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Sisseton Wahpeton College

Sisseton, South Dakota Public 4-year Remote rural area

Overview

Sisseton Wahpeton College is a public four-year institution based in Sisseton, South Dakota. Its campus is in a remote rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 206 students. It is a tribal college and a land-grant institution.

Sisseton Wahpeton College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 17 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Behavioral Sciences, Business Administration and Management, and Cooking and Related Culinary Arts. It awarded 43 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

Mission

Sisseton Wahpeton College provides extensive, relevant, and varied educational programs and opportunities for the intellectual, cultural, and personal growth of all its community. The college values its role as an educational leader, embracing change and responding to the complex needs of those it serves.

Mission statement as reported by Sisseton Wahpeton College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
206
Students enrolled
43
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
17
Programs and majors
8:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 17

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Construction Trades 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Health Professions 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Engineering Technologies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio
8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
9
Associate degrees
22
Certificates under 1 year
2
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
10

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
206
Undergraduates, fall 2024
206
Full-time, fall 2024
70%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
377
Full-time, 2024-25
54%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
64%
Men
36%
White
6%
Hispanic or Latino
1%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
86%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
9%
Students taking some online courses
28%

Campus and services

Setting
Remote rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Tribal Colleges
Interim President
Julie Buckman
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services

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