Mitchell Technical Institute: Narrative Description

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MITCHELL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE H-14

821 North Capital
Mitchell, SD 57301
Tel: (605)995-3024
Free: 800-952-0042
Admissions: (605)995-3025
Fax: (605)996-3299
Web Site: http://mti.tec.sd.us/

Description:

District-supported, 2-year, coed. Awards diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1968. Setting: 90-acre rural campus. Total enrollment: 832. Students come from 18 states and territories, 2 other countries, 2% Native American, 0.2% Hispanic, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 24% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, distance learning, summer session for credit, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for some programs. Option: electronic application. Required: high school transcript. Recommended: minimum 2.0 high school GPA, ACT. Required for some: essay, interview, TABE. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Area resident tuition: $60 per credit hour part-time. State resident tuition: $2500 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $2500 full-time. Mandatory fees: $600 full-time, $20 per credit hour part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course level and program. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course level and program.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Social organizations: 7 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Representative Board, Vocational Industrial Clubs of America, Phi Beta Lambda, PostSecondary Agricultural Students, Rodeo Club. Major annual events: Orientation Week, Christmas Party for Children, Winter Bowling Party. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. College housing not available. Instructional Services Center with 100 serials and an OPAC. Operations spending 2003-04: $20,345. 110 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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