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Williston State reports record enrollment, new health‑care facility and regional training partnerships
Summary
Williston State College told legislators a record spring headcount, new health‑care building, expanded program list and regional partnerships aim to supply workforce needs, but the college cited staffing, housing and local cost pressures as ongoing challenges.
Dr. Herning, president of Williston State College, told the Legislative Committee on Higher Education that the college posted a record spring semester and is expanding programs and facilities to meet a regional workforce shortage in health care, trades and technical occupations.
"The spring semester of FY25 that just finished last May was a record setting year," Dr. Herning said, reporting a spring headcount of about 1,236 students and record full‑time equivalent and credit‑hour totals. The college also reported full campus housing and temporary measures that included tripling up 60 beds to meet demand.
Williston is completing a 41,000‑square‑foot health‑care training building and plans to launch roughly 15 new health‑care and related programs over the next academic year, Dr. Herning said. The foundation committed $8 million to the project and state appropriations cover the balance; the president said the total project cost is approximately $36.6 million…
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