MINOT, N.D. – “You should next time. There’s always a next time.” The words struck a chord with Marina Carrillo, a senior in the energy economics and finance program at Minot State University. Carrillo was talking with North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and Lieutenant Governor Brent Sanford following Burgum’s 2018 State of the State Address at Ann Nicole Nelson Hall when the conversation turned to Minot’s American Petroleum Institute (API) chapter meeting.

Student nursing organization (SNO) is an organization made up of future nurses that helps facilitate the growth of caring, compassionate, and giving nurses. Dakota College at Bottineau’s SNO has given back to their local community this fall, and continues to do so.

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others?" -Martin Luther King Jr. The Dakota College at Bottineau Student Nurse Organization (SNO) of Minot has taken this message to heart. With a love for their city and its people, the student nurses have given their time and funds this school year. SNO has donated over $2000 to local institutions both from fundraisers and from SNO's own funds.

Dakota College at Bottineau (DCB) and Minot State University (MSU) collaborate to provide student instruction. Classes are held on the MSU campus with instructors hired by DCB. This is a unique collaboration providing students a certificate or associate degree from DCB with a seamless transfer to MSU to receive a four-year degree.

The Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (BCBSND) Caring Foundation has awarded scholarships to twenty-six health profession students attending North Dakota colleges, universities or technical colleges.

Ancestry® Library Edition, distributed exclusively by ProQuest and powered by Ancestry.com, delivers billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more. Ancestry Library Edition brings the world’s most popular consumer online genealogy resource to Dakota College Library. Patrons have access to an unprecedented online collection of individuals from North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and more.

Dakota College at Bottineau has hired a Farm Business Management instructor for the Minot area. Lynsey Aberle, a 2010 NDSU Graduate with a degree in Ag Economics and Animal Science officially started work in this position on October 1, 2018.

Affordable Colleges Online.org (ACO) is a leader in higher education information, resources and rankings and has recognized Dakota College at Bottineau (DCB)for offering one of the best online learning environments for health students in the county.