Dakota College At Bottineau

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a quiet rural area.

Overview

School profile and reference information, including highlights, admissions, student body, degrees, and contact info.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in landscaping and horticulture and conservation and resource management.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Affordable tuition & fees.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 655 in 2009-2010 (409 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 64% of the student body. About 15% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Dakota College provides on-campus housing for 250 of its 409 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 15 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (12 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Accounting and Related Services
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

• Natural Resources/Conservation
• Urban Forestry
• Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded)

• Teacher Assistant/Aide

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Surveying Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (0 awarded)

• Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

• Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (14 awarded)

• Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management
• Greenhouse Operations and Management
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping
• Turf and Turfgrass Management

LIBERAL ARTS (39 awarded)

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (15 awarded)

• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
• Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (7 awarded)

• Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
• Medical/Clinical Assistant

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (32 awarded)

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (6 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• General Office Occupations and Clerical Services