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Cook County Higher Education presents rural training, long‑distance education model to House committee
Summary
Cook County Higher Education officials traveled to St. Paul to brief the House Higher Education committee on the nonprofit’s work providing long‑distance college support, workforce training, CDL programs and community learning in a remote northeast Minnesota county.
Cook County Higher Education (CCHE) leaders told the House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee on March 1 that the Grand Marais‑based nonprofit provides a single point of access for postsecondary education, workforce training and continuing education across Cook County, a remote community in northeast Minnesota.
Karen Blackburn, executive director of Cook County Higher Education, and Kelsey Rogers Kennedy, associate and program director, described CCHE’s services: assistance enrolling in long‑distance college programs, individualized student support (application help, FAFSA assistance, online learning navigation, test proctoring), and a local site for distant students to access coursework. They also highlighted workforce and trades training — including a recent commercial driver’s…
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