Dakota College at Bottineau is a public community college located in Bottineau, ND. It offers 52 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 28 programs).

It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

The 2024 tuition & fees of Dakota College at Bottineau is $5,347 for North Dakota residents and $7,613 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is more expensive than that of North Dakota public community colleges' average ($5,781).

The school has 1,080 students, which is higher than North Dakota community collleges' average (722). In addition, 606 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 10 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (14 to 1) of North Dakota community colleges.

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Dakota College at Bottineau. Then, we compare its costs to North Dakota community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance - MSU-Bottineau
North Dakota ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$5,347$7,613
Books & Supplies$1,000
On-Campus Living Costs$12,520
Off-Campus Living Costs$12,520
Average Financial Aid$6,111
Cost of Attendance$18,867$21,133
After Financial Aid$12,756$15,022
MSU-Bottineau Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
North Dakota ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Dakota College at Bottineau$5,347$7,613
Public Community Colleges in North Dakota$5,128$5,781
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$4,992$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Dakota College at Bottineau offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online Programs1513NOT OFFERED
Total Programs2527NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.

What is Natural Resources and Conservation program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Agricultural Business and ManagementNOT OFFERED 10 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Crop ProductionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Agroecology and Sustainable AgricultureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Natural Resources/ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Urban Forestry 5 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and ManagementNOT OFFERED 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Teacher Assistant/Aide 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 71 completers
 NOT OFFERED
General Studies1 completers
 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Transportation and Materials Moving program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Parks, Recreation and Leisure StudiesNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
PhotographyNOT OFFERED 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder4 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical SecretaryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant1 completers
 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)1 completers
 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound TechnicianNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 37 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training41 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 1,080 students at Dakota College at Bottineau including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 424 male students and 739 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total1,163351812
Male Students424110314
Female Students739241498

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 1,080 total students, 818 students enrolled through distance learning (606 students enrolled exclusively and 212 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,080
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses606
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses212
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses262

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Dakota College at Bottineau.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address105 Simrall Blvd, Bottineau, ND
Phone701-228-2277
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$5,347
Out-of-State$7,613
Student Population »1,080 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »32%
Transfer-out Rate28%
Retention Rate59% (Full-time)
55% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$6,111
Students to Faculty10:1 (10.00%)