To be accepted to the medical technician program at Lake Area Technical Institute, a student must score 17 or higher on the ACT exam or possess qualifying COMPASS scores. Students attend classes for a year and a half before attending a practicum at an affiliated clinic.
Lake Area Technical Institute
230 11th St. NE
Watertown, SD 57201
800-657-4344
lakeareatech.edu
Students at Mitchell Technical Institute spend a year and a half in the classroom and the facility's laboratory. Students are then sent to an affiliated clinic or hospital for practicum.
Mitchell Technical Institute
821 N. Capital St.
Mitchell, SD, 57301
800-684-1969
mitchelltech.edu
Mount Marty College offers a bachelor of science degree in clinical laboratory science for medical lab technicians. Students attend classes for three years before a one-year internship at an affiliated clinic.
Mount Marty College
1105 W. 8th St.
Yankton, SD, 57078
800-658-4552
mtmc.edu
Northern State University offers a bachelor of science degree in medical technology. The course consists of three years of on-campus classroom work, followed by a one-year internship at an affiliated hospital. To graduate, a 2.8 grade point average is required.
Northern State University
1200 S. Jay St.
Aberdeen, SD 57401
605-626-3011
northern.edu
South Dakota State University offers a clinical and laboratory sciences major. To graduate, a student must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher.
South Dakota State University
1000 Rotunda Lane S.
Brookings, SD, 57006
800-952-3541
sdstate.edu
The University of Sioux Falls offers a bachelor's of science degree in medical technology. Students complete three years of on-campus study before spending a year in practicum at an approved hospital.
University of Sioux Falls
1101 W. 22nd St.
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
800-888-1047
usiouxfalls.edu
The University of South Dakota offers a bachelor of science degree in clinical laboratory science. Students spend three years of on-campus study before one year of practicum.
University of South Dakota
414 E. Clark St.
Vermillion, SD 57069
877-269-6837
usd.edu