Grants Rev Up Commercial Driver Training at North Dakota Tribal Colleges
Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) and MPLX have announced grants totaling $175,000 to support commercial driver's license (CDL) programs at two North Dakota tribal colleges. Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College receives $100,000, while United Tribes Technical College gets $75,000. These initiatives aim to address the growing demand for skilled transport drivers in the region, facilitating students' direct entry into the workforce post-licensure. Additionally, MPC and MPLX experts will assist with curriculum development for the programs, enhancing educational opportunities in high-demand careers.
- Total grants of $175,000 will support CDL programs directly addressing workforce demand.
- Programs provide students with immediate job opportunities in transportation upon graduation.
- MPC and MPLX commitment to enhancing education through curriculum assistance.
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- Two tribally affiliated colleges in North Dakota will soon re-start training programs that provide access to high-demand careers in commercial trucking.
- Grants from Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) and its midstream component, MPLX, will allow Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College and United Tribes Technical College to reinstate their commercial driver's license (CDL) programs in 2023.
- MPC and MPLX subject matter experts will also provide curriculum assistance to the schools.
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 12, 2023 / Access to high-demand career fields is increasing for students at two tribally established colleges in North Dakota. Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) and its midstream component, MPLX, have provided a
UTTC is in Bismarck and NHSC is located to the northwest in New Town on the Fort Berthold Reservation. In the surrounding region, MPC operates a refinery in Mandan, and MPLX has an extensive presence through natural gas gathering facilities and related transport trucking operations.
"We have firsthand knowledge of the demand for skilled transport drivers in this state and across the country, so we know the programs of these schools will help fill a need," said MPLX Transport Operations Senior Manager Mike Hutton. "Because of the demand, students will have opportunities to move directly into the workforce after receiving their licenses."
MPC and MPLX subject matter experts will provide curriculum assistance to the schools. UTTC's CDL program is expected to resume this month for the spring semester, and NHSC's CDL program is expected to return later this year.
Both NHSC and UTTC are four-year institutions that award training certificates, associate degrees and bachelor's degrees. NHSC was founded in 1973 and is tribally chartered by the Three Affiliated Tribes (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation) of the Fort Berthold Reservation headquarters. UTTC has also been educating students for 50 years and is operated by five tribes: Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold, the Spirit Lake Tribe, the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians.
Commercial drivers are in demand in North Dakota and across the U.S., giving students opportunities to enter the workforce when they receive their licenses.
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