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Bismarck State reports enrollment surge, opens Advanced Technology Center and seeks funding for workforce programs and housing
Summary
Interim Bismarck State College President Brent Sanford and EVP Rebecca Collins told the Appropriations committee the college has consecutive enrollment growth, substantial workforce programming tied to an Advanced Technology Center, and near‑term needs for housing and health‑sciences instructional space.
Brent Sanford, interim president of Bismarck State College, told the Senate Appropriations — Education and Environment Division that Bismarck State is experiencing rapid enrollment growth, has opened a near‑complete Advanced Technology Center and is pressing the Legislature for program start‑up funding and infrastructure to expand health‑care and workforce training.
“We are on track to not only have our highest enrollment in BSC history, but also our sixth consecutive semester growth,” Sanford said. He told the committee the college is meeting five‑year enrollment goals two years early.
Sanford and Rebecca Collins, executive vice president, summarized accomplishments including 35 new credentials since the last biennium (25 certificates, six associate degrees and additional bachelor pathways), new industry partnerships, and the near‑complete Advanced Technology Center. The center — funded with a mix of general fund and fiscal…
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