Two of South Dakotas tech schools will be adding additional healthcare programs. Lake Area Tech in Watertown, and Mitchell Technical Institute will both offer two-year registered nursing programs.

Doug Ekeren of Yankton, a member of the new Technical Education Board, which approved the expansions, says they hope to see more expansions…..

Ekeren says the new programs will help meet a need…..

Ekeren says the tech schools and the universities need to coordinate on similar programs…..

The technical education board meets again next week.