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99% of employable South Dakota technical college graduates from 2023-24 found jobs within six months.

93% of employed graduates work in jobs related to their degrees.

The average salary for graduates employed in their field is about $53,000.

86% of responding graduates remained in South Dakota.

The vast majority of South Dakota’s technical college graduates from the 2023-24 school year secured jobs within six months of graduation, according to the latest state Board of Technical Education report .

Jenna Reis, policy and data analyst with the board, shared the report Thursday during a meeting at Lake Area Technical College in Watertown. She said that among graduates who are employable — not continuing with further education or joining the military — the data sho

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