DEGREES & PROGRAMS.
Take advantage of the robust business, finance and management programs at Bismarck State College. You’ll learn from faculty that focus on the fundamentals while fostering innovative thinking to help you shine in today’s business world. Earn a technical degree in two years or learn everything you need to move on to a four-year program at BSC or at another university.
BACHELOR’S DEGREES
Finance
As a financial professional, you will support industrial, financial, nonprofit and government organizations. With the BAS in Finance, you will learn to plan, manage and analyze the financial and monetary performance of an organization through application of finance theory to real-world situations via an internship.
CAREERS $80.7K AVERAGE SALARY
Loan Officer Real Estate Sales Agent
Personal Financial Advisor Credit Analyst
Organizational Management and Leadership
BSC’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Organizational Management and Leadership builds on your previous associate degree, whether in management, entrepreneurship or another field, and prepares you for supervisory roles in any industry. You’ll gain essential business knowledge and leadership skills through handson learning designed to help you grow in today’s dynamic workforce.
CAREERS
$88.3K AVERAGE SALARY
Operations Manager Chief Executive
Project Manager Business Operations Specialist
Financial Technologies (AAS)
Begin or advance your career in Financial Technologies. Learn the foundational concepts of planning, managing, and analyzing the financial and monetary aspects of an organization’s performance. Courses include finance, accounting, economics, marketing, business communications, statistics and an internship.
CAREERS $80.7K AVERAGE SALARY
Financial Associate Payroll Technician
Accounting Specialist Banker
Management (Technical) (AAS)
Gain skills and knowledge required for management positions in all areas of business and industry. Curriculum includes courses on fundamental business principles, sales, marketing, electronic commerce, project management, human resources and entrepreneurship.
CAREERS $80K AVERAGE SALARY
General & Operations Manager Chief Executive Project Management Specialist Personal Service Manager
*Entrepreneurship (AAS)
Develop the skills, tools and experiences necessary to help create and manage new business ventures. The backbone of the curriculum focuses on successfully developing a business plan and financial analysis. Study involves a combination of general education, business and marketing coursework.
CAREERS
$82.5K AVERAGE SALARY
Business Operations Specialist Chief Executive Financial and Investment Analyst Fundraiser
*Pending NDUS and HLC approval
Arts Entrepreneurship and Management (AAS)
Students seeking a pathway into such career fields as arts administration, nonprofit fundraising & development, or venue & talent management will benefit from the AAS in Arts Entrepreneurship & Management. Deepening students’ understanding of various performing arts and fostering proficiency in oral and written communication, the AAS will be a first step in forging a career in arts-related fields. Through a capstone course in a path of their choosing, students shall identify essential entrepreneurial and business functions within the arts. Under supervision of BSC faculty who are active and highly respected professionals in their fields, students gain hands-on experience in areas such as theatre, music, arts, or arts management.
CAREERS $79.5K AVERAGE SALARY
Live Event Coordinator Talent Booking Agent
Arts Organization Administrator Nonprofit Fundraiser
BUSINESS & FINANCE CERTIFICATES
Certificates can be stacked to a customized degree in Advanced Digital Technology or Integrated Studies.
• Accounting
• Applied Arts
• Arts Business
• Business End User
• Business Fundamentals
• CPA Accounting
• Entrepreneurship • Insurance
Leadership
Management • Mobile App Development
Psychology • Sport and Fitness Management
AA/AS PATHWAYS
BSC offers AA and AS pathways and has articulation agreements for students interested in transferring to other institutions including Accounting, Business Administration and Economics
Accounting
Learn to record, classify and summarize money, transactions, financial events and statements. Through the integration of technology, learners are exposed to the latest software programs used by business and industry nationwide.
Business Administration
Learn how to succeed as a future manager! Acquire skills that will help you establish a career or become more productive in your current organization. Students will master critical thinking, teamwork, how to utilize technology, make decisions and communicate ideas effectively in a global economy.
Economics
You will learn to express information in many ways. Curriculum focuses on business law, accounting, statistics, and how principles of micro- and macroeconomics function under various economic structures and policies.
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 both college and/or high school credit. These courses are usually taken at the high school, 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.
