Editing Bismarck State College (section)

{{Short description|Public college in Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S.}}
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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Bismarck State College
 | image                  = Bismarck State College logo.jpg
 | image_size             = 250px
 | motto                  = 
 | mottoeng               = 
 | established            = {{start date and age|1939}}
 | type                   = [[Public college]]
 | academic_affiliations  = [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]
 | endowment              = 
 | president              = Douglas Jensen<ref>{{cite press release |title=State Board chooses Dr. Douglas Jensen as next Bismarck State College president |url=https://bismarckstate.edu/news/State-Board-chooses-Dr-Douglas-Jensen-as-next-Bismarck-State-College-president/ |access-date=28 November 2020 |work=bismarckstate.edu |date=March 26, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
 | provost                = 
 | students               = 3,781
 | undergrad              = 
 | postgrad               = 
 | city                   = [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]]
 | state                  = [[North Dakota]]
 | country                = United States
 | campus                 = Urban
 | campus_size            = {{Convert|120|acre}}
 | sporting_affiliations  = [[Mon-Dak Conference]], [[National Junior College Athletic Association|NJCAA]], [[National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association|NIRA]]
 | sports_nickname        = Mystics
 | website                = {{URL|http://www.bismarckstate.edu}}
 | logo                   = 
 | staff                  = 
 | faculty                = 
 | profess                = 
 | colors                 = Green and brown
 | parent                 = [[North Dakota University System]]
}}

'''Bismarck State College''' ('''BSC''') is a [[public college]] in [[Bismarck, North Dakota]]. It is the third largest college in the [[North Dakota University System]] with 3,781 students as of September 2016. Established in 1939, it is a comprehensive [[community college]] that offers the first two years of education toward a [[bachelor's degree]] in most fields as well as 20+ bachelor's degree and several undergraduate programs in conjunction with other university system institutions. In 2020, Bismarck State College became the first [[polytechnic college]] in North Dakota. Approximately 35 technical programs are offered and more than 150 courses are offered online. Unique to the institution are degrees in energy, including power and process plant technology, [[nuclear power]] technology, [[electric power]] technology, and [[renewable energy]].