Opportunities for exploration expand for North Dakota students
Students on a cooperative work experience tour get a look a precision tooling technology at Sheyenne Tooling and Manufacturing in conjunction with an AgIII class they were enrolled in. After the tour, students completed an interview and skill weld test performed by staff at the business. Photo courtesy of Richard Danielson, Griggs County Central.
Students experience a welding shop at one of CRACTC’s recent hands-on days. Photo courtesy of CRACTC.
View from outside the soon-opening Cooperstown Medical Center and Griggs County Care Center. Photo by Michael Standaert.
Focus on exposure, professional skills, and mentoring to navigate varied pathways
College or bust is far from the only option for North Dakota’s high school students. Across the state, students are finding career pathways in trades and technical fields, opportunities that pay surprisingly well and aren’t bogged down with school loan debt.
The idea is that enhancing vocational and technical programs …
