Public · Community college

Cankdeska Cikana Community College

Fort Totten, North Dakota · Distant rural

#5 best value in North Dakota

4%
Transfer rate: $6,507
Avg net price: 28%
Grad / completion: $17,008
Median earnings

Cankdeska Cikana Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Fort Totten, North Dakota (distant rural setting), enrolling 222 undergraduates. It is a Tribal college. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 222 undergradsDistant ruralCold winters

About Fort Totten, North Dakota

Fort Totten is a census-designated place in Benson County, North Dakota, United States. Fort Totten is located within the Spirit Lake Reservation and is the site of tribal headquarters. The reservation has a total population estimated at 6,000. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Distant rural
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 116 miles to Bismarck, ND
To Great Lakes shore: 332 miles
Nearest airport: 10 miles to Devils Lake (DVL)

How Cankdeska Cikana Community College compares

Graduation rate28%

Higher than 10% · #13 of 16 in North Dakota

First-year retention44%

Higher than 7%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$17,008

Higher than 2% · #14 of 14 in North Dakota

Average net price$6,507

Cheaper than 84% · #5 cheapest of 15 in North Dakota

Student–faculty ratio11 : 1

Lower than 78%

Undergraduate enrollment222

Larger than 47%

Percentiles compare Cankdeska Cikana Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in North Dakota.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women13561%
Men8739%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White9.0%
Hispanic2.3%
Other or multiracial88%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 222
Student–faculty ratio: 11 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 57%
First-generation students: 41%
Students over 25: 48%
Median family income: $6,524
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $49,041
Endowment: $1,016,969

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $3,950
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,400
Total cost of attendance: $11,969
Average net price: $6,507

Outcomes

Graduated: 28%
First-year retention: 44%
Transferred to another college: 4%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $15,814
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $17,008
Median debt at graduation: —
Students with federal loans: 0%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$7,018

$30–48k

$5,862

$48–75k

$5,769

$75–110k

—

$110k+

—

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $17,008
Typical debt at graduation: —
Debt vs. one year's pay: —
Out-earn a HS grad: 19%

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high: 79°F
Winter low: -2°F
Annual rain: 20″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Devils Lake, ND US station (10.5 mi from campus).

What Cankdeska Cikana Community College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

15 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

15———Ground TransportationCert.

12 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

12———Social WorkAssoc.

9 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

9———Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

9 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

9———CarpentersCert.

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6———Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssoc.

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesCert.

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCert.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Fine and Studio ArtsAssoc.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCert.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.