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NDSP education and workforce programs spotlighted — college classes, Last Mile coding and CDL training

2674168 · March 18, 2025
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Corrections education officials and resident participants told the appropriations panel about GEDs, college partnerships, a coding program (The Last Mile) and CDL/crane training, and cautioned that pending sentencing changes could reduce program availability.

During a legislative site visit at the North Dakota State Penitentiary, corrections educators and resident participants outlined how academic, vocational and technology programs operate inside the facility and help prepare residents for work after release.

Michelle Pfaff, superintendent of correctional education for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, told the committee that in the most recent school year the department served 567 adults and 78 youth, awarded 82 diplomas and maintained a GED passing rate “in the top 5 of all correctional departments across the country.” Pfaff listed training and certification…

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