North Dakota State College of Science

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North Dakota State College of Science

Motto	NDSCS The Science of Success.
Type	Public college
Established	1903; 121 years ago(1903)
Parent institution	North Dakota University System
Academic affiliations	Space-grant
President	Rod Flanigan, Ph.D.
Students	2,802 (Fall 2021)
Location	Wahpeton , North Dakota , United States
Campus	Rural
Colors	Red and Black
Nickname	Wildcats
Mascot	Wildcat Willie
Website	www.ndscs.edu

TheNorth Dakota State College of Science(NDSCS) is apublic collegeinWahpeton, North Dakota. It is part of theNorth Dakota University System. Founded in 1903 by provision of the state constitution, the State College of Science offers degrees, certificates, and diplomas in more than 80 academic options in traditional career and technical studies as well as the liberal arts. The college also offers a variety of distance education and online courses.

The main campus of the North Dakota State College of Science is located in Wahpeton, N.D. A second site, referred to as NDSCS-Fargo, is located on 19th Avenue North in Fargo, N.D.

The main campus sits on 128 acres of land and consists of 35 campus buildings. The campus is located by 8th Avenue to the south and 4th Street to the east. Old Main — the centerpiece of the NDSCS campus for generations — has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984. Designed by architect John M. Coxhead, Old Main was built in 1891 as the original home ofRed River Valley University.^[1]The North Dakota Academy of Science opened in the building's west wing in 1903. Old Main sits on the north side of the main oval, where many campus activities take place.

NDSCS-Fargo is a campus of North Dakota State College of Science. Located across from theFargodomeon 19th Avenue North in Fargo, NDSCS-Fargo serves as the home to academic programming and non-credit training.

NDSCS offers academic options in the following career clusters:

• Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
• Architectureand Construction
• Automotive and Diesel Technology
• Business, Management and Administration
• Finance
• Educationand Training
• Health Science
• HospitalityandTourism
• Human Services
• Information Technology
• Law,Public Safety, Corrections and Security
• Manufacturing
• Marketing, Sales and Services
• Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
• Transportation

The North Dakota State College of Science's sports teams are known as the Wildcats. The NDSCS Wildcats are members of theNational Junior College Athletic Association(NJCAA).

NDSCS's intercollegiate teams include:

• Women's Basketball
• Men's Basketball
• Volleyball
• Softball
• Football
• Baseball

• Gene Anderson, professional wrestler^[2]
• Milos Vranes(born 1995), basketball player in theAustrian Basketball Bundesliga
• James Batemon III(born 1997), basketball player in theIsraeli Basketball Premier League
• Rick Berg, Republican former U.S. Representative for North Dakota's at-large congressional district
• Randy Boehning, Republican member of the North Dakota House of Representatives
• Jerry Gaetz, North Dakota state senator
• James Kerzman, Republican former member of the North Dakota House of Representatives
• Kim Koppelman, Republican member of the North Dakota House of Representatives
• Paul Marquart, DFL member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
• Scott Matthew, NDSSS 1987 Southwestern University, former professional basketball player, Winnipeg Thunder, WBL. Municipal judge in Texas.^[3]
• Donald Grant Nutter, 15th Governor of Montana^[4]
• Tim Purdon, 18th U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota
• Creighton Leland Robertson, 9th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota
• Gilmore Schjeldahl, businessman and inventor
• Andre Smith, Former professional basketball player 2007-2016. Most notably in Italy and Turkey.
• Russell T. Thane, Republican former member of the North Dakota State Senate

• Mildred Johnson Library
• Old Main (North Dakota State College of Science)
• Death of Andrew Sadek

• Official website
• Official athletics website

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