Sisseton Wahpeton College

Location and Contact Information

BIA Rd 700
Agency Village, SD 57262
USA
Main Tel: 60600000000000
Web Site

The campus is in a quiet rural area.

Overview

Sisseton Wahpeton College, located in Agency Village, South Dakota, was established in 1979 as a vocational and technical training institute. Commonly abbreviated as SWC, the college offers students with associate’s degree programs and certificate programs. The prospective students can choose from a range of course areas including business administration, carpentry technology, computer information specialization, interdisciplinary environmental science as well as nutrition and food sciences.

SWC has an active Student Senate that promotes student interaction with faculty. The student services department of the college offers students academic and personal counseling services. SWC also offers students a number of financial aid options in the form of campus scholarship and tribal scholarship programs.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • A tribal college.
  • Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine and business and management.
  • Racially diverse student body.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

  • The school is public.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Tribal colleges.

Features of note:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 3,960
Books and supplies$ 600

Financial Aid

Sisseton Wahpeton College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 51% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant51%$4,571
Institutional Grant  
Federal Grant51%$3,611
Pell Grant51%$3,410
Other Federal Grant51%$201
State or Local Grant51%$960

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan  
Federal Loan  
Other Loan  

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Sisseton Wahpeton College:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Miles Community CollegeMiles City, MT511
2Louisiana Technical College-Tallulah CampusTallulah, LA469
3Texas County Technical InstituteHouston, MO192
4Salish Kootenai CollegePablo, MT993
5Orangeburg Calhoun Technical CollegeOrangeburg, SC2,737

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Associate2612
1-2 year certificate93

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  10

Students

Sisseton Wahpeton College is a tribal college.

Student enrollment was 227 in 2009-2010 (165 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 41% of the student body. About 20% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (6 awarded)

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

  • Computer Science

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (2 awarded)

  • Construction Trades

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (1 awarded)

  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Teacher Assistant/Aide

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (1 awarded)

  • Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

  • Child Development

HOSPITALITY (0 awarded)

  • Hospitality Administration/Management

LIBERAL ARTS (9 awarded)

  • General Studies

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (16 awarded)

  • Nursing
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

SCIENCE (0 awarded)

  • Natural Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (0 awarded)

  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling