREND-FLAT · CAT-NONE · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE
- RATE-ZERO 0.00/1k
- RANK-UNK Nat rank n/a
- ST-TOP #2 in state
- PEER-FINISH Whitworth University · ±0.00
- ZERO-FILED Zero filed
- TREND-FLAT Flat
- CAT-NONE No incidents
- ENR-SMALL 2,312
- FIRE-NONE No res filing
Nearest enrollment peer: Whitworth University (+0.00/1k)
Lake Area Technical College sheet RATE-ZERO · RANK-UNK · ST-TOP · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-FILED · TREND-FLAT · CAT-NONE · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE · peer Whitworth University. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-ZERO · RANK-UNK · ST-TOP · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-FILED · TREND-FLAT · CAT-NONE · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Whitworth University (+0.00/1k). Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Lake Area Technical College reported zero 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents in the score categories (0.00 per 1,000). Zero in those categories is not a safety proof, other Clery tables and unreported harm can still exist, and zero-report campuses are left unranked against each other.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Lake Area Technical
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Lake on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Lake Area Technical College · this campus · lowest 0
Lake Area Technical College — this campus · lowest
0 per 1,000 students
- Whitworth University · near 0
Whitworth University — near
0 per 1,000 students
- Art Center College of · near 0
Art Center College of Design — near
0 per 1,000 students
- Chatham University · near 3.03
Chatham University — near
3.03 per 1,000 students
- Mount Saint Mary's University · highest peer
Mount Saint Mary's University — highest peer
18.6 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Lake Area Technical College's 0.00/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Lake Area Technical College was unchanged from 0 to 0 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesCrime Statistics by Year
The Criminal Offenses section for Lake Area Technical College is all zeros for 2024, 2023, 2022 - under Clery those are affirmative "no incident" reports, not missing rows. Enrollment peer in this dataset: Mount Saint Mary's University.
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Zero-filled category grids are omitted when every cell is zero (progressive surface); other Clery tables remain below when present
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Lake Area Technical College vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
CA
Mount Saint Mary's University
18.60 incidents / 1,000 students
PA
Dickinson College
17.29 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Lake Area Technical College sits on price and outcomes
At $15,979, Lake Area Technical College's reported average net price is cheaper than 40% among 20 South Dakota colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $18,146.
- $15,979
- average net price
- $18,146
- South Dakota median
- 3.6×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $7,037
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $11,193 for families reporting under $30,000 against $18,230 above $110,000, a difference of $7,037. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $15,979 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $43,659, roughly 2.7 times a year of net price. That is a workable ratio, though it says nothing about how long the programme takes to finish. 69% complete within six years, so roughly 31% leave without the credential - and those students still carry whatever they paid.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $6,718
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $6,718
- Avg Net Price
- $15,979
- Median Debt
- $12,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 27%
Outcomes
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $43,659
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $45,473
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 82%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,300 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Mount Saint Mary's University
Los Angeles, CA · 2,312 enrolled
Safety Score 18.60
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA · 2,314 enrolled
Safety Score 17.29
Whitworth University
Spokane, WA · 2,314 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Chatham University
Pittsburgh, PA · 2,309 enrolled
Safety Score 3.03
Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, CA · 2,308 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Lake Area Technical College, both outside SD so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Aiken Technical College
Graniteville, SC · 2,307 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Butler County Community College
Butler, PA · 2,317 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Jefferson Community College
Watertown, NY · 2,319 enrolled
Safety score 3.45
Mech-Tech College
Caguas, PR · 2,302 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Ogeechee Technical College
Statesboro, GA · 2,300 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Vernon College
Vernon, TX · 2,299 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Danville Area Community College
Danville, IL · 2,297 enrolled
Safety score 0.44
Minnesota State College Southeast
Winona, MN · 2,331 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Lake Area Technical College safe?
Lake Area Technical College has a safety score of 0.00 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students). It filed zero 2024 score-category incidents, so it is left unranked against other zeros rather than ordered by invention; same-state same-level campuses on file include Southeast Technical College (0.38/1k); Mitchell Technical College (0.00/1k); Western Dakota Technical College (0.86/1k).
What crimes are reported at Lake Area Technical College?
None in the Criminal Offenses section. Lake Area Technical College reported zero in every category in that section for calendar year 2024. VAWA, arrests, disciplinary referrals, and fire records are separate tables.
How does Lake Area Technical College compare to similar schools?
Lake Area Technical College reports 100% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Mount Saint Mary's University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Mount Saint Mary's University (18.60/1k); Dickinson College (17.29/1k); Whitworth University (0.00/1k); Chatham University (3.03/1k); Art Center College of Design (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Southeast Technical College (0.38/1k); Mitchell Technical College (0.00/1k); Western Dakota Technical College (0.86/1k).
Does Lake Area Technical College have fire safety data?
Lake Area Technical College has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.
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