Western Dakota Technical College

What's one way to address a worker shortage? A scholarship that provides a full ride for a technical degree—and connects students to workplaces in the state.

South Dakota's technical schools are retaining students at a higher rate than the national average. The state's four tech schools are keeping 78% of their…

In The Moment ... September 25, 2019 Show 666 Hour 2Each month, Chuck Parkinson hosts Where Do We Go From Here from the South Dakota Community Foundation…

The United States is facing a shortage of trained paramedics and EMT’s. That issue is especially pronounced in rural areas like South Dakota. Western…

In The Moment ... June 18, 2018 Show 360 Hour 2Western Dakota Tech is hosting a poverty simulation on June 21st. Barb Garcia is facilitator. She joins us…

Education and workforce development are increasingly intertwined. About 60% of South Dakota graduates stay in the state after they finish their degree.…

A team from Western Dakota Tech reaches the finals in a National Science Foundation competition for community colleges. The team’s project uses electrical…

On Friday Senator Mike Rounds held his first town hall in Rapid City since the one hundred and fifteenth Congress convened the beginning of this year.…

From 1991 to 2001, the West African country of Sierra Leone went through a brutal civil war that left over 50,000 people dead. In September of 2010, the…