Cankdeska Cikana Community College
Fort Totten, North Dakota · Also known as Little Hoop Community College · Website
$17,008
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$17,008
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Cankdeska Cikana Community College is a public 2-year college in Fort Totten, North Dakota with 222 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $6,507 a year (tuition and fees $3,950). 28% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $17,008 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$6,507
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$3,950
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
28%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$17,008
Rank 5,031 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $6,507
- Tuition and fees
- $3,950
- Cost of attendance
- $11,969
- Students with a need-based grant
- 57%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $7,018
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $5,862
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $5,769
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $3,300 in 2015-16 to $3,950 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 222
- Part-time students
- 44%
- Women
- 73%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 28%
- Retention rate
- 44%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 18
- Endowment
- $1.02M
- Other
- Tribal college, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 5,031 of 5,094 US colleges and 23 of 23 in North Dakota (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | ND median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $6,507 | $12,738 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $3,950 | $7,054 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 28% | 49% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 44% | 74% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $18,442 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $15,814 | $41,436 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $17,008 | $44,017 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 30% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
18 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Ground TransportationCertificate | Certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Social WorkOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,409 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| CarpentersCertificate | Certificate | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,656 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesCertificate | Certificate | 3 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 1 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,169 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,387 |
| Engineering, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $72,916 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,127 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,711 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,660 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Cankdeska Cikana Community College cost?
$6,507 a year is the average net price at Cankdeska Cikana Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $3,950, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $11,969. Families earning under $30,000 pay $7,018 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Cankdeska Cikana Community College?
Cankdeska Cikana Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Cankdeska Cikana Community College graduates earn?
$17,008 a year is the median pay of former Cankdeska Cikana Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($15,814 after 6 years). That ranks 5,031 of 5,094 US colleges and 23 of 23 in North Dakota.
What is the graduation rate at Cankdeska Cikana Community College?
28% of first-time, full-time students at Cankdeska Cikana Community College finish within 3 years. 44% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Cankdeska Cikana Community College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (15 associate's graduates), Ground Transportation (12 certificate graduates), Social Work (9 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 18 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.