Bismarck State College
Bismarck State College, North Dakota’s only polytechnic institution, is located in south-central North Dakota on the Missouri River. You can choose from more than 100 certificate, associate and bachelor’s degree program options and be workforce ready upon graduation or complete your first two years of any major imaginable and transfer on to a four-year university. Bismarck State College prepares you to be workforce ready, right out of college. Hands-on learning from industry-trained faculty and internships with industry partners will put you on a direct path to your future career. BSC provides you with the skills needed to be job-ready on Day 1 of your career.
WUE-Eligible Programs
- Accounting (Certificate)
- Additive Manufacturing (Certificate)
- Advanced Digital Technologies (Associate's)
- Agribusiness (Associate's)
- Agriculture Industry and Technology (Associate's)
- Applied College Studies (Certificate)
- Applied Design Technology (Certificate)
- Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (Associate's)
- Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Specialist (Certificate)
- Athletic Coaching (Certificate)
- Automation (Certificate)
- Automotive Collision Technology (Associate's)
- Automotive Collision Technology (Certificate)
- Automotive Technology (Associate's)
- Automotive Technology (Certificate)
- Business and Office Technology-Administrative Assistant-General (Associate's)
- Business and Office Technology-Administrative Assistant-General (Certificate)
- Business and Office Technology-Administrative Assistant-Medical (Associate's)
- Business End User Security (Certificate)
- Career Readiness (Certificate)
- Carpentry (Residential) (Associate's)
- Carpentry (Residential) (Certificate)
- Civil Engineering Technology (Certificate)
- Civil Engineering Technology (Associate's)
- Clinical Exercise Science (Certificate)
- Communication and Humanities College Studies (Certificate)
- Computer Networking (Certificate)
- Custom Applicator (Certificate)
- Cybersecurity and Computer Networks (Associate's)
- Cybersecurity and Information Technology (Bachelor's)
- Cybersecurity Fundamentals (Certificate)
- Data Analytics Technician (Associate's)
- Diagnostic Medical Sonography (Associate's)
- Dialysis Technician (Certificate)
- Diesel Technology (Certificate)
- Digital Broadcasting (Certificate)
- Digital Forensics and Incident Response (Certificate)
- Electric Power Technology (Associate's)
- Electric Power Technology (Certificate)
- Electrical Transmission Systems Technology (Certificate)
- Electrical Transmission Systems Technology (Associate's)
- Electronics Technology (Certificate)
- Electronics/Telecommunications Technology (Associate's)
- Eligibility Worker (Certificate)
- Emergency Medical Technician (Certificate)
- Energy Management - Bachelor of Applied Science (Bachelor's)
- Energy Services & Renewable Technician (Certificate)
- Energy Services & Renewable Technician (Associate's)
- Engineering Technology (Associate's)
- Entrepreneurship (Certificate)
- Environmental and Safety Regulations (Certificate)
- Exercise and Sports Studies (Associate's)
- Exercise Science (Certificate)
- Farm and Ranch Management (Associate's)
- Finance (Bachelor's)
- Financial Technologies (Associate's)
- Foundations in Emerging Technologies (Certificate)
- Geographic Information Systems Technician (Certificate)
- Geospatial Technology (Certificate)
- Graphic Design and Communications (Associate's)
- Graphic Design Technology (Certificate)
- Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (Certificate)
- Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (Associate's)
- Heavy Equipment Operations (Associate's)
- Human Services (Associate's)
- Industrial Automation and Robotics (Associate's)
- Instrumentation and Control Technology (Associate's)
- Instrumentation and Control Technology (Certificate)
- Insurance (Certificate)
- Integrated Studies (Associate's)
- IT and Cybersecurity Governance (Certificate)
- Land Surveying Technology (Certificate)
- Land Surveying Technology (Associate's)
- Leadership (Certificate)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (Associate's)
- Lineworker (Electrical) (Associate's)
- Lineworker (Electrical) (Certificate)
- Management (Certificate)
- Management/Management Entrepreneurship Option (Associate's)
- Mass Communication (Associate's)
- Mechanical Maintenance Technology (Certificate)
- Mechanical Maintenance Technology (Associate's)
- Mechatronics Engineering Technology (Bachelor's)
- Medical Assistant (Certificate)
- Medical Laboratory Sciences-Medical Laboratory Technician (Associate's)
- Mobile Application Development (Certificate)
- Modern Computer Technologies (Certificate)
- Nuclear Power Technology (Certificate)
- Nuclear Power Technology (Associate's)
- Nursing-Practical Nursing (Certificate)
- Nursing-Registered Nursing (Associate's)
- Offensive and Defensive Security (Certificate)
- Operations Management (Bachelor's)
- Paramedic (EMT-P) Technology (Associate's)
- Paramedic (EMT-P) Technology (Certificate)
- Petroleum Production Technology (Associate's)
- Petroleum Production Technology (Certificate)
- Power Generation Technology (Certificate)
- Power Generation Technology (Associate's)
- Print and Digital Publications (Certificate)
- Process Technology (Associate's)
- Process Technology (Certificate)
- Ranch Operations (Certificate)
- Secure Programming (Certificate)
- Secure Web Programming (Certificate)
- Security and Hacking (Certificate)
- Security Operations (Certificate)
- Software Analysis (Certificate)
- Spanish I (Certificate)
- Spanish II (Certificate)
- Sport and Fitness Entrepreneurship (Certificate)
- Sport and Fitness Management (Certificate)
- Sport and Fitness Pedagogy (Certificate)
- Sport and Fitness Technology (Certificate)
- STEM College Studies (Certificate)
- Surgical Technology (Associate's)
- Technical Studies (Associate's)
- Undecided/Non-degree (No Degree)
- Unmanned Aerial Systems (Certificate)
- Water and Wastewater Technology (Certificate)
- Web Page Development and Design (Certificate)
- Web Page Development and Design (Associate's)
- Web Programming Foundations (Certificate)
- Welding (Certificate)
- Welding (Associate's)
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Supplimentary Information
Tuition
- Through WUE You'd Save: $0
- WUE: $7,813
- Resident: $5,209
- Nonresident: $7,813
NOTE: Estimated tuition rates and savings shown are per academic year and are from WICHE’s most recent Tuition & Fees Report for 2023-2024. Fees are additional.
IMPORTANT: Verify full estimated cost of attendance with the institution’s bursar, admissions, financial aid or graduate admissions (for WRGP) office. Tuition rates for more specialized undergraduate/graduate programs may be much higher than the tuition rate for standard programs. To receive the discounted tuition rate, program must be WUE- or WRGP-eligible. You must apply by the school’s deadlines and meet their academic eligibility and residency requirements.
WUE Admissions Info*
- WUE Rate for Transfers: Yes, all majors
- Majors Avail. Online at WUE Rate: Yes
*Requirements may vary by major
Quick Facts
- Located in: Bismarck, North Dakota
- Type: 2-Year Public
- Campus Housing Available: Yes
- Interstate Passport Member: No