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Our Opinion: Northland Community and Technical College’s Growth and Success Are Important to Region

According to a piece published by Emerge Education, vocational education – like that being offered at NCTC – “is recognized as one of the fastest-growing education sectors globally.”

October 28, 2024

By Grand Forks Herald (Editorial)

Northland Community and Technical College has before it a golden opportunity.

In the fiscal year ending June 30, the college had a total enrollment of 3,261 full- and part-time students. That total included 879 high school students, a number that’s growing.

So here lies Northland’s opportunity: Partnerships, recruitment and investment that are underway at the college come at a time of growing national understanding that vocational and technical education is vitally important to business, industry and the economy.

In her “State of the College” address last week, interim President Shari Olson outlined her goals for NCTC, including growing enrollment. That’s a great place to focus.

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