Your Cost of Attendance (COA) is an estimate of the expenses you are likely to incur during the academic year while attending the Dakota College at Bottineau. This is not a bill. This is only an estimate of your expenses.
The COA is based on full-time (12 credits per semester), nine-month enrollment period. The COA is equal to the maximum amount of financial aid less expected family contribution as determined by FAFSA (Scholarships, Loans, Grants, Waivers) that a student can receive in an academic year.
Direct Costs (Billed by DCB)
- Tuition and Fees
- Housing and Food (if in on-campus housing)
- Books and Supplies
Indirect Costs (Not billed by DCB)
Tuition 2023-2024 between 12-18 Credits on campus in Bottineau
Resident & Canadian | $5,347.26 |
Minnesota Reciprocity | $5,891.96 |
Contiguous (SD, MT) | $6,479.96 |
MHEC & WUE (AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY, IN, KS, MO, NE, OH, WI) |
$6,479.96 |
Non-resident/ Non-resident Alumni | $7,612.96 |
International | $8,744.96 |
Course tuition and fees are the same between 12 and 18 credits. Online courses will be assessed a $39.66 Access Fee which will still be charged on any credits after 12 credits. Students will start being charged additional tuition and fees after enrolling in 18 credits.
Collaborative courses are charged separately from regular DCB tuition and fees.
Actual costs for a student will vary depending on the student’s residency and location of enrollment (Minot, Valley City, Online).
Per semester charges can be found here: /admissions-financial-aid/paying-for-college. All tuition and fees need to be divided by 12 to get a per credit charge:
Please contact the Business Office for billing questions.
Housing and Food
This is an estimate of living expenses while attending the Dakota College at Bottineau. This includes rent, food(21 meals per week), household supplies and utilities.
Housing and Food On/Off Campus | $9742.00 |
Living with parents | $6012.00 |
Transportation
Average transportation costs include standard vehicle maintenance, commuting to campus, and trips home. What a student actually spends on travel may be higher or lower depending on their number of trips, distance, and mode of travel.
Transportation | $1350.00 |
Books
Books and supplies may vary this is just an estimate of your expenses.
Books Undergraduate | $1000.00 |
Books Nursing Program | $1258.00 |
Miscellaneous
This is an estimate of costs for clothing, haircuts, entertainment, study abroad, and other living expenses that the student might already be paying for. What they actually spend on these types of items may be different per student needs.
Miscellaneous | $2200.00 |
PN Miscellaneous | $2974.00 |
ADN Miscellaneous | $3640.00 |
Professional Licensure/Certification
Students in certain programs may be required to get a professional licensure or certification. This is an estimate of the average cost of the licensure or certification for these programs. This estimate will be applied to students cost of attendance in their final semester.
Bookkeeping | $100 |
Accounting Technology | $100 |
Human Resource Management | $400 |
Paramedic Technology | $160 |
Medical Assistant | $139 |
Medical Administrative Assistant | $135 |
Medical Coding | $299 |
Practical Nursing | $200 |
Associate Degree Nurse | $200 |
Paraprofessional Educator | $85 |
Breakdown per Credit
Take the base tuition (based on your residency), add the fees for your specific enrollment location.
This will give you the cost per credit.
Tuition 2023-2024(Per Credit) | |
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Resident & Canadian | 188.76 |
Minnesota Reciprocity | 283.16 |
Contiguous (SD, MT) | 235.95 |
MHEC & WUE (AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY, IN, KS, MO, NE, OH, WI) |
235.95 |
Non-resident/ Non-resident Alumni | 211.45 |
International | 330.33 |
Fees 2023-2024(Per Credit)
Bottineau on-campus fees | |
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Student Fee | 21.66 |
CND | 5.50 |
NDSA | 0.04 |
Technology Fees | 6.00 |
Wellness Fee | 0.84 |
Total | $34.04 |
Valley City on-campus fees | |
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VCSU Fees | 32.59 |
CND | 5.50 |
NDSA | 0.04 |
Total | $38.13 |
Minot on-campus fees | |
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Minot Act Fee | 45.30 |
CND | 5.50 |
NDSA | 0.04 |
Access Fee | 109.86 |
Total | $160.70 |
Online fees | |
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CND | 5.50 |
NDSA | 0.04 |
Technology Fee | 6.00 |
Access Fee (does not cap at 12) | 39.66 |
Activity Fee | 6.50 |
Total | $57.70 |