Bismarck State College

Online Degrees and Programs

Bismarck State College offers 95 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 41 major programs - 23 Certificate, 16 Associate, and 2 Bachelors. The 2021 tuition & fees are $4,731 for North Dakota residents and $6,657 for out-of-state students. Total 1,695 students out of total 3,778 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 795 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning. Bismarck State College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

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Online Program Overview

Bismarck State College is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Bismarck, North Dakota. The school offers undergraduate degree programs only. For the academic year 2020-2021, the tuition & fees are $4,731 for North Dakota residents and $6,657 for other students on average.

It offers 95 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 41 programs - 23 Certificate, 16 Associates, 2 Bachelors.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Bismarck State College
Type	Public, 4 or more years
Address	1500 Edwards Ave., Bismarck, ND
Online Students	1,212 Enrolled Online Exclusively 793 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	In-State$4,731 Out-of-State$6,657
Student to Faculty	14:1 (7.14%)
Total	41 Programs
Certificate	23 Programs
Associates	16 Programs
Bachelors	2 Programs

2021 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 tuition & fees and costs trends last 5 years at Bismarck State College . Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For North Dakota residents, the tuition & fees are $4,731 and $6,657 for non-North Dakota residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $138 for North Dakota residents and $208 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate (In-State)	$3,659	$3,832	$3,992	$4,160	$4,731
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$8,528	$8,896	$5,588	$5,820	$6,657

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate (In-State)	$121	$126	$133	$138	$138
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$324	$337	$200	$208	$208

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Bismarck State College offers 95 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors programs. Of that, 41 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 23 Certificate, 16 Associates, 2 Bachelors. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	23	16	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	51	42	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Computer And Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	1	82	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Instrumentation Technology/Technician	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (other)	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Technology/Technician	4	54	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (other)	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	37	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Petroleum Technology/Technician	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Surveying Technology/Surveying	2	3	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician	1	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts And Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	85	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Human Services	1	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Operations Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	59	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry	1	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Bismarck State College, there are 3,739 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,005 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,212 students are enrolled exclusively and 793 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	3,739
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,212
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	793
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	1,734

By student location, out of a total of 1,212 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 670 North Dakota Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 538 students living in the U.S. States other than North Dakota, and 2 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.