Williston State College

Williston State College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Williston, ND. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $4,938 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 924 and it offers 10 programs.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Williston State College is $4,938 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Williston State College offers the alternative tuition plans .
60% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $7,236 (exclude student loans).
Williston State 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$4,938
Average Financial Amount$7,236

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Williston State College offers 10 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 322 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Williston State College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate3036
2 Years Certificate7050
Total100322

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 36 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 50 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 236 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology [+] 4 completers-
Petroleum Technology/Technician4-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] 16 completers-
Medium/Heavy Vehicle and Truck Technology/Technician16-
Precision Production Trades [+] 16 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder16-
Total36
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology [+] 2 completers-
Petroleum Technology/Technician2-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] 8 completers-
Medium/Heavy Vehicle and Truck Technology/Technician8-
Precision Production Trades [+] 8 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder8-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 32 completers-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder0-
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage3-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training29-
Business [+] 0 completers-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)0-
Total50
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 6 completers-
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager6-
Engineering Technology [+] 5 completers-
Petroleum Technology/Technician5-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] 138 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies138-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 0 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] 8 completers-
Medium/Heavy Vehicle and Truck Technology/Technician8-
Precision Production Trades [+] 5 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder5-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] (1 completers) 29 completers-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist3-
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage3-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse23-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training0-
Business [+] 43 completers-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)32-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping11-
Total236

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 924 students are attending at Williston State College. There are 30 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 1 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 20 to 1 (5.00%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 86 (full-time) and 3 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Williston State College is 33% and transfer-out rate is 13%. The retention rate is 60% at the school.
Williston State 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population924
Graduation Rate33%
Number of Faculty31
Student to Faculty Ratio20 to 1

Student Population at Williston State

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 908 students enrolled into Williston State College. By gender, 318 male and 590 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Williston State College.
Student Population By Gender
Williston State College
TotalMaleFemale
Total908318590
Full-time565210355
Part-tme343108235
There are 642 White (70.70%), 26 Black/African American (2.86%), 80 Hispanic (8.81%), 14 Asian (1.54%), and 224 students with other races attending Williston State College. 59 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Williston State College
TotalMaleFemale
Total908318590
American Indian/Native American725
Asian14410
Black/African American261115
Hispanic803050
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander202
White642204438
Two More662343
Un-Known1257
Non-resident Alien593920
Williston State College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
231 students (25.44% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 392 students (43.17% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Williston State College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Williston State College
Number of Students
Total908
Enrolled Online Exclusively231
Enrolled Some Online Courses392
Not in Online Courses285
By age range, at Williston State College, 185 students are aged 20 to 24 (20.37% of total students), 553 students are aged below 20 (60.90%), 11 students are aged above 50 (1.98%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Williston State College
TotalMaleFemale
Total908318590
Under 1820264138
Age 18-19351136215
Age 20-211266660
Age 22-24592435
Age 25-29561046
Age 30-3451645
Age 35-3928523
Age 40-4924222
Age 50-64945
Over 64211

Directory and Accreditation Information

Williston State College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1972 - Current[Estimated Date]).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Williston State College.
1410 University Avenue, Williston, ND
701-774-4200

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