Bismarck State College Computer Science Programs

Bismarck State College is a public institution located in Bismarck, North Dakota. Bismarck is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Bismarck State College?

Contact details for BSC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1500 Edwards Ave., Bismarck, ND 58506-5587
Phone:	701-224-5400
Website:	bismarckstate.edu

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How Do I Get Into BSC?

You can apply to BSC online at: https://bismarckstate.edu/admissions/howtoapply/

Bismarck State College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Bismarck State College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At BSC, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $6,140 a year. That adds up to $24,560 over four years for those students.

Bismarck State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,549 undergraduate students at BSC, with 1,826 being full-time and 1,723 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,826 full-time undergraduates at BSC, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bismarck State College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	16
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	88
White	1,544
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	133

Geographic Diversity

North Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at Bismarck State College. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 7 countries are represented at BSC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Bahamas, and Philippines.

Online Learning at Bismarck State College

In 2022-2023, 2,206 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at BSC has changed over the last few years.

Bismarck State College Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	28	28	0	0	56
Computer & IS Security	11	0	0	10	21
Web & Multimedia Design	0	4	2	0	6
General Information Science	0	1	0	0	1
TOTAL	39	33	2	10	84

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.