SD
Western Dakota Technical College
0.86 incidents / 1,000 students
Rapid City, SD · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Western Dakota Technical College
Across 2022–2024, Western Dakota Technical College reported 2 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Mitchell Technical College.
- 0.86
- Incidents / 1k students
- #561
- Rank of 2,072
- #10
- SD rank
- 1,164
- Enrolled students
0.86 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Western Dakota Technical College reports 0.86 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 17% below Mitchell Hamline School of Law. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Mitchell Hamline School of Law (0.00/1k); Tohono O'odham Community College (0.00/1k); Kalamazoo College (4.29/1k); Western Oklahoma State College (0.00/1k); Bethel University (0.86/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Mitchell Technical College (0.00/1k); Lake Area Technical College (0.00/1k); Southeast Technical College (0.38/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 0.86
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #561
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 73%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 1
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 219480 · Western Dakota Technical College 0.86/1k score rate · #561/2,072
RATE-QUIET · RANK-MID · ST-UPPER · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE
- RATE-QUIET 0.86/1k
- RANK-MID #561/2,072
- ST-UPPER #10 in state
- PEER-FINISH Bethel University · ±0.00
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ trend
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-SMALL 1,164
- FIRE-NONE No res filing
Nearest enrollment peer: Bethel University (-0.00/1k)
Western Dakota Technical College sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-MID · ST-UPPER · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE · peer Bethel 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-QUIET · RANK-MID · ST-UPPER · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Bethel University (-0.00/1k). National rank #561 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Western Dakota Technical College reports 0.86 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 17% below Mitchell Hamline School of Law. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Mitchell Hamline School of Law (0.00/1k); Tohono O'odham Community College (0.00/1k); Kalamazoo College (4.29/1k); Western Oklahoma State College (0.00/1k); Bethel University (0.86/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Mitchell Technical College (0.00/1k); Lake Area Technical College (0.00/1k); Southeast Technical College (0.38/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Western Dakota Technical
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Western on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Mitchell Hamline School of · lowest peer 0
Mitchell Hamline School of Law — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Tohono O'odham Community College · near 0
Tohono O'odham Community College — near
0 per 1,000 students
- Western Dakota Technical College · this campus 0.86
Western Dakota Technical College — this campus
0.86 per 1,000 students
- Bethel University · near 0.86
Bethel University — near
0.86 per 1,000 students
- Kalamazoo College · highest peer
Kalamazoo College — highest peer
4.29 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Western Dakota Technical College's 0.86/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Western Dakota Technical College was unchanged from 1 to 1 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 changesWhat changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Western Dakota Technical College held level. The total is unchanged, but the mix behind it is not. Rising: Burglary (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Fondling (1 to 0).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Western Dakota Technical College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 2 Clery Act categories here: Burglary and Fondling.
The remaining 9 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Incest and Motor Vehicle Theft. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyWestern Dakota Technical College: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 1 | 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 |
Western Dakota 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).
MN
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
AZ
Tohono O'odham Community College
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Western Dakota Technical College sits on price and outcomes
At $12,670, Western Dakota Technical College's reported average net price is cheaper than 10% among 20 South Dakota colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $18,146.
- $12,670
- average net price
- $18,146
- South Dakota median
- 2.5×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $8,774
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $10,071, while those above $110,000 record $18,845 - roughly 1.9 times as much. A published average of $12,670 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $36,971, roughly 2.9 times a year of net price. That is a workable ratio, though it says nothing about how long the programme takes to finish. 54% complete within six years, so roughly 46% 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
- $8,294
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $8,294
- Avg Net Price
- $12,670
- Median Debt
- $15,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 33%
Outcomes
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $36,971
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $40,240
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 67%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,267 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Saint Paul, MN · 1,163 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Tohono O'odham Community College
Sells, AZ · 1,165 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo, MI · 1,166 enrolled
Safety Score 4.29
Western Oklahoma State College
Altus, OK · 1,162 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Bethel University
Mishawaka, IN · 1,167 enrolled
Safety Score 0.86
Closest by National Rank
Western Dakota Technical College (national rank #561) sits near University of North Texas Health Science Center (#560) and Central Technology Center (#562) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Fort Worth, TX
National Rank #560
Central Technology Center
Drumright, OK
National Rank #562
Bethel University
Mishawaka, IN
National Rank #559
A T Still University of Health Sciences
Kirksville, MO
National Rank #563
Lawson State Community College
Birmingham, AL
National Rank #564
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Western Dakota 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)
Tohono O'odham Community College
Sells, AZ · 1,165 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Western Oklahoma State College
Altus, OK · 1,162 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Shawnee Community College
Ullin, IL · 1,156 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc
Lisle, IL · 1,156 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Bladen Community College
Dublin, NC · 1,173 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo
Alamogordo, NM · 1,152 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Glen Oaks Community College
Centreville, MI · 1,183 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Rasmussen University-Illinois
Rockford, IL · 1,145 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
SUNY Westchester Community College
Valhalla, NY · 9,359 enrolled
Safety score 0.85
Lamar State College-Port Arthur
Port Arthur, TX · 4,680 enrolled
Safety score 0.85
Alvin Community College
Alvin, TX · 5,872 enrolled
Safety score 0.85
Lawson State Community College
Birmingham, AL · 3,453 enrolled
Safety score 0.87
North Shore Community College
Danvers, MA · 5,743 enrolled
Safety score 0.87
Northeast Mississippi Community College
Booneville, MS · 3,442 enrolled
Safety score 0.87
Western Technical College
La Crosse, WI · 3,625 enrolled
Safety score 0.83
College of Marin
Kentfield, CA · 4,838 enrolled
Safety score 0.83
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Western Dakota Technical College safe?
Western Dakota Technical College has a safety score of 0.86 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #561 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Mitchell Hamline School of Law (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Mitchell Technical College (0.00/1k); Lake Area Technical College (0.00/1k); Southeast Technical College (0.38/1k).
What crimes are reported at Western Dakota Technical College?
For calendar year 2024, Western Dakota Technical College reported Burglary (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Western Dakota Technical College compare to similar schools?
Western Dakota Technical College reports 17% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Mitchell Hamline School of Law. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Mitchell Hamline School of Law (0.00/1k); Tohono O'odham Community College (0.00/1k); Kalamazoo College (4.29/1k); Western Oklahoma State College (0.00/1k); Bethel University (0.86/1k). Same-state same-level set: Mitchell Technical College (0.00/1k); Lake Area Technical College (0.00/1k); Southeast Technical College (0.38/1k).
Does Western Dakota Technical College have fire safety data?
Western Dakota Technical College has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.
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