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Lake Region State College

Devils Lake, North Dakota Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

Lake Region State College is a public two-year institution based in Devils Lake, North Dakota. Its campus is in a remote town. It enrolled 1,897 students in fall 2024. It is part of North Dakota University System.

Lake Region State College offers certificates and associate degrees across 16 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Registered Nursing, and Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training. It awarded 300 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 8 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 65% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Mission

We enhance lives and community vitality through quality education.

Mission statement as reported by Lake Region State College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,897
Students enrolled
65%
First-year retention
300
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
16
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 16

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 4
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Engineering Technologies 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
65%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
196
Certificates under 1 year
48
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
52
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
4

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,897
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,897
Full-time, fall 2024
25%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,761
Full-time, 2024-25
19%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
61%
Men
39%
White
79%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
6%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
8
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
55%
Students taking some online courses
10%

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
North Dakota University System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Carmen Simone
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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