Turtle Mountain College

Belcourt, ND · Private nonprofit · www.tm.edu/ ↗

Turtle Mountain College is a private nonprofit college in Belcourt, North Dakota, located in a remote rural area. It enrolls 543 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards certificates. It also offers graduate degrees. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Ground Transportation; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other; and Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Turtle Mountain College at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
543
Similar schools: 130
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$3,428
Similar schools: $20,536
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
43.4%
Similar schools: 50.0%
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$32,079
Similar schools: $36,909
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
100.0%
Similar schools: 81.5%

What the data shows about Turtle Mountain College

Comparisons below use the medians for the 175 private nonprofit schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $3,428 a year, lower than the $20,536 median for similar schools. 100.0% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 81.5%). 43.4% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, lower than the 50.0% median. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $32,079, lower than the $36,909 median for similar schools.