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NDSP education and workforce training: GEDs, coding, CDL and college partnerships
Summary
Education staff described GED, certificate and college programs at NDSP including Last Mile coding, CDL and crane training in partnership with Bismarck State College and Ashland University; staff reported high GED pass rates and a growing set of apprenticeships and certifications.
Education officials at the North Dakota State Penitentiary described a range of academic and vocational programs to the Senate Appropriations Committee's Human Resources Division, telling legislators that education is central to reducing recidivism and increasing reentry success.
"In 2024, 32 percent of the people entering prison through orientation did not have a high school diploma or a GED," Michelle Pfaff, director of education, said. She reported that last school year the system served 567 adults and 78 youth, awarded 82 diplomas and…
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