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Presentation College in South Dakota plans to close

Dive Brief:

• Presentation College said Tuesday that it will soon shut down, ending the run of the small nonprofit in Aberdeen, South Dakota, which was founded more than seven decades ago by an order of Catholic nuns seeking to provide nursing education to boost rural healthcare.
• Before the COVID-19 pandemic, college leaders started evaluating their prospects for increasing enrollment, which totaled under 600 students in fall 2021. But the college faced challenges including a high dependency on gifts and tuition revenue, a remote location that's hard for out-of-state students to reach, and the pandemic.
• Presentation won't enroll new students for the 2023-24 academic year. It will shut down its Aberdeen campus operations after the upcoming spring and summer sessions and transfer an online nursing program it operates to a Catholic university in Iowa.

Dive Insight:

Several of Presentation College's key metrics mirror those of other stressed or closing colleges. It's small, it has been losing enrollment, and it has been increasingly discounting tuition.

The institution enrolled 821 students in fall 2016, according to federal data. But its student body shrank steadily since then to just 577 five years later.

Presentation discounted tuition at increasing rates over that time period, its audited financial statements show. In fiscal 2016 , it listed $3.5 million in scholarships and grants versus $13.8 million in topline tuition and fee revenue. By 2021 , scholarships and grants totaled $4.3 million against $11.8 million in tuition and fee revenue.  

In other words, the college went from not collecting 25 cents for every dollar it charged in sticker price to forgoing 36 cents, even as it enrolled fewer students.

"After careful evaluation of the sustainability of the College’s academic programs, and a thorough review of alternatives, the Board of Trustees and Presentation Sisters reluctantly decided to close the physical campus and implement Teach-Out programs as the most responsible way to steward students’ pathways to completing their degrees," Sister Mary Thomas, president of the Presentation Sisters Corporate Board, said in a statement Tuesday.

The university has teach-out agreements in place with the University of Mary, in North Dakota, Olivet College, in Michigan, and St. Ambrose University, in Iowa. It's seeking additional teach-out partners.

St. Ambrose is also taking on an online bachelor of science in nursing program operated by Presentation. It will become known as the Nano Nagle Online School of Nursing at St. Ambrose University, named for the founder of the Presentation Sisters.

"St. Ambrose University’s state-of-the-art nursing program is a natural fit with Presentation to create the Nano Nagle Online School of Nursing, ensuring the legacies of the College and the Presentation Sisters," Presentation College President Paula Langteau said in a statement.

Most Presentation programs will end after the spring semester. A practical nursing program will run through August.

Presentation is shutting down after closing a branch campus in Fairmont, Minnesota, where it started operating in 2003 . The institution closed that branch in 2021. 

When the branch closure was announced, Vice President for Academics Diane Duin pointed to low application numbers and increasing local competition. Duin told the Fairmont Sentinel the college had "opportunities for online learning." As of 2019, the branch had enrolled about 50 students.

Presentation College joins a growing list of institutions to close or announce plans to shutter in the wake of the pandemic. 

Among them are several other Catholic institutions. In the last year, two in California, Holy Names University and Marymount California University , decided to close. Chatfield College , a two-year institution in Ohio, opted to stop operating as a higher education institution and turn into a nonprofit group trying to improve degree attainment. And St. John's University laid plans to close a campus it operates on Staten Island, New York, after the spring 2024 term.

In each of those cases, college leaders pointed to declining enrollment. They often also cited rising expenses and pressures exacerbated by the pandemic.

Numerous factors challenging small private colleges existed before the pandemic. Pressures stemming from college costs, student price sensitivity and economies of scale in operations predate the crisis. So do declines in birth rates around the Great Recession that have long been predicted to drive down the overall number of high school graduates available to enroll in college in many parts of the country. 

But colleges were temporarily buoyed by millions of dollars apiece in federal pandemic relief funding. That money was generally most valuable to institutions under the greatest preexisting financial stress.

Now no more aid is coming, leaving college leaders still worried about risks that enrollment constraints pose to their business models. Institutions with noncompetitive admissions are generally considered most likely to lose enrollment and the important net tuition revenue it drives.

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2022-2023 Catalog

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UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION PROCESS AND REQUIREMENTS

The following criteria are used to determine admission for various categories of students including First-Time Freshman, Home-School, Readmit, Transfer, Degree Completion, Unclassified, and International Students. Certain programs have additional specific criteria for admission. Refer to the respective section in this catalog for any additional requirements.

New First-Time Freshmen

First-Time Freshmen must meet one of the following requirements:

• Completion of high school diploma.**
• Completion of General Educational Development (GED) and be 18 years of age or older to meet the compulsory school attendance requirement in South Dakota.

First-Time Freshmen who have completed (1) will be admitted to the college when meeting one of the following requirements: 

•   A student having a minimum high school cumulative GPA of 2.75 out of a 4.0 GPA.
•   A student having a minimum ACT composite score of 20 out of 36.
•   A student having a minimum SAT composite score of 1040 out of 1600.

First-Time Freshmen who have completed (2) will be admitted to the college when meeting the following requirements: 

•   A student having a minimum cumulative GED score of 450.

First-Time Freshmen must follow these steps to complete the process:

• Submit an application for admission found at https://mypc.presentation.edu/applynow/inquiryform
• If the student is still attending high school, the transcript must include courses completed and courses in progress. Students must also arrange for a final transcript to be sent after graduation from high school with the graduation date posted.
• Submit the non-refundable application fee of $25

*Options for official transcript submission:

• Paper transcripts can be accepted as official provided they are either mailed or personally delivered to the Admissions Office in the original, sealed envelope from the school.
• Electronic transcripts can be accepted as official provided they are emailed directly from the school or are submitted via an electronic transcript service to the Admissions Office via the domain @presentation.edu

All records submitted, filed, and accumulated in the Admissions and Registrar's Offices become the property of the College.

Upon receipt of these items, the Admissions Office will notify applicants of acceptance, provisional acceptance, probationary acceptance, or denial of acceptance into the College.

**The Admissions department may review the transcript for validity at its discretion. The Admissions department will consult with the Department of Education website for that particular state to ensure that the student graduated from an accredited high school.

Home-Schooled Students

Home-Schooled Students must meet one of the following requirements:

Home-Schooled Students who have completed (1) will be admitted to the college when meeting one of the following requirements: 

Home-Schooled Students who have completed (2) will be admitted to the college when meeting the following requirements: 

Home-Schooled Students must follow these steps to complete the process:

• Transcript can be requested from the local home schooling guild or association school. If not available, primary educator-prepared transcripts, which detail course descriptions, proficiency levels, and textbooks used, are acceptable. If the student is still attending high school, the transcript must include courses completed and courses in progress. Students must also arrange for a final transcript to be sent after graduation from high school with the graduation date posted.

**The Admissions department may review the transcript for validity at their discretion. The Admissions department will consult with the Department of Education website for that particular state to ensure that the student graduated from an accredited high school.

Readmit Students

Readmit Students must meet the following requirement:

• Readmit students are subject to entrance requirements and major requirements as stated in the College Catalog in service at the time of reentry. Students who graduate from Presentation College with a prior degree or certificate and reenter the following semester are also required to reapply for admission to the College.

Readmit Students must follow these steps to complete the process:

• Submit any official* college or university transcripts since last admission, whether or not credit was received. Readmit Students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 on a 4.00 scale from their previous Presentation College transcript.
• Submit the non-refundable application fee of $25.
• Other requirements, if applicable.

Transfer Students

Transfer Students must meet the following requirement:

• If a transfer student does not have 24 or more college credits they will be admitted as a first-time freshman, but have transfer status.

Transfer Students must follow these steps to complete the process:

• Submit all official* college or university transcripts. Transfer Students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 on a 4.00 scale once all transcripts are received.

If students are currently enrolled at another institution, partial transcripts may be submitted and considered for provisional admission until the final official transcripts arrive. Please contact the Admissions Office regarding transcript evaluations. All credits attempted (except remedial courses) will be calculated into the admission GPA.

Degree Completion Students

Degree Completion Students must meet the following requirement:

• Have completed an Associate’s degree or higher, and seeking to enter a baccalaureate program at Presentation College.

Degree Completion Students must follow these steps to complete the process:

Unclassified Students

Students who wish to enroll without pursuing a program or degree from Presentation College are considered unclassified. The Registrar will advise and register unclassified students. A maximum of 6 credit hours per semester is permitted on a space available basis with a total maximum of 12 credit hours taken as an unclassified student while at Presentation College. Courses taken by unclassified students may include general or select department coursework. Unclassified students do not qualify for federal, state, or institutional financial aid.

If unclassified students later wish to become degree-seeking, the entire College admission process must be completed.

International Students

Presentation College invites and encourages international students to apply for admission. The College is authorized under Federal law to enroll non-immigrant alien students.

First Time Freshmen International applicants must provide the Admissions Office with the following:

1. Proof of High school diploma and high school transcript. International high school (secondary) transcripts can be evaluated internally by Presentation College, or externally by an accredited evaluation service. Transcripts must be submitted in the original language and translated into English if sent directly to the admissions office. Presentation College reserves the right to require a third-party agency to evaluate the transcript. High School Transcripts must have a minimum 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.

2.   A completed application form due by July 1 for fall semester; November 1 for spring semester.

3.  Non-refundable application fee of $25.

4.   Meet minimum English proficiency standards. Methods for demonstrating minimum English proficiency standards are listed below.

5.  Completed Declaration of Finances form and an official bank statement.

6.  Photocopy of current passport and photocopy of F-1 VISA once obtained.

Co llege or University Transfer* International applicants must provide the Admissions Office with the following:

1.  Submit an application for admission found at www.presentation.edu/admission/apply/

2.  Submit all official* college or university transcripts. Transfer Students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 on a 4.00 scale once all transcripts are received.

3.  Submit the non-refundable application fee of $25

4. Meet minimum English Proficiency standards. Methods for demonstrating minimum English proficiency standards are listed below.

5. Completed Declaration of Finances form and an official bank statement.

6. Photocopy of current passport and photocopy of F-1 VISA once obtained.

*To be considered for admission to PC as an international transfer student, a minimum of 24 completed semester credits at a cumulative 2.00 grade point average (GPA), on a 4.00 scale. Applicants who have postsecondary transcripts from an international institution and request consideration of credits earned for acceptance to Presentation College must submit the transcripts to a translation company in the United States for an academic evaluation. The cost of the evaluation is the responsibility of the student. An evaluation is subject to policies as printed in this catalog.

Declaration of Finances and Bank Statement

Since financial assistance for international students is extremely limited, applicants must demonstrate evidence of ability to meet the costs of the chosen program by completing a Declaration of Finances form. Students will be required to utilize their home banking institution to certify available funding. Once adequate financial resources are confirmed, an application is completed, and all other requirements are on file, applicants will be considered for admission. If accepted, an official I-20 form will be sent to the student. Arrangements for obtaining a VISA may then be made by the accepted student at the American Embassy or Consulate in the student's home country.

All required application materials must be received by July 15 for fall semester and November 15 for spring semester.

IMPORTANT: All fees, deposits, tuition, housing charges, etc., are payable in U.S. funds.

Non-Resident Alien and ESL Students

Non-resident alien students or students whose native language is not English must provide the Admissions Office with the following:

1.  A completed application form

2.  Non-refundable application fee of $25

3.   Meet minimum English proficiency standards. Methods for demonstrating minimum English proficiency standards are listed below.

4.   Students who have completed high school in the United States must meet the minimum ACT or SAT exam requirements.

English Proficiency Standards

There are two ways to meet Presentation College’s English language proficiency requirement:

Presentation College accepts scores from the following exams. Scores must be sent directly to Presentation College from the testing agency in order to be counted as official. Score reports can be sent electronically or by postal mail to the Admissions Office. Scores must be less than two years old to be considered for admissions.

TOEFL score (Test of English as a Foreign Language): 65 web-based, 525 paper and pencil ( PC's TOEFL code: 6582)

IELTS International English Language Testing System: 5.5

Pearson PTE Academic: 46

SAT: 490 Evidenced-Based Reading and Writing sub score

ACT: 18 English sub score

• Language Waivers:

There are several ways to qualify for a waiver. Students will not need to provide an exam score if they meet any of the following criteria:

• Waiver Option A – If the student has attended a U.S. high school or an international high school that is regionally accredited in the United States for two or more years
• Waiver Option B – If the student has an associate of arts or sciences degree or a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university with a cumulative 2.00 GPA
• Waiver Option C – If the student has attended a U.S. regionally accredited college or university, has completed the transferable equivalents of PC’s English Composition 113 with a 2.00 or above grade point average for each course at the time of application, and has 24 semester college level admission credits completed by the beginning of classes for the term they are applying
• Waiver Option D – If the student has taken the ACCUPLACER and received the minimum score requirement for PC’s English Composition 113
• Waiver Option E – If the student is a citizen from one of the following countries AND their primary language is English: Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize,  British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cook Islands, Dominica, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana,  Ireland, Jamaica, Kiribati, Liberia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Montserrat, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland), Zambia, or Zimbabwe (provide proof of citizenship to have waiver applied)
• Wavier Option F – If the student was schooled outside the United States at a school where the language of instruction was English (student must provide an official letter from the school stating English was the language of instruction while they attended)
• Waiver Option G – If none of the above waivers apply, and the student was unable to take the ACT, SAT, TOEFL, IELTS, or Pearson PTE Academic due to temporary test restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a committee will speak with the student on the phone and ask a series of questions, gathering English Proficiency skills based on a phone interview.

A $100 tuition deposit is required prior to registration for classes. The deposit is non-refundable.

Application Fee Waivers

This option is available for any student applying to Presentation College that has their $25 application fee waived. Fee waiver codes may be given to students and used for the purposes of student recruitment at the discretion of the Director of Admissions.

Up one level

Presentation College

www.presentation.edu

Presentation College is a higher education institution located in Brown County, SD . In 2022, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Presentation College were Registered Nursing (64 degrees awarded), Kinesiology & Exercise Science (8 degrees), and Radiographer (8 degrees).

In 2022, 153 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Presentation College. 66% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 34% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (113 degrees), 7.53 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (15 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Presentation College is $22,385, which is $7,444 more than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,942).

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Presentation College was 2.62%, corresponding to 8 out of the 305 total borrowers.

In 2022, the median undergraduate tuition at Presentation College is $22,385, which is $7,444 more than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,942).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $27,553.

In 2022, 78% of undergraduate students attending Presentation College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 66% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

In 2022, the cost of tuition at Presentation College was $22,385. The cost of tuition at Presentation College is $7,444 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,942).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Presentation College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

In 2022 Presentation College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $27,553. Between 2021 and 2022, the average net price of Presentation College grew by 1.28%.

This chart compares the average net price of Presentation College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

The average yearly cost of room and board at Presentation College was of $10,305 in 2022. The cost of room and board increased by 11.3% between 2021 and 2022.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,704. The cost of books and supplies increased by 33.3% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Presentation College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

78% of undergraduate students at Presentation College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2022. This represents a decline of 9.3% with respect to 2021, when 86% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Presentation College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Presentation College was 2.62%, which represents 8 out of the 305 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Presentation College received 557 undergraduate applications in 2022, which represents a 12.7% annual growth. Out of those 557 applicants, 421 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 75.6% acceptance rate.

There were 615 students enrolled at Presentation College in 2022. 41% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Presentation College has an overall enrollment yield of 19%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

In 2022, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Presentation College was 75.6% (421 admissions from 557 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2021, which was 93.7%. Between 2021 and 2022, the number of applicants declined by 12.7%, while admissions declined by 29.6%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Presentation College (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

41% of enrolled first-time students at Presentation College in 2022 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.

Presentation College had a total enrollment of 615 students in 2022. The full-time enrollment at Presentation College is 400 students and the part-time enrollment is 215. This means that 65% of students enrolled at Presentation College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Presentation College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 63.4% White, 9.92% Black or African American, 9.27% Hispanic or Latino, 6.34% Two or More Races, 2.6% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.79% Asian, and 0.325% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Presentation College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (32.3%), followed by White Male (24.4%) and Black or African American Male (8.91%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (71.4%), followed by Black or African American Female (14.3%) and American Indian or Alaska Native Male (14.3%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Presentation College in 2022, both undergraduate and graduate, is 615 students. The full-time enrollment at Presentation College is 400 and the part-time enrollment is 215. This means that 65% of students enrolled at Presentation College are enrolled full-time compared with N/A% at similar Special Focus Institutions .

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Presentation College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Presentation College was 51%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (73%), Presentation College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Presentation College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

• White 390 enrolled students
• Black or African American 61 enrolled students
• Hispanic or Latino 57 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Presentation College is 63.4% White, 9.92% Black or African American, 9.27% Hispanic or Latino, 6.34% Two or More Races, 2.6% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.79% Asian, and 0.325% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 42.1% White, 19.3% Hispanic or Latino, and 14.1% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 34 students (5.53%) did not report their race.

In 2022, 49 more women than men received degrees from Presentation College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Presentation College is white (113 degrees awarded). There were 7.53 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (15 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Presentation College is Registered Nursing (64 degrees awarded), followed by Kinesiology & Exercise Science (8 degrees) and Radiographer (8 degrees).

In 2022,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Presentation College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (12 degrees awarded), Health (93 degrees), and Physical Sciences (4 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Presentation College are Registered nurses (1,496,837 people), Physicians (567,210 people), Other managers (263,850 people), Postsecondary teachers (247,159 people), and Medical & health services managers (217,736 people).

The most specialized majors at Presentation College in 2022 are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (12 degrees awarded), Health (93 degrees), Physical Sciences (4 degrees), Biology (8 degrees), and Public Administration and Social Service (4 degrees) (as of 2022).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Presentation College are Surgeons , Cardiovascular technologists and technicians , Physicians , Aircraft pilots & flight engineers , and Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents

The most specialized majors at Presentation College are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (12 degrees awarded), Health (93 degrees), Physical Sciences (4 degrees), Biology (8 degrees), and Public Administration and Social Service (4 degrees) (as of 2022).

Common Industries by Major

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Presentation College are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,080,962 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (567,608 people), Elementary & secondary schools (554,436 people), Offices of physicians (435,471 people), and Outpatient care centers (410,581 people).

Majors Awarded

• Registered Nursing 64 degrees awarded
• Kinesiology & Exercise Science 8 degrees awarded
• Radiographer 8 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Presentation College was Registered Nursing with 64 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Presentation College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

In 2022, 52 degrees were awarded to men at Presentation College, which is 0.515 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (101).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Presentation College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2022, 9 degrees were awarded to men at Presentation College in Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services , which is 4.5 times more than the 2 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2022, 60 degrees were awarded to men at Presentation College in Registered Nursing , which is 15 times more than the 4 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

In 2022, 36% of students graduating from Presentation College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 45% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 45% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Special Focus Institutions Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2022 at Presentation College is Female and White (50% graduation rate). Across all Special Focus Institutions , Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (73.2%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

• White 113 degrees awarded
• Hispanic or Latino 15 degrees awarded
• Black or African American 10 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Presentation College is white (113 degrees awarded). There were 7.53 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (15 degrees).

0% of degree recipients (0 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

• White Female 82 degrees awarded
• White Male 31 degrees awarded
• Black or African American Male 9 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Presentation College is white female (82 degrees awarded). There were 2.65 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (31 degrees).

Presentation College has an endowment valued at nearly $15.1M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of −1.32M (−8.72%) compared to the 0.21% average return (24.5k on 11.6M) across all Special Focus Institutions .

In 2022, Presentation College had a total salary expenditure of 13.7M. Presentation College employs 21 Instructors, 5 Assistant professors and 4 Associate professors. Most academics at Presentation College are Female Instructor (20), Female Assistant professor (4), and Male Professor (2).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Presentation College are: Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 20 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 15 employees, and Management with 7 employees.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Presentation College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

In 2022, Presentation College paid a median of $5.47M in salaries, which represents 40% of their overall expenditure ($13.7M) and a 7.11% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 10.4% decline between 2020 and 2021, and a 6.67% decline between 2019 and 2020.

The median for similar Special Focus Institutions is 3.17M (40.8% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

In 2022, Presentation College paid a total of $1.61M to 32 employees working as instructors, which represents 29.5% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $975k (30.7%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

Occupations by Share

In 2022, the most common positions for instructional staff at Presentation College were Instructor with 21 employees, Assistant professor with 5 employees, and Associate professor with 4 employees.

In 2022, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Presentation College were Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 20 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 15 employees, and Management with 7 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

• Female Instructor
• Female Assistant professor
• Male Professor

In 2022, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Presentation College was Female Instructor with 20 employees, Female Assistant professor with 4 employees, and Male Professor with 2 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Presentation College.

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Presentation College has an acceptance rate of 99%, but the admissions bar isn't overly high so the school will be easily accessible to those applying with high grades and strong standardized test scores. An application can be filled out online on the school's website. As part of the application, students will also need to submit scores from the SAT or ACT, and official high school transcripts. If you have any questions about the admissions process, be sure to get in touch with a counselor in the admissions office. Also, check out Presentation's website for more information about applying, including complete guidelines/instructions, and important dates and deadlines.

Admissions Data (2016)

• Percent of Applicants Admitted: 99%
• SAT Critical Reading: 400 / 493
• SAT Math: 420 / 530
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• ACT Composite: 18 / 22
• ACT English: 16 / 21
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Presentation College Description

Presentation College, located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, was founded in 1951. It was founded by the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and retains its Catholic traditions today. The school focuses on medical and science-based programs, with over 15 Bachelor programs to choose from, and many more at the Associate's Degree level. Popular choices include Nursing, Biology, Social Work, and Business Management.

Academics are supported by a healthy 10 to 1 student/faculty ratio. Outside of the classroom, students can participate in a number of student-run groups and activities. These range from the academic to the social and artistic, including musical groups, faith-based meetings and projects, and student government. On the athletic front, the Presentation College Saints compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA); popular sports include basketball, football, soccer, volleyball, and golf. 

Enrollment (2016)

• Total Enrollment: 821 (all undergraduate)
• Gender Breakdown: 36% Male / 64% Female
• 65% Full-time

Costs (2016 - 17)

• Tuition and Fees: $19,090
• Books: $1,200 ( why so much? )
• Room and Board: $8,690
• Other Expenses: $2,700
• Total Cost: $31,680

Presentation College Financial Aid (2015 - 16)

• Percentage of New Students Receiving Aid: 100%
• Grants: 100%
• Grants: $10,732
• Loans: $8,310

Academic Programs

• Most Popular Majors:  Nursing, Business, Social Work, Radiologic Technology, Biology

Transfer, Graduation and Retention Rates

• First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 59%
• 4-Year Graduation Rate: 37%
• 6-Year Graduation Rate: 44%

Intercollegiate Athletic Programs

• Men's Sports:  Football, Soccer, Golf, Basketball, Baseball
• Women's Sports:  Volleyball, Soccer, Softball, Golf, Basketball

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Presentation College Mission Statement

Welcoming people of all faiths, Presentation College challenges learners toward academic excellence and, in the Catholic tradition, the development of the whole person.

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Presentation College, a small Roman Catholic institution in South Dakota, will close at the end of the summer 2023 term.

“After careful evaluation of the sustainability of the college’s academic programs, and a thorough review of alternatives, the Board of Trustees and Presentation Sisters reluctantly decided to close the physical campus and implement teach-out programs as the most responsible way to steward students’ pathways to completing their degrees,” Sister Mary Thomas, president of the Presentation Sisters Corporate Board, said. “We understand and share the heartbreak by our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and Aberdeen community, and we will work closely with them to succeed through this transition.”

The Presentation Sisters founded the college in 1951 to fulfill their mission of rural health care and service through nursing education. The college later expanded to include academic programs in health and natural sciences and social science and humanities. The Presentation Sisters have continuously sponsored the college and retained ownership of the campus land, with the college as a separate nonprofit.

Just before the COVID-19 pandemic, the college embarked on a yearlong process of examining data and market impacts and its potential for growing enrollment to achieve sustainability. The college’s rural location, difficult for many out-of-state students to access, was already a known factor, along with a significant dependency on tuition revenue and gifts. The impact of COVID-19 exacerbated the college’s challenges, the college said in an announcement .

For students who are unable to graduate this year, the college has teach-out agreements with the University of Mary (Bismarck, N.D.) and Olivet College (Olivet, Mich.) and continues to pursue additional agreements.

Two other small private colleges, Cazenovia College in New York and Holy Names University in California, announced that they would close in December.

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Overview of Presentation College

Presentation College, situated in Aberdeen, South Dakota, focuses on medical and science-based programs. The institution has a large selection of 15 undergraduate degree programs for students to choose from. Students are backed by a robust 11 to 1 student/faculty ratio, and professors take a personalized approach to the teaching and learning process. Outside of the classroom, students will find plenty of opportunities to engage with the campus community via many clubs and organizations. The Presentation College Saints play in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).

• Total Enrollment: 700 (686 undergraduate)
• Gender Breakdown: 35% Male/65% Female
• 65% Full-time

Cost of Attendance Information

• Tuition and Fees: $20,375
• Books: $1,230
• Room and Board: $9,578
• Other Expenses: $2,800
• Total Cost: $33,983

Financial Aid Information

• Percentage of New Students Receiving Aid: 100%
• Grants: 100%
• Grants: $8,341
• Loans: $7,572

Academic Programs Offered

• Most Popular Majors:  Nursing, Business, Social Work, Radiologic Technology, Biology

Retention and Graduation

• First-Year Student Retention (full-time students): 64%
• Transfer-Out Rate: 54%
• 4-Year Graduation Rate: 21%
• 6-Year Graduation Rate: 26%

NCAA Athletic Programs

• Men’s Sports:  Football, Soccer, Golf, Basketball, Baseball
• Women’s Sports:  Volleyball, Soccer, Softball, Golf, Basketball

Overview of Presentation College Admissions

Presentation College has an acceptance rate of 97%. Students whose SAT/ACT scores and GPA are within the institution’s requirements have a good chance of being admitted. Applicants should complete an online application and send test scores from either the SAT or ACT and high school transcripts. Students with unique talents and accomplishments can still receive strong consideration even if their GPAs are outside of the mean range. After applying, students will receive a message from an admissions counselor about the application process’s next steps.

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• Percent of Applicants Admitted: 97%
• SAT Critical Reading: 480/555
• SAT Math: 483/538
• SAT Writing: -/-
• ACT Cumulative: 18/23
• ACT English: 17/23
• ACT Math: 17/23

Safety Net Schools: Easy to Gain Admission

If past admission data predicts that you would be a competitive candidate for Presentation College, it should be easy to gain admissions to the schools below. If Presentation College is currently out of your reach, then you are sure to be a competitive candidate for the schools below.

University of Bridgeport, Alabama State University, College of St. Elizabeth, Albertus Magnus College, Bloomfield College, Texas Southern University, California State University Dominguez Hills

Same Tier: Just As Hard to Gain Admission

If you’re a competitive candidate for Presentation College, you should have an equal chance of gaining admissions at these schools.

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Long-term issues to close doors at Presentation College

Presentation is offering ‘teach-out’ agreements with other institutions to accept current students without needing an application or increase in tuition costs.

This comes as the Aberdeen college prepares to permanent close its doors later this year.

College president Paula Langteau said it’s part of administration’s effort to put people first through the transition.

“We take very seriously our commitment to our students, our faculty, and our staff, and we’re doing everything in our power to make sure we take care of individuals through this difficult and trying transition,” Langteau said.

Langteau, who arrived at Presentation in 2019, said the closure is the result of longstanding financial and enrollment issues.

“We streamlined leadership, renegotiated vendor contracts, reduced operating budgets, really brought down our budgets to about two and a half million dollars – and things were starting to look better, our accounts payable was up to date. Things were turning around," Langteau said. "At that time, as you know, COVID hit. That was the spring of 2020. That has been devastating for our institution.”

Langteau said the Presentation Sisters are now looking ahead to the future.

“While we mourn the loss of all the things that are no longer going to be, we also recognize – I think sister Marion said it best when she said the Presentation Sisters pride themselves that they evolve with the times, and we are moving to see more online education,” Langteau said.

Currently, Presentation College students can enroll through teach-outs at Dakota Wesleyan, Dickinson State, Olivet College, St. Ambrose University, and the University of Mary.

Notes from a South Dakota Ex-Pat

Presentation College Closing This Summer

72 years after the Presentation Sisters founded Presentation College to train nurses for rural health care, Presentation College in Aberdeen will close after this summer’s academic term. Here’s the College’s announcement:

Presentation College announced today that it will not enroll students for the 2023-24 academic year and will cease educational operations at its Aberdeen campus after the Spring and Summer 2023 sessions. Three Teach-Out Agreements with other higher educational institutions are in place to provide complete credit acceptance and comparable net tuition costs for current students. Employees will be provided staggered end dates and final compensation based upon their responsibilities. St. Ambrose University (Davenport, Iowa) will continue to offer Presentation’s signature Online BSN program, a pathway for nursing students established through a consortial arrangement that was communicated last week. The Online BSN programs will become the Nano Nagle Online School of Nursing at St. Ambrose University in honor of Nano Nagle who founded the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Aberdeen, South Dakota (Presentation Sisters) in Ireland in 1775. “After careful evaluation of the sustainability of the College’s academic programs, and a thorough review of alternatives, the Board of Trustees and Presentation Sisters reluctantly decided to close the physical campus and implement Teach-Out programs as the most responsible way to steward students’ pathways to completing their degrees,” Sister Mary Thomas, president of the Presentation Sisters Corporate Board shared. “We understand and share the heartbreak by our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and Aberdeen community, and we will work closely with them to succeed through this transition.” Presentation Sisters founded the College in 1951 to fulfill its mission of rural health care and service through nursing education. The College later expanded to include academic programs in Health and Natural Sciences, and Social Science and Humanities, to support its mission of development of the whole person, in the Catholic tradition. Presentation Sisters have continuously sponsored the College and retained ownership of the campus land with the College as a separate nonprofit. Just before the COVID pandemic, the College, the Board of Trustees, and the Corporate Board of the Presentation Sisters embarked on a year-long process of examining data and market impacts, engaging constituent groups to better understand the financial health of the College and its potential for growing enrollment to achieve sustainability. Its rural location, difficult for many out-of-state students to access, was already a known factor, along with a significant dependency on tuition revenue and gifts. The impact of COVID exacerbated the College’s challenges. “The College explored and brought to the boards numerous partnership options over the last year, resulting in their selection of St. Ambrose University (SAU) for continuing the Online BSN programs,” said Paula Langteau, president of Presentation College. “As previously announced, St. Ambrose University’s state-of-the-art nursing program is a natural fit with Presentation to create the Nano Nagle Online School of Nursing, ensuring the legacies of the College and the Presentation Sisters,” President Paula Langteau said. “SAU also will serve as one of a number of Teach-Out Partners for other majors. It is important to us that every student has multiple, comparable options to complete their chosen degrees on time and without an increased financial investment.” Presentation also has Teach-Out Agreements in place with the University of Mary (Bismarck, North Dakota) and Olivet College (Olivet, Michigan) and continues to pursue adding agreements with other regional and online institutions. January 30-31, the College is hosting a Teach-Out Fair (in the afternoons) and a Career Fair (in the mornings) to assist students and faculty, respectively, with their transitions to other higher educational institutions. In a unique partnership for college transitions, the College is also bringing independent academic coaches from College Possible to campus to assist students with their individual plans. A Job Fair will be organized for later this Spring to help staff to explore future employment opportunities [Presentation College, announcement of closure , 2023.01.17].

Spring semester courses at Presentation started last week on Monday, January 9 . The college will maintain its full schedule of spring courses; it will offer only practical nursing certificate courses this summer. The college says it will fully refund students who choose to withdraw this semester .

St. Ambrose University will become the keeper of Presentation College’s transcripts and other records. The college says it is not filing for bankruptcy and should be able to carry out its existing contracts through August 31.

Presentation College’s closure is part of a long nationwide trend of campus closures. United States college and university closures spiked in 2016; over 860 higher-education campuses have closed since 2004 , largely due to a shrinking student pool . According to IPEDS , Presentation College’s full-time-equivalent enrollment in Academic year 2021 was 527; in 2017, PC FTEs reached a decade-peak at 752.

The Presentation Sisters left their convent in 2021 and moved to two assisted-living facilities in Aberdeen and Sioux Falls. The closure of Presentation College will leave the 100-acre campus on the northwest corner of town vacant and open to new development proposals. Expect a lot of money-people and idea people to be contacting the Sisters and the College trustees to float their ideas for converting the Presentation campus into Aberdeen’s Next Big Thing.

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Another nail in the coffin of healthcare for the citizens of SD. It will not be long before healthcare will only be available to those who can travel great distances to see even a mid-level provider.

For decades to pay lawsuits and hush money to the victims of pederastic clergy the Roman Church has been bleeding the assets and financial resources of the Presentation, Benedictine and the other ten orders of nuns in the United States forcing many elderly women into nursing homes at taxpayer expense. That’s it’s criminal is to say the very least.

Another measure of the dire labor shortage in the US is the closing of over 860 higher education schools since 2004. The US is short 400,000 workers (SD is short over 30,000 workers). The annual labor shortage will climb to about or over 900,000 annually in 15 years until peaking. Wage inflation is built into the system.

Noem’s and republican answers are to: 1) close the borders stopping immigration and exacerbating wage inflation, and 2) forcing seniors to work by cutting social security and medicare. The US will NOT receive immigrants from western or even eastern Europe because those nations have far better social safety nets and also have populations in decline. US immigrants MUST come largely from Central and South America and Africa – where the birthrate is over the replacement birthrate. Bloomberg and the financial press recently “woke up” to the fact that China’s population is fast declining. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MSV2bh48MA

I think that the campus, or at least part of the facilities at Presentation College should be converted to the Fred Deutsch Aberdeen Medical Cannabis dispensary. Maybe the Sisters should have kept the money that they used to help buy 20,000 votes to defeat IM27. Karma is a bitch.

Strange situation since nurses are in high demand and low availability. What gives?

For the record, The Presentation Sisters Are Not To Be Confused With The Pointer Sisters.

Your state needs a computer chip factory. America needs lots and lots of them.

Well…I consider it a blow to Aberdeen and to the state generally. The Benedictines and Presentation Sisters have contributed greatly to health care and our quality of life in South Dakota. Historically, in South Dakota, communities depended on the Presentation Sisters and Benedictines to establish hospitals and train medical personnel. It appears that time is now past but the quality of their replacements in the industry is in doubt.

Might this become a regional jail for the County of Brown and its neighbors?

Maybe it should become a boot camp for those whose BMI is over 27.

Maybe a Soylent Green processing center for grudz and his “Connie Commoners with No Sense” group.

A state-owned resort catering to elderly fellows who enjoy all you can eat breakfast buffets! Only that Aberdeen is a hole nobody wants to visit. So the prison idea is probably best.

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The point about health care and nurse supply is worth considering. We are short on nurses, as we are of many other important professionals. One would think that the need for nurses would have kept Presentation College’s nursing program viable. But perhaps PC struggled to sustain its nursing program for the same reasons South Dakota struggles to recruit nurses: not enough students wanted to study in a relatively remote area, and not enough faculty wanted to work for the lower wages at PC when they could make much more working elsewhere.

Of course, in this case, you’d think the wage issue would have solved itself: high demand for nurses should have led to high demand for nurse training programs which should have led to lots of tuition-paying students which should have led to good salaries for instructors.

PC was competing with SDSU for nursing students, and that doesn’t seem a fair fight, but again, if SDSU isn’t completely meeting the market demand for nurses, you’d think there’d be room for a competitive nursing program elsewhere in the state.

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Presentation College closing is a big thing.

The Republican Legislature has tightened up on college regulation. Check Secretary of State website for details.

Hey with a free Harvard Computer Science class or two under your belt, adjust your t shirt and you can swagger anyplace in South Dakota and say, “Hey man, I can code and do very cool things on the Web. What shall I change next?” You can be the hero in your adventure!

As to Aberdeen, hey, private colleges have closed before, Yankton College was a big one. With men attending college less than they did in the 1970s, online web colleges and learning programs are starting to take over.

To pump up Aberdeen in general, start a for profit or social business (M. Yunus, Nobel Prize Winner) and as you grow your business, set up shop in Aberdeen, add 5 or 10 employees there. Yes!

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1. Pick a name. Something cool, like Bison Legislature, Ft. Pierre Friendly Legislature, or whatever up you like.

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3. Easy way to run it. Use a checking account. Maybe post your results online. Here’s the name of my Legislature, how many members, no elections. We have $20 in our account, we gave so much money to these charities or great causes.

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5. A major factor of your Legislature’s success. It will be since you are giving 10% to 100% of your Legislature’s cash (from a bank account or in your cash kitty like an empty milk carton) to nonprofit causes, Increase will happen! Tithing or giving a percentage of your Legislature’s money to nonprofit causes will invariably bring Lots more money to your Legislature, hey you can buy a town in West River maybe ! (Most of Interior was sold to a church in the Philippines a while back). With a prospering Legislature, you could pay yourselves a modest salary and keep doing unlimited good ! (Read Charles Fillmore’s great book, Prosperity.)

That’s very cool! 5 easy rules and you can have your own private Legislature making life better today!

1. Name. 2. Number of members. 3. Checking account or cash kitty. 4. Project(s). 5. Donate 10% plus (or tithe)

Your Legislature can post it’s great results on Twitter, Facebook Groups, Blogger or any blog, Mailchimp.com or any free web page building site, Instagram.

You don’t have to wait until November 2024.

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According to this article…. https://www.usa.edu/blog/nursing-shortage/ .South Duhkota has the 7th largest shortage of nurses in the Nation.

Converting PC into assisted living apartments for low income Seniors would be an option.

The Order of the Presentation opened St. Mary’s in Elkton where I attended grade school but the nuns were from the Dominican and Benedictine Orders, too. They were Commies who taught us Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie and Puff the Magic Dragon.

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South Dakota State at No. 17 Oklahoma State, Saturday, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)

BetMGM College Football Odds : Oklahoma State by 9 1/2.

Series record: First meeting.

WHAT’S AT STAKE?

Two teams with high expectations meet for the first time. Coach Jimmy Rogers hopes to lead South Dakota State to a third straight Championship Subdivision title and his Jackrabbits haven’t lost a game in nearly two years. Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy is entering his 20th season with the Cowboys. They return all but one starter from a team that won 10 games last season. The Cowboys are expected to contend for a Big 12 title and a spot in the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff. The Cowboys are loaded with talent on both sides of the ball while the Jackrabbits return just three starters on offense and five starters on defense.

KEY MATCHUP

Oklahoma State RB Ollie Gordon vs. South Dakota State linebacker Adam Bock. Gordon ran for 1,732 yards and 21 touchdowns last season and won the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s top running back. Bock, an FCS All-American with 344 career tackles, anchors a stingy defense that limited opponents to 88.1 yards rushing per game in 2022 and 89.6 yards in 2023.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Oklahoma State: WR Brennan Presley, a preseason All-Big 12 pick, caught 101 passes for 991 yards and six touchdowns last season. Look for QB Alan Bowman to target Presley and fellow wideout Rashod Owens (63 receptions, 895 yards, five scores) early and often if the Jackrabbits bottle up Gordon.

South Dakota State: QB Mark Gronowski threw for 3,058 yards and accounted for 37 total touchdowns to win the Walter Payton Award as the top FCS player. The 6-foot-3, 230-pound senior is 37-3 as a starter and led FCS quarterbacks in passing efficiency (179.67).

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FCS No. 1 South Dakota State has won 29 straight games and two national titles since losing to Iowa by four points in the 2022 season opener. ... The Jackrabbits averaged 37 points and 450 yards per game last season. ... South Dakota State’s defense limited opponents to 9.3 points and 257 total yards per game last season. ... The Cowboys return seven offensive linemen with a combined 200 career starts, including preseason All-Big 12 picks Dalton Cooper (49 career starts) and Joe Michalski (23 career starts).

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Regardless of the cost of an award or its fair market value, the following awards are always taxable as wages to an employee and should be processed through the University Payroll Office to ensure proper reporting on IRS Form W-2:

• Cash or cash equivalent awards, such as gift certificates, gift cards, and gift coupons;
• Recognition awards, cash or non-cash, for job performance, such as employee of the month awards, unless they are qualifying de minimis;
• Non-cash prizes (unless de minimis) won by employees from random drawings at employer sponsored events;
• Achievement awards, cash or non-cash, that do not meet specific qualified plan award rules, discussed below; and
• Awards for length of service or safety achievement that do not meet specific requirements, discussed below.

If a check is desired to be presented directly at an award ceremony, the payment may be run through Accounts Payable but will be reported to the Payroll Office for W-2 processing.

• Certain employee achievement awards;
• Certain prizes or awards transferred to charities; and
• De minimis awards and prizes.  
• They must be given for length-of-service or safety; and
• They must be awarded as part of a meaningful presentation; and
• They cannot be disguised wages or made under conditions and circumstances that create a significant likelihood that they are disguised wages.  
• The award is made under an established written plan; and
• The plan does not discriminate in favor of highly compensated employees; and
• The average cost of all employee achievement awards (qualified and unqualified awards for length-of-service and safety) made by the employer during a single year does not exceed four hundred dollars ($400). Awards of fifty dollars ($50) or less are not included in computing the average.  
• It is given to a manger, administrator, clerical employee, or other professional employee.
• During the tax year, more than 10% of the employees, excluding those listed in 2.e.i.1. above have already received a safety achievement award, other than one of very small value. Eligible employees must have worked full-time for a minimum of one (1) year prior to the award.  
• The employee received the award during their first five (5) years of employment.
• The employee received another length-of-service award, other than one of very small value, during the same year or in any of the prior four (4) years.  
• Awards other than for safety or length-of-service are always unqualified awards, unless they are qualifying de minimis awards.  
• The maximum amount of excludable awards to a single employee during a calendar year is limited to four hundred dollars ($400) for awards made under an unqualified plan or $1600 in total for awards made under both qualified and unqualified plans.  
• An award is not a qualified plan award if the average cost of all the employee achievement awards given during the tax year is more than four hundred dollars ($400), not including de minimis awards when calculating the average cost.  
• The award is for achievement;
• The recipient is selected without entering any contest;
• No substantial future services are required; and
• The recipient transfers the award to a charitable organization recognized under IRC 170(c) prior to receiving the benefit.  
• Prizes or awards that are given frequently to an employee do not qualify as excludable, even if each award is small in value.
• A nominal value means small in value, relative to the total compensation (noncash, less than one hundred dollars ($100) in value).
• Cash equivalent means readily convertible to cash. Examples include gift certificates, gift cards, and gift coupons which have a face value.  
• In the case where the outside party selects and distributes the award directly to an agency employee without any direction or decision making from University personnel, then the award is income to the recipient and must be reported by the outside party on a Form 1099-MISC to the recipient if the total awarded to the employee in the calendar year has a value of six hundred dollars ($600) or more.  
• Prizes not directly related to employee performance or achievement may be awarded to employees as long as there is equal opportunity for everyone in the department to receive the prize. For example, an employee may be entered in a drawing at a meeting.  
• Non-cash awards or prizes (tangible personal property) given to employees are subject to taxation unless the annual value of all non-cash awards received is less than one hundred dollars ($100) (amount considered to be de minimis).  
• Awards and prizes given to non-employees are allowed provided there is a clear business purpose. These payments are paid through Accounts Payable. If the non-employee receives prizes or awards exceeding six hundred dollars ($600) during the calendar year, the State of South Dakota will issue an IRS Form 1099-MISC to the non-employee.  
• Awards and prizes must be purchased from allowable funds. Allowable funds include funds generated from related activities or registrations, student general activity fees which include prizes and awards in their approved budgets, grants where the budgets allow for specific awards or prizes, or other funds provided by an outside party. The granting of awards and prizes should have a clear University business purpose.  
• Awards and prizes may not be authorized if they are restricted by the provisions of SDBOR Policy 4.9.3 and conflicts of interest laws, regulations, and amendments thereto.  
• If awards are provided to an employee, they are to be processed through Payroll. If awards are provided to a non-employee, they should be processed through Accounts Payable.  
• The reason for providing awards or prizes must be well documented. The explanation must be included either on the attached documentation or in Document Text on the Direct Pay document in Banner. A description of what is being purchased (if that is not apparent from the invoice), the intended recipient, and reason for the purchase must also be included.  
• The department should collect appropriate documentation to verify the intended recipient received the item. For example, a record showing the award or prize given, the date received and the signature of the recipient, whenever possible.  
• The documentation listing the award or prize recipients must be attached to the Direct Pay document in Banner after all information is gathered. The document can be paid prior to this.  
• When a payment is made through Accounts Payable, individuals should use 766450 for the account code and 28000 for the commodity code on the direct pay document.

Responsible Administrator

The Vice President for Finance and Budget, or designee, is responsible for the annual and ad hoc review of this policy. The University President is responsible for approval of this policy.

Approved by President on 04/15/2016. Revised 01/29/2024 (clerical).

Sources: IRS De Minimis Fringe Benefits ; IRS Fringe Benefit Guide ; IRS Form 1099-MISC ; SDBOR Policies 4.9.3 and 5.8

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