DEGREES & PROGRAMS
If you’re someone who enjoys problem-solving, tinkering with machines and working with your hands, a career in transportation or construction is worth exploring. Turn to BSC for the hands-on learning and in-demand skills you’ll need to create and fix, to design and solve, to earn and build the life you’ve always wanted.
Automotive Collision Technology
In the Automotive Collision Technology program, you’ll train in BSC’s spacious and air-filtered shop and enjoy numerous job opportunities upon graduation in this high-demand field. Training is certified by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation, an evaluation board of Automotive Service Excellence (ASE). Certification is based on compliance with standards developed by the automotive industry. In addition, all BSC instructors have achieved ASE certification expertise.
CAREERS $57.4K AVERAGE SALARY
Insurance Adjuster
Body Shop Owner
Glass Installer Frame Technician
Automotive Technology
Automotive Technology technicians inspect, maintain and repair automobiles and trucks that run on gasoline, electricity or alternative fuels such as ethanol. Automotive service technicians’ responsibilities have evolved from mechanical repairs to high-level, technology-related work. BSC’s program is certified by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation, an evaluation board of the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE). All BSC instructors have achieved ASE certified cation.
CAREERS
$59.3K AVERAGE SALARY
Shop Owner Auto Technician
Sales Farming & Ranching
Civil Engineering Technology (AAS)
Master the essential skills needed to design, build, and maintain the infrastructure of tomorrow. With a certificate or two-year degree, you will be a key player in creating sustainable and resilient structures and ensuring safe and efficient communities.
CAREERS $59.8K AVERAGE SALARY
Architectural and Civil Drafter Surveying and Mapping
Civil Engineering Technologist Technician and Technician
Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning
New technology and the ever-changing standards for indoor air quality have created high demand for knowledgeable individuals trained in Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) service. BSC is a nationally registered training center for sheet metal and HVAC through the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER). Students are placed on a national registry after successfully completing individual module exams and their related tasks.
CAREERS $61.1K AVERAGE SALARY
Business Owner Cost Estimator
Heating Technician Building Superintendant
Carpentry (Residential)
Residential Carpentry involves following building plans and blueprints to construct and repair frameworks such as footings, walls, rafters, decks and stairways, as well as installing kitchen cabinets, siding, drywall, flooring and tile. In BSC’s program, you’ll learn these skills by building a single-family home in Bismarck. The BSC Carpentry program is accredited through the National Center for Construction Education and Research with endorsement from the North Dakota Associated General Contractors.
As a residential carpenter, you’ll specialize in new home, townhome and condominium construction and remodeling.
CAREERS
$63.4K AVERAGE SALARY
Rough/Finish Carpenter Independent Contractor Carpentry Supervisor Estimator
Bismarck State College cannot guarantee the ability to earn any professional license in any field, in any state or territory. The list of states/territories where you may seek employment after completing the program is found at bismarckstate.edu/about/Student-Disclosure-Information
Heavy Equipment Operations
The Heavy Equipment Operator program will prepare you to operate and maintain heavy construction equipment. Gain skills and knowledge necessary to operate various pieces of equipment, including skid steers, bulldozers, backhoes, excavators and loaders. By combining classroom instruction with hands-on training, internships and real-world projects in the operations field, you will become equipped with knowledge on safety procedures, equipment maintenance and operation techniques.
CAREERS $63.5K AVERAGE SALARY
Highway Construction Mining
Demolition Underground Utilities
Welding
Technology is creating more uses for welding in the workplace and expanding employment opportunities. New ways are being developed to bond dissimilar materials and nonmetallic materials, such as plastics, composites, and new alloys. Laser beam and electron beam welding, new fluxes, and other new technologies and techniques are improving welding results, making it more widely useful. Thanks to a global boom in industrial manufacturing and the energy generation industry, skilled welders are in greater demand than ever before.
CAREERS
$50.4K AVERAGE SALARY
Iron Worker Inspector
Brazer
Select programs receive funding from the U.S. Department of Labor; therefore, veterans and eligible spouses receive priority of service over non-covered persons. (20 CFR 1010)
Diesel Technician
Gain fundamental skills for servicing, repairing and troubleshooting diesel equipment. Learn the basic knowledge to repair and test diesel fuel systems, engines, refrigeration, electronic control systems, power trains, brakes, electrical systems, suspension and air conditioning systems, while gaining valuable experience using various hand tools and test equipment. This program is face-to-face with a required supervised cooperative education internship at an approved facility.
CAREERS
$57.4K AVERAGE SALARY
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanic Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialist
Land Surveying Technology (AAS)
Gain hands-on experience and industry-recognized skills to excel in mapping, measuring, and managing land resources. With a certificate or two-year degree, you will become a vital part of the land development and construction industries, ensuring precise and reliable land data for future projects.
CAREERS $61.4K AVERAGE SALARY Surveyors Cartographers and Surveying and Mapping Photogrammetrists Technician
CERTIFICATE
Unmanned Aerial Systems
Gain new opportunities and enhance your current career by obtaining skills in Unmanned Aerial Systems. With this certificate, you will develop skills to manage and plan flight operations, collect and process imagery data for analysis, and apply skills while working directly with business and industry. This certificate can be applied to multiple applications, including agriculture, energy, construction, emergency response, aerial videography and photography.
The Fast Track program at BSC encompasses the non-traditional ways students may have earned college credit, including:
DUAL CREDIT & EARLY ENTRY
Dual Credit students enroll in a college course to receive both college and high school credit. These courses are usually taken at the high school or via interactive video.
Early Entry students enroll in a college course to receive college credit. These courses are usually taken at the BSC campus or online.
MILITARY
BSC awards credit for Military Training Programs as outlined by the American Council on Education (ACE).
CLEP/AP
With CLEP (College-Level Examination Program), a student can earn college credit for what they already know on any of 34 CLEP examinations. AP (Advanced Placement) courses are taken in high school. Students can receive college credit if they earn a 3 or higher on the exam.
PRIOR LEARNING
Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) provides an opportunity for adults to earn college credit for knowledge and competencies they’ve gained outside the classroom.