Turtle Mountain College
Belcourt, North Dakota · Also known as TMC · Website
$32,079
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$32,079
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Turtle Mountain College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Belcourt, North Dakota with 543 undergraduates and 32 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $3,428 a year (tuition and fees $2,794). 43% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $32,079 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$3,428
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$2,794
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
43%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$32,079
Rank 3,834 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
- $3,428
- Tuition and fees
- $2,794
- Cost of attendance
- $13,655
- Students with a need-based grant
- 58%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $3,067
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $4,921
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $2,500
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $4,737
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $12,020
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 $2,250 in 2015-16 to $2,794 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
- 543
- Graduate students
- 32
- Part-time students
- 19%
- Women
- 61%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 43%
- Retention rate
- 100%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 41
- Endowment
- $2.84M
- 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 3,834 of 5,094 US colleges and 16 of 23 in North Dakota (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | ND median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $3,428 | $12,738 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $2,794 | $7,054 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 43% | 49% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 100% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $18,442 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $30,931 | $41,436 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $32,079 | $44,017 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 51% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
41 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 | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Ground TransportationCertificate | Certificate | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,118 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherCertificate | Certificate | 14 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Public HealthCertificate | Certificate | 7 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Homeland SecurityCertificate | Certificate | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,995 |
| Homeland SecurityAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Services, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 3 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,492 |
| Construction Trades, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,529 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,589 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Belcourt and North Dakota on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in North Dakota
- Homes: Homes for sale in North Dakota
Questions and answers
How much does Turtle Mountain College cost?
$3,428 a year is the average net price at Turtle Mountain College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $2,794, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $13,655. Families earning under $30,000 pay $3,067 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Turtle Mountain College?
Turtle Mountain College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Turtle Mountain College graduates earn?
$32,079 a year is the median pay of former Turtle Mountain College students who work, 10 years after they started ($30,931 after 6 years). That ranks 3,834 of 5,094 US colleges and 16 of 23 in North Dakota.
What is the graduation rate at Turtle Mountain College?
43% of first-time, full-time students at Turtle Mountain College finish within 6 years. 100% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Turtle Mountain College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (38 associate's graduates), Ground Transportation (27 certificate graduates), Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (14 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 41 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.