Oglala Lakota College
Oglala Lakota College (OLC) is a public tribal land-grant community college in Kyle, South Dakota. It enrolls 1,456 students enrolled part- and full-time. OLC serves the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, which has a population of about 26,000 and covers 3,468 square miles in southwestern South Dakota.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $3,173
- Undergraduate enrollment: 1,576
- Graduation rate (150%): 9%
- Graduation rate (200%): 8%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 22%
- Student to faculty ratio: 10:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $22,517
- Median earnings (8 years): $21,526
- Median earnings (6 years): $20,536
- Control: Public
- Locale: Rural, remote
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Kyle, SD
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Oglala Lakota College include American Indian, Business Administration and Management, Social Work.
- American Indian (18 bachelor's)
- Business Administration and Management (18 bachelor's) · median earnings $56,375 4 years after graduation
- Social Work (10 bachelor's)
- Elementary Education and Teaching (8 bachelor's)
- Information Technology (6 bachelor's)
- Natural Sciences (3 bachelor's)
- Organizational Leadership (3 bachelor's) · median earnings $56,375 4 years after graduation
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching (2 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Business 68%, Computer Science 9%, Health 22%, Other 1%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's, Master's.
Cost
Oglala Lakota College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $1,422 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $1,422
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $219
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $5,542
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $6,535
- In-state tuition and fees: $2,684
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $2,684
- Books and supplies: $1,200
- On-campus room and board: $7,200
- Off-campus room and board: $7,200
- Off-campus with family: $4,450
- Typical cost of attendance: $10,494
- Sticker vs net gap: 70%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 47%
- Federal loan recipients: 0%
- Average institutional grant: $2,052
Admissions
Oglala Lakota College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 1,576
- Women: 70%
- Commuter share (estimated): 98%
- Part-time undergraduates: 61%
- Age 25 and older: 65%
- Graduate students: 22
- Graduation rate: 9%
- Come back after freshman year: 62%
- First-generation: 39%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 61%
- Student to faculty: 10:1
- Professor salary: $71,734
- Associate professor salary: $66,609
- Assistant professor salary: $61,603
- On-campus housing capacity: 32
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Oglala Lakota College acceptance rate? Oglala Lakota College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Oglala Lakota College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $1,422 a year after aid. Average net price is $3,173.
What majors does Oglala Lakota College offer? Popular programs include American Indian, Business Administration and Management, Social Work, Elementary Education and Teaching, Information Technology.
What is the average salary after Oglala Lakota College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $22,517 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Oglala Lakota College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 22% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 9%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Oglala Lakota College official site: https://olc.edu.