DEGREES & PROGRAMS
As technology continues to evolve, the knowledge and skill sets necessary to install, operate, repair, and provide preventive maintenance to advanced systems and equipment is an increasing need within the manufacturing, facility management and industrial process industries. Learn to operate and maintain the operational efficiencies of industry 4.0 smart equipment and systems while managing each of these activities. Whatever the job may be, BSC can help train you to do it! With education from BSC, you’ll be able to land an important career in a booming industry, using your hands-on abilities to do crucial work.
ASSOCIATE DEGREES
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Enter the workforce in a variety of fields using artificial intelligence, including information technology, automotive, healthcare, agriculture and business, industrial and manufacturing with the two-year Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning degree. In partnership with Intel, you will focus on building machine learning models that can be used for predicting, making decisions and enhancing human capabilities.
CAREERS $114.9K AVERAGE SALARY
AI Engineer Machine Learning Engineer
Data Scientist Data Mining and Analysis
Certificate available in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Specialist.
Electronics/Telecommunications Technology
Your education will apply directly to the job market. You’ll learn in BSC’s modern laboratory and apply classroom theory. Coursework contains two semesters of digital electronics and classes in alternating current and direct current analysis, solidstate devices and active devices.
CAREERS $67.3K AVERAGE SALARY
Manufacturing Technician
Repair Specialist
Certificate available in Electronics Technology
Network Technician
Calibration Technician
Industrial
Automation and Robotics
Prepare to install, maintain, repair, operate and troubleshoot physical machines and control systems used to automate tasks within an industrial process. Using project-based learning, you will complete a solid foundation of electronic, electrical, mechanical, control systems, robotic systems, and their integration to increase the productivity and efficiencies of industrial facilities.
CAREERS $66.7K AVERAGE SALARY
Service Technician
Field Automation Technician
Automation Technician
Mechatronics Technician
Certificates available in Mechatronics I, Mechatronics II and Industrial Robotics.
Limited Enrollment On Campus Online
*Earning estimates were provided by Lightcast in the summer of 2025.
Instrumentation and Control Technology
This program combines theory and hands-on training with state-of-the-art instruments, working processes and computerized control systems. You’ll learn to install, test, calibrate and maintain instruments that measure, indicate, and control a range of variables. A limited number of students will be accepted to both the online and oncampus programs.
CAREERS
$76.3K AVERAGE SALARY
Instrument Technician Electronics Technician
Environment Technician
Certificate available in Electronics Technology and Instrumentation and Control Technology.
Mechanical Maintenance Technology
Interested in the installation, maintenance and repair of mechanical equipment like compressors, pumps, valves and turbines? The Mechanical Maintenance Technology program at BSC prepares you with the hands-on skills needed to work as an industrial mechanic in industries such as power generation, oil and gas, biofuels, manufacturing, and food processing. Throughout this program, the focus is on safely installing, troubleshooting, repairing, and performing preventative maintenance on industrial equipment and systems.
CAREERS
$67.5K AVERAGE SALARY
Maintenance Technician Industrial Mechanic
Machinery Mechanic
Certificates available in Operator I and Mechanic I.
Welding
Technology is creating more uses for welding in the workplace and expanding employment opportunities. In this degree program, you will learn to bond dissimilar materials and nonmetallic materials, such as plastics, composites and new alloys. You will also discover how laser beam and electron beam welding, new fluxes, and other new technologies and techniques are improving welding results, making it more widely useful.
CAREERS
$50.4K AVERAGE SALARY
Iron Worker Machinist
Brazer Inspector Certificate available in Welding.
Electrician Technician
Prepare for a career as an electrician in residential, commercial, or industrial settings through hands-on and applied learning. This program builds the practical skills needed to install, maintain, and repair electrical systems in residential and commercial structures, as well as prepares graduates to work in industrial environments such as power plants, refineries, manufacturing facilities and food processing plants.
CAREERS $77.3K AVERAGE SALARY
Electricians Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
Power Process Technology
Prepare for entry-level employment in the operation of industrial facilities where products such as natural gas, refined fuels and oils, ethanol, biodiesel and food products are processed, as well as in power generation settings involving gas turbine, fossil fuel and renewable generation technologies. This program emphasizes the technical and safety aspects of plant operations, the responsibilities of plant operators, and the mechanical and industrial technologies required to work in energy production and related industries.
CAREERS $77.3K AVERAGE SALARY
Process Operator Operations Technician
Plant Operator Production Technician
Certificates available in Operator I, Power Process Operator II and Power Process Advanced Operator
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)
BACHELOR’S DEGREES
Operations Management
Take your current industrial skill set or previous associate degree and improve them by earning a bachelor’s in Operations Management! Courses are delivered through online formats, providing greater flexibility for students and their work obligations. Upon completion of this program, students will be equipped to plan, direct or coordinate the industrial work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality and quantity specifications. These abilities are essential when managing various facilities.
CAREERS $89K AVERAGE SALARY
Production Manager Operations Manager
Assembly Supervisor Manufacturing Manager
Mechatronics Engineering Technology
Prepare to work with smart devices that incorporate mechanical, electrical, computer and software components, such as robots, automated guided systems and computerintegrated manufacturing equipment. As industry advances and the complexity of technical systems continues to evolve, there is a need for qualified individuals to design and develop components and parts to produce safe and efficient automated equipment.
CAREERS $84.2K AVERAGE SALARY
Production Design Tech Automation Technician
Engineering Field Tech Process Control Tech
Stack certificates to build into a 2- or 4-year degree. bismarckstate.edu/Certificates
I love the Industrial Automation program at BSC. When I picked it, I didn’t know how to do anything electrical. I have learned so much so quickly—one week I didn’t know anything, the next week I’m writing logic. The hands-on learning and internship has given me a head start on experience for employment. It’s been a great program and experience. -Seth Fjeldahl, Berthold, ND, Industrial Automation
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.
