Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Mitchell Technical's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in South Dakota.
Mitchell Technical has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 2,486 students). The enrollment is close to the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in South Dakota average (1,367 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Mitchell Technical College1,1861,186
Similarly Ranked Schools2,4862,486
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges5,7965,801
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in South Dakota1,3671,367
The below chart compares the student population between Mitchell Technical College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 798 male and 388 female students attending Mitchell Technical. The male-to-female student ratio is 2.06 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Mitchell Technical.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Mitchell Technical
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,186841345
Men798623175
Women388218170

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,046 White students (88.20%) and 45 Two or More Races students (3.79%) at Mitchell Technical College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Mitchell Technical College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Mitchell Technical College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native24159
Asian770
Black or African American624
Hispanic352015
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander110
White1,046709337
Two or More Races452817
Race/Ethnicity Unknown19145
Total 1,186798388

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,025 students whose age under twenty five and 109 students whose age is over thirty years old at Mitchell Technical College.
Especially, 140 students are younger than eighteen and 2 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Mitchell Technical College.
Population by Student Age at Mitchell Technical College
TotalMenWomen
Total1,186 798388
Under 18140 8060
18-19658 489169
20-21181 13051
22-2446 2422
25-2948 2325
30-3424 1014
35-3925 1015
40-4928 1216
50-6430 1416
65 and over2 20
unknown4 40
Total 1,186 798388

Online Student Population

At Mitchell Technical College, 312 students (26.31% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 210 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 193 students live in South Dakota where Mitchell Technical College is located in and 17 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total1,186
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes210
Enrolled Some in Online Classes102
Not Enrolled in Online Classes874
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)210
South Dakota Residents193
Other State in U.S.17
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown0