The Higher Education Center—West River is a consortium of South Dakota Regental Universities whose purpose is to promote, increase and enhance undergraduate and graduate opportunities in higher education in the western regions of South Dakota. The Center’s administrative offices are located at 515 West Boulevard in Rapid City, SD. Member institutions of higher education include Black Hills State University, Dakota State University, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, South Dakota State University, the University of South Dakota and Western Dakota Tech.