Student Right to Know

Western Dakota Tech provides the following information in compliance with the federal Higher Education Opportunity Act. 

The graduation rates reflect our cohorts of full-time, first-time, degree-seeking undergraduates that have received financial aid. The graduation rates show the graduation/completion status of students who enrolled for whom 150% of the normal time-to-completion of a four-year, undergraduate degree has elapsed.

Things to keep in mind when viewing this information:

• Graduation rates reflect a specific group of students – summer and fall First-time, Full-time students.  While this is an important group to track, it does not represent all of our students, including students who start in the spring, transfer students, part-time students, or non-degree seeking students.
• Students who withdrew for personal or medical reasons are included in the original headcount. 
• Western Dakota Tech is committed to developing Transfer Agreements with multiple institutions so students have the option to continue their education, but our primary mission is to prepare students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities they need to be successful in their chosen career. For this reason, we have chosen not to report our transfer-out rate.

(IPEDS 2016-2017 Graduation Rates Survey)

*Disaggregated rates are disclosed only for groups in which numbers are large enough to protect student identities. 

Graduation Rate Information on Fall 2013 Cohort of First-time, Full-time, Degree- or Certificate-seeking Students
Enrolled for Credit 2013		Number of New Full-Time Students	Graduation Rate
Nonresident Alien	Men	*	*
	Women	*	*
Hispanic/Latino	Men	11	18%
	Women	4	50%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Men	15	30%
	Women	22	5%
Asian	Men	*	*
	Women	*	*
Black	Men	*	*
	Women	*	*
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	Men	*	*
	Women	*	*
White	Men	102	48%
	Women	59	41%
Two or more races	Men	*	*
	Women	*	*
Race unknown	Men	*	*
	Women	*	*
TOTAL	MEN	136	43%
	WOMEN	90	30%

Retention Rates at Western Dakota Tech 

(IPEDS 2017 Spring Submission)

Students Who Received a Pell Grant	Percentage of Students
First-Time Student, Fall 2015 Cohort (Full-Time)	51%
First-Time Student, Fall 2015 Cohort (Part-Time)	31%