College Resources for Parents and Students

Bank of North Dakota (BND) offers student loans during college and to refinance afterward.

Bank of North Dakota has a variety of calculators that can be used when making financial decisions.

• Budget
• Credit Card
• Bank of North Dakota DEAL Student Loan
• Debt-to-Salary
• Interest Accrual
• Salary-to-Debt
• Savings Account

For students in grades 7-12 and their parents, Career Discovery ND conducts two-hour sessions at schools across the state every fall.

When seniors apply to a North Dakota college during their school’s College Application Month event, Bank of North Dakota pays one $35 application fee per student. Learn more.

This easy-to-read online guide helps students navigate through their freshman to senior year of high school as they prepare for college.

The state-sponsored 529 plan to help families save for college tax-free, College SAVE offers match programs for every newborn in North Dakota and for four of five North Dakota families.

BND covers the cost of up to two college courses per school year for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors who participate in Free or Reduced Price Lunch. Learn more.

Like our BND Facebook page to receive the most recent scholarship, student loan and college planning information. Facebook Live is held every Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. CT discussing a topic relevant to planning for college.

The excellent resources on our Financial Literacy page provide guidance and lesson plans on money management topics geared to a variety of audiences.

BND serves as an administrator of the North Dakota Dollars for Scholars and supports local chapters. Learn more.

This online tool assists students in planning for high school courses, for college, career and financial aid.

BND produced these 2-3 minute videos to provide a basic overview of the following topics.

• Overview of the financial aid process
• What you need to complete the FAFSA
• Dependent vs. independent status on the FAFSA
• Reporting divorced and separated family on the FAFSA
• Family size on the FAFSA
• Determining assets on the FAFSA
• Verifying the FAFSA
• Scholarships and grants
• Federal Direct Loan and Federal Direct PLUS Loan
• Bank of North Dakota Student Loan
• Cosigning private student loans
• Tackling credit cards

The Why Apply website is geared toward Native American students who are considering college.