Institutional Effectiveness is a measure of the degree to which the college is effective in achieving its stated vision and mission.  It is an ongoing process of planning, assessing, learning, and improving that is applied to all courses, programs, departments and support services of the college.

Institutional effectiveness at Bismarck State College is broadly categorized into three areas:

• Institutional Research
• Academic Assessment
• Department Review

• Our students
• Our faculty and staff
• Our Vision and Mission
• Our Strategic Plan
• Our departments and programs
• Our Accreditations
• Our local, state, national and global interests and partners