More than 600 students graduated with degrees from Bismarck State College after completing the Spring 2025 semester. The graduates were recognized at the college's 85th commencement ceremony held on May 16, 2025, at the Bismarck Event Center.

Students who completed the coursework to earn degrees from BSC in Fall 2024 and Summer 2025 were also eligible to walk across the stage during the commencement ceremony to receive their diplomas.

The 2025 BSC Commencement speaker was 1982 Bismarck Junior College graduate Kari Warberg Block. Chosen as the 2022 BSC Outstanding Alumna, Block is an award-winning entrepreneur and the founder of EarthKind, a pioneering brand in sustainable pest prevention. The student speaker was Mickely Matthews from Tioga, N.D., who graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Energy Management. The ceremony is available to view on the BSC website.