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Bismarck State College

Bismarck State College
P.O. Box 5587
Bismarck, ND 58506-5587

Official telephone: (701) 224-5400
Toll-free telephone: (800) 445-5073
Fax number: (701) 224-5550
Website: https://bismarckstate.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 4,078
Full-time undergraduates: 2,281
Part-time undergraduates: 1,797
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Midwest
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
2.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.2% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.7% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.8% Hispanic/Latino
88.2% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.2% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.5% Nonresident Alien
1.4% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
1.9% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.7% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.5% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.1% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
86.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.9% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.4% Nonresident Alien
1.5% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 106 acres
City or town school is located in: Bismarck, ND
Population of city/town: 67,034
Online campus map: https://
bismarckstate.edu/
uploads/13/
BSCCampusMap.pdf

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
Percent of students who live in school housing: 11%
Percent of students who live off campus: 89%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 745
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Archives.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art gallery.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service
Counseling services:
military, veteran student, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 80%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station
School newspaper(s): Mystician, published monthly
Number of honor societies: 1
Total number of registered organizations: 13
Campus-based religious organizations:
Campus Crusade
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Concert and chamber choirs; concert band, LGBTQIA, Postsecondary Agriculture Students; art, drama, graphic design/communication, astronomy, and energy clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Buster Gilliss,
Director of Athletics
School colors: green and gold
School mascot: Mystic
Athletic conference memberships: NJCAA

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballnoNCAA Div. II
Men's basketballnoNCAA Div. I
Men's golfnoNCAA Div. III
Men's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Women's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's golfno 
Women's softballyesNCAA Div. II
Women's volleyballyesNCAA Div. II

Athletic facilities:
aquatic center, armory, field, tennis court, track
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, football, volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Bismarck, ND (5 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Bismarck, ND

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of four-year colleges most often selected by recent graduates:
Four-year schools most often selected by recent graduates are Dickinson State University, University of Mary, Minot State University, University of North Dakota, and North Dakota State University.

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