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News Release issued by the Office of the S.D. Attorney General Marty Jackley  

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota’s Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to re-establish a reciprocity articulation agreement with Western Dakota Technical College (WDTC) of Rapid City. The articulation agreement allows eligible students who successfully complete WDTC’s Law Enforcement Technology program to gain certification as a South Dakota law enforcement officer without needing to attend the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation’s (DCI) 520-hour basic law enforcement certification course.

Western Dakota Technical College (WDTC) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs, activities, services, enrollment practices, or in any aspect of their operation. This notice meets the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Western Dakota Technical College (WDTC) has been notified it will continue as a Metallica Scholars college for Cohort 6. WDTC was selected to join the Metallica Scholars Initiative last year in Cohort 5. WDTC is the only technical college in South Dakota to receive this designation and grant funding to reduce financial barriers for students in several career programs.