Williston State College
Williston, North Dakota
- Two-year college
- Public
- Town
- 651 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
- Agriculture, GeneralAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,346
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Carpentry and construction
- CarpentersCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,931
Computers and IT
- Data ProcessingAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,799
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417
Engineering technology
- Mining and Petroleum Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,056
- Mining and Petroleum Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,477
Massage therapy
- Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $27,959
- Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,155
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 0 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 · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 22 finishedGraduates here earned $69,896 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 · 26 finishedGraduates here earned $69,882 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (8)
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 33 finishedGraduates here earned $41,857 a year afterNationally: $41,208
- Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $42,657
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 117 finishedGraduates here earned $35,917 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,294
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $38,048
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $45,150
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 9 finishedNationally: $32,424
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $7,309per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $17,932sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $6,436Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 15%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 42%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $46,3556 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $53,83110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $10,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 39%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 6%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 Williston 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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