University of Mary & Bismarck State College Announce New Mystic-Marauder Community Commitment

New initiative allows BSC alumni to earn online bachelor’s degrees and MBA at reduced cost from the University of Mary.

Beginning this summer of 2024, associate-degree graduates from Bismarck State College can enroll in University of Mary online undergraduate programs, and pay the same tuition rate as currently offered at Bismarck State College as part of a new Mystic-Marauder Community Commitment initiative.

“The Mystic-Marauder Community Commitment comes at a very critical time for us as a community — Bismarck-Mandan and North Dakota as a whole,” stated University of Mary President Monsignor James Shea, who has spearheaded many public-private college initiatives during his nearly 15-year-tenure as Mary’s president — most recently with Williston State College and over ten years ago with Arizona State University, as examples. “We are in the business of community building and our greatest resource is our people. This innovative partnership honors the important relationship between BSC and the University of Mary, as together we serve the Bismarck-Mandan region, providing a new seamless, flexible, affordable pathway to receive higher education. Sure, we need to attract new people, but just as important — retain our young people who already call this their home so we can build a vibrant community together here in the Bismarck-Mandan area.”

The University of Mary and Bismarck State College have a long history of… READ MORE