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North Dakota State College of Science

800 N 6th St, Wahpeton, ND 58076 · Public 2-year · (701) 671-2403 · School website

Average net price

$11,261

per year after grants, College Scorecard

Career completions

269

2023-24, IPEDS

Finish on time

54.7%

within 150% of normal time, Scorecard

Students with Pell

16.3%

share of undergraduates, Scorecard

Takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Higher Learning Commission Credit for military training (IPEDS) Open admission (IPEDS) On North Dakota's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025)

Career programs at North Dakota State College of Science

North Dakota State College of Science reported 269 certificate and associate completions in 14 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in electrician (60). College Scorecard counts 1,909 undergraduates.

Program	Award	Length	Program cost	Completions	Earnings, 1 yr	Funding and results
Electrician	Associate	Not reported	Not reported	60	Not published
Diesel	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	59	Not published	WIOA list
Welding	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	39	Not published	WIOA list
LPN/LVN	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	23	Not published	WIOA list
HVAC	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	18	Not published	WIOA list
Plumbing	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	17	Not published	WIOA list
Dental assistant	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	16	Not published	WIOA list
Pharmacy tech	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	12	Not published	WIOA list
Automotive	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	10	Not published	WIOA list
Culinary	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	7	Not published	WIOA list
Billing and coding	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	5	Not published
EMT and paramedic	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	3	Not published	WIOA list
IT support	Associate	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not published	WIOA list
Carpentry	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not published

Program cost is the whole-program tuition and fees a clock-hour school reports to IPEDS for its largest programs (2024-25). Earnings are College Scorecard medians for graduates of this school in that field, one year after completing; small cohorts are not published. WIOA list means the program appears on the state's eligible training provider list in the U.S. Department of Labor file (programs listed as of June 30, 2025).

Cost and aid at North Dakota State College of Science

What a year costs, 2024-25

Tuition and fees, in districtIPEDS, academic-year schools: $5,974
Tuition and fees, in stateIPEDS: $5,974
Tuition and fees, out of stateIPEDS: $6,973
Books and suppliesIPEDS: $1,000
Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid: $11,261
Median federal debt at graduationCollege Scorecard, all programs: $12,000
Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students: $50,513

Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.

North Dakota State College of Science net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)
Veterans and military page (link from IPEDS)

How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.

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