Southeast Tech Career Outcomes

At Southeast Technical College, our graduates get jobs. Students gain the experience and knowledge they need in our skills-relevant facilities to hit the ground running with some of the region's top employers. According to our 2023 Graduate Outcomes report, 98% of STC graduates are employed in their major or chosen field within six months of graduation and 86% of our graduates are working in South Dakota.

Programs with 100% Job Placement

Southeast Tech boasts 41 programs with a 100% job placement rate. 

Accounting • Allied Health • Automotive Technology • Business Administration: Agriculture Emphasis • Cardiac Sonography • Civil Engineering Technology • Collision Repair and Refinish Technology • Community Health Worker • Dental Assisting • Diagnostic Medical Sonography • Diesel Technology: Ag/Construction • Diesel Technology: Trucking • Digital Media Production Technology • Electrician • Healthcare Leadership • Horticulture Technology • Human Resource Management • HVAC/R Technology • Information Technology Security • Invasive Cardiovascular Technology • Land Surveying Science • Law Enforcement • Licensed Practical Nursing • Marketing • Mechatronics • Media Design Technology • Medical Assistant • Medical Coding • Network Administrator • Paramedic Science • Pharmacy Technician • Phlebotomy • Plumbing Technology • Registered Nurse • Residential Heating • Risk and Investment Management • Sports Turf Management • Surgical Technology • Vascular Sonography • Welding

Average Salaries

The average starting salary for all Southeast Tech grads is $45,760. 

Top Employers

Graduate career outcomes are reported on for all credentials nine months after graduation based on methodology defined by the South Dakota Board of Technical Education.