The Accuplacer placement test helps institutions place students in classes that match their skill level, and include texts and tasks encountered in first-year college courses.This test is often available for students who are pursuing a technical college to take in place of other national standardized tests like the ACT or SAT. 

If you are pursuing admission at a technical college, ask the college's admissions department to see if they require the Accuplacer test.The tech schools typically administer the test themselves. 

As with any exam, students are strongly encouraged to prepare for the Accuplacer. View the links below for free study apps or refencerance materials 

• College Board app (Accuplacer Study App)

• Next-Generation Writing Sample Questions

• Next-Generation Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra and Statistics

Lake Area Technical College in Watertown, SD offers times for high school juniors and seniors to tour the campus, attend a class, get hands-on in a lab and see what Lake Area Tech is all about. 

Junior Tech Day; Wednesday, April 3, 2024 9 AM-2 PM

Pre-registration is required. Visit the website to sign up or learn more about it, the information is below the camp information on the website! 

The Build Dakota Scholarship offers full-ride scholarships to students attending one of South Dakota’s four technical colleges in a high-need field. In return for the full-ride scholarship, our scholars agree to work in that field, in South Dakota, for 3 years upon completion of the program.

Visit their website to learn more!

The application window is January 1-March 31, 2024. 

Kibble Equipment has partnered with Lake Area Tech (Watertown, SD), NDSCS (Whapeton, ND) and Northeast Iowa Community College (Calmar, IA) to provide students who wish to become a Diesel tech within the Kibble Equipment family. 

Depending on the program, you can be eligible for (but not limited to):

• 100% tuition paid up front by Kibble Equipment

• Paid internships

• Books and fees paid by Kibble Equipment

• Laptop computer provided

Applicants will be committing to 3-5 years of post-graduation work commitment with Kibble if they are accepted and enroll in the program.

For more information, please visit their website or contact Shane Uttenhove at Careers@KibbleEq.com or 605-2237-3956. 

It is common for students to start working with Shane by their junior year. Seniors should be in contact with Shane no later that December 1 of their senior year.