Bismarck State College
Bismarck, North Dakota
- Two-year college
- Public
- City
- 2,839 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate degree · 41 finishedGraduates here earned $50,120 a year after finishingNationally: $40,343
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 18 finishedGraduates here earned $49,503 a year after finishingNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Carpentry and construction
- CarpentersCertificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,931
- CarpentersAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $39,626
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,694
Computers and IT
- Information Science/StudiesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,425
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,720
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 70 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 42 finishedGraduates here earned $52,967 a year after finishingNationally: $46,926
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's degree · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $69,677
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 33 finishedGraduates here earned $69,717 a year after finishingNationally: $44,469
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,611
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $54,761
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 22 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,355
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 82 finishedGraduates here earned $87,388 a year after finishingNationally: $57,072
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 27 finishedGraduates here earned $99,056 a year after finishingNationally: $63,073
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,256
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,210
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 23 finishedGraduates here earned $101,448 a year after finishingNationally: $63,717
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $60,799
- Mining and Petroleum Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,056
- Mining and Petroleum Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,477
- Engineering-Related Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,712
- Engineering-Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $59,185
- Nuclear Engineering Technology/TechnicianCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reported
- Nuclear Engineering Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $76,642
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
- Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,578
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,265
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377
Pilot and air transportation
- Air TransportationCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,972
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 45 finishedGraduates here earned $69,228 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $58,618
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 43 finishedGraduates here earned $74,565 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 18 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (17)
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $27,737
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $29,515
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 15 finishedNationally: $40,381
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $43,067
- Human Services, GeneralCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $34,193
- Human Services, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $32,008
- InsuranceCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $61,812
- InsuranceAssociate degree · 0 finished
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 316 finishedGraduates here earned $37,269 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $45,150
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $36,320
- Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $28,590
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCertificate · 25 finishedNationally: $42,581
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $41,894
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $40,188
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $9,531per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $16,017sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $6,037Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 21%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 44%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $53,2206 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $57,90010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $11,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 53%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 17%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Bismarck State College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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