Dakota College at Bottineau (DCB) is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). The HLC is an institutional accreditor that accredits degree-granting post-secondary education institutions. DCB has been accredited since 1971 and is scheduled for its next reaffirmation in 2029-2030. To prepare DCB for its continued reaffirmation of accreditation, Dr. Lexi Kvasnicka-Gates (KG), DCB Professor of Psychology, began leading the college’s accreditation efforts in 2017 and now serves as Director of Accreditation and Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO). For nearly a decade, Dr. Kvasnicka-Gates has helped change the accreditation culture at DCB from one of compliance to one of continuous quality improvement.

The Dakota College at Bottineau Foundation is honored to announce a monumental and heartfelt gift from alumnus Maynard L. Thompson, whose journey began on the campus of the former North Dakota School of Forestry nearly seventy years ago. Thompson graduated in 1957 with a pre-engineering degree, a path he says was shaped almost entirely by the caring faculty who guided him during his earliest days as a college student. Honoring the spirit of caring and giving he received as a pre-engineering student at Bottineau, he has established the Maynard L. Thompson Scholarship Endowment which will support students just like him for generations to come.

Attending college in Bottineau is a tradition that Karen (Bohl) Brandvold married into, with her children among the third generation taking classes on the 118-year-old campus. Karen is a 1988 Elementary Education graduate of NDSU-Bottineau (NDSU-B) or Dakota College at Bottineau who was inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.

Dakota College at Bottineau (DCB) is making progress through the National Science Foundation ATE grant awarded in 2023 by the U.S. government’s independent science agency. The three-year initiative is focused on strengthening the rural ND workforce by preparing highly skilled small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) technicians through education and hands-on training.

Dakota College at Bottineau (DCB) is proud to announce the successful fall regular season of its Clay Target team in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) this week, and it is awaiting the final results from its USA Clay Target College League. The MCAC Clay Target League features 13 other colleges from Minnesota, North Dakota, and Iowa. Teams are divided into smaller divisions based on the number of student-athletes. Dakota College at Bottineau was the champion in the Blue Division, which consisted of 5 teams, and had the 1st and 3rd place male shooters in the regular season of their division, respectively, Kaden Hoffman, Langon, and Brenden Arvidson, St. John, ND.

Since 1982, Dakota College at Bottineau (DCB) Alumni Association has hosted an Awards Recognition banquet that honors supportive community and alumni. The DCB Alumni Association accepts nominations for the Golden Service, Friend of the College, and Young Alumnus awards, which are awarded annually. The Alumni Association recipients were celebrated at the Awards Recognition Banquet, Saturday, October 11, 2025, in a semi-private event at the DCB campus.

Dakota College at Bottineau (DCB) offers student leadership opportunities through the LeaderJacks program on the DCB campus. The program is established for student involvement from every program and degree. They focus on developing leadership skills and life experience through community involvement in service to others. There is a new group each semester with 16 students participating this fall.

Dakota College at Bottineau (DCB) is thrilled to share exciting news that their very own nursing instructor, Roberta Valella, has been selected for the North Dakota Nurses Association (NDNA) Honorary Recognition Award for 2025. This designation recognizes continued commitment and contribution to the nursing profession.

Dakota College at Bottineau (DCB) is excited to share in-house promotion news along with new faculty hires on the Bottineau campus for fall.