SDSU, STC Strengthen Partnership with Signing Ceremony

Officials at Southeast Technical College and South Dakota State University (SDSU) are celebrating strengthening their partnership with a signing ceremony Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, 1 p.m., at The HUB, on the STC campus, 2001 N. Career Ave. Officials will be signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) reaffirming an articulation agreement that makes transferring between nursing programs at both colleges easier for students.

The articulation agreement allows STC nursing students to transfer up to 60 credits to SDSU toward a bachelor of science degree in nursing, which is a higher threshold than in previous agreements. In addition, the agreement includes a “reverse” articulation component that allows students to start at SDSU and finish at Southeast Tech.

“This new agreement is really focused on students and the workforce needs of South Dakota,” said Robert Griggs, STC president. “These new options allow students to select the track that best fits their personal, financial and educational goals.”

Mary Anne Krogh, Dean of the SDSU College of Nursing, stressed the importance of the two institutions strengthening their partnership.

“The need for well-trained qualified nurses in South Dakota and the region continues to grow,” Krogh said. “Continuing to provide students with various degree options is critical as we expand the workforce of South Dakota. SDSU’s nursing program has a rich tradition of providing high-quality four-year degree options and we are excited to grow our relationship with Southeast Technical College to expand into new pathways that support higher education.”

ABOUT SOUTHEAST TECHNICAL COLLEGE: Southeast Tech is a career-focused learning environment for determined students who expect a life-changing education that gets results. Our faculty and staff are passionate about student success, and more than 65 associate degrees, diplomas, certificates and apprenticeships provide pathways to professional accomplishment utilizing skills-relevant facilities and Sioux Falls as an extended classroom. Southeast Tech is a smart investment for students to launch their in-demand, technical careers in two years or less. Learn more about Southeast Tech at www.southeasttech.edu.

ABOUT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY: Founded in 1881, South Dakota State University is the state’s Morrill Act land-grant institution as well as its largest, most comprehensive school of higher education. SDSU confers degrees from seven different colleges representing more than 200 majors, minors and specializations. The institution also offers 37 master’s degree programs, 15 Ph.D. and two professional programs.

The work of the university is carried out on a residential campus in Brookings, at sites in Sioux Falls, Pierre and Rapid City, and through Extension offices and Agricultural Experiment Station research sites across the state. SDSU's research expenditures for the 2019 fiscal year were more than $65 million.

Media Coverage

• Argus Leader - New agreement makes it easier to transfer between SDSU and Southeast Tech
• Dakota News Now - Transferring between SDSU & STC will be easier for nursing students
• Dakota News Now - South Dakota Universities team up to tackle the nursing crisis
• Health Leaders Media - South Dakota Universities team up to tackle the nursing crisis