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Community college · Public

Lake Region State College

Devils Lake, ND827 online only

Lake Region State College is a public community college in Devils Lake, ND, with about 983 students on campus.

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Students on campus
983
plus 827 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$13,577
tuition and fees $5,520; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
52%
lower than at 66% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$49,502
higher than at 70% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Lake Region State College

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $10,293, about $109 a month over ten years. That’s 3.2% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓

Long, cold winters

January nights in Devils Lake average -2°F. Living in Devils Lake ↓

Rent in Devils Lake is below the state median

Median rent in Devils Lake is $711 a month, 25% below the state median. Living in Devils Lake ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
52%
within 3 years · Pell students 50%
Come back for year two
65%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$49,502
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$10,293
about $109 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

3.2%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$109 a month against about $3,366 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

60%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 75% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$44k
Middle income$30–75k
$51k
Higher incomeover $75k
$55k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Lake Region State College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Lake Region State College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $18,731 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees (in state) $5,520Room & board $9,490Books & supplies $1,000Other costs $2,721

After grants, the average family on aid pays $13,577.

Tuition and fees are $5,520 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$12,807

About $25,614 over 2 years · 32% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 37%Liberal arts 28%Public safety 13%Business 9%Agriculture 4%Mechanic & repair 3%Everything else 6%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities96 graduates a year · typical debt $9,490
$42k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing29 graduates a year · typical debt $13,000
$76k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations20 graduates a year
—not reported
Agricultural Business and Management19 graduates a year
—not reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services12 graduates a year
—not reported
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services8 graduates a year
—not reported
Criminal Justice and Corrections5 graduates a year
—not reported
Management Information Systems and Services4 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

611 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 70%Hispanic 5%Black 5%Two or more 8%International 8%

Women and men

Women 62%Men 38%
12 : 1
students per teacher
10%
get Pell grants (lower income)
13%
take federal loans
18%
undergrads 25 or older
26%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Devils Lake

3% of Devils Lake’s 7,333 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Devils Lake pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Lake Region State College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Cankdeska Cikana Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Fort Totten · mostly online
11.8 mi115 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.