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Statement · Bottineau, ND

Dakota College at Bottineau

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $7,225 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $16,774.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $40,576 ten years after entering, the 64th percentile among public 2-years.

  3. 48% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
1,378

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $16,774 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $6,229 and $16,037 a year depending on income at Dakota College at Bottineau.

Statement of cost · Dakota College at Bottineau

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$16,774
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$7,225
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$10,039
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$5,388

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $7,225; $30–48k: $6,229; $48–75k: $8,476; $75–110k: $11,796; over $110k: $16,037. Shaded band: middle half of public 2-years, from $5,297 to $10,706; dotted line at the median, $7,702.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 2-years (all incomes), $5,297 to $10,706. Dotted line: the median, $7,702.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$7,225
$30k–$48k$6,229
$48k–$75k$8,476
$75k–$110k$11,796
Over $110k$16,037

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $40,576; the median graduate who borrowed owes $10,507.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$32,758
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$37,988
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
64th percentile among public 2-years
$40,576
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
56th percentile among public 2-years
$10,507
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$8,421

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 2-years at 10 years: $35,069 to $42,382.

6 yrs after entry: $32,758; 8 yrs after entry: $37,988; 10 yrs after entry: $40,576. Median graduate debt: $10,507. Shaded band: middle half of public 2-years at 10 years, from $35,069 to $42,382; dotted line at the median, $38,550.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 2-years, 10 years out ($35,069 to $42,382); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $10,507.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$32,758
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$37,988
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$40,576
Median graduate debt$10,507

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Dakota College at Bottineau
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree72$31,919$11,500
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma41not reported$17,648
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree37$65,983$28,334
Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate's Degree10not reportednot reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma6not reportednot reported
ForestryAssociate's Degree5not reportednot reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree5not reportednot reported
Teaching Assistants/AidesAssociate's Degree4not reportednot reported
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma4not reportednot reported
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsAssociate's Degree4not reportednot reported
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAssociate's Degree2not reportednot reported
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementAssociate's Degree2not reportednot reported
Show all 20 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsAssociate's Degree2not reportednot reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree2not reportednot reported
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesAssociate's Degree1not reportednot reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma1not reportednot reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma1not reportednot reported
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree1not reportednot reported
Agricultural Business and ManagementUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma0not reportednot reported
Agricultural Production OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma0not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Dakota College at Bottineau: 399 undergraduates; 13% of students receive Pell grants; no admission rate is reported (common at open-admission schools).

Admission rate

No admission rate reported (common at open-admission schools)

Undergraduates

399

10th percentile among public 2-years

Pell share

13%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

4th percentile among public 2-years

Completion

48%

finish within 150% of normal time

76th percentile among public 2-years

First-generation

40%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$31,970

91st percentile among public 2-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k37%
  • $30k–$48k17%
  • $48k–$75k15%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k37%
$30k–$48k17%
$48k–$75k15%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.