{"id":245,"date":"2019-07-08T15:35:42","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T20:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/foundation\/?page_id=245"},"modified":"2025-10-14T07:50:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T12:50:29","slug":"workforce","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/foundation\/scholarships\/workforce\/","title":{"rendered":"Workforce Development Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Workforce Development Scholarships \u2014 Bemidji by Northwest Technical College\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F648077203&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=960&#038;maxwidth=640\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"intro\">Each year Minnesota State Colleges &amp; Universities (MinnState) allocates each member institution, including Northwest Technical College, a certain number of Workforce Development Scholarships for students pursuing education in certain high-demand career fields.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro\">There is still an opportunity for students to apply for the Workforce Development Scholarship for the 2025-2026 academic year.<\/p>\n<p>(NOTE: Students that earn the WDS at NTC are eligible for a 3rd year of the same scholarship if they transfer to BSU after completing their chosen program at NTC)<\/p>\n<h2>Eligible programs at NTC<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Automotive<\/li>\n<li>Cosmetology<\/li>\n<li>Dental Assisting<\/li>\n<li>Early Childhood Education<\/li>\n<li>Emerging Computer Technology<\/li>\n<li>Engineering Technology<\/li>\n<li>Health Science Broad field<\/li>\n<li>Health Care Admin Support\/Specialist<\/li>\n<li>Medical Coding<\/li>\n<li>Nursing Step-In<\/li>\n<li>Nursing Traditional<\/li>\n<li>Practical Nursing<\/li>\n<li>Gerontology<\/li>\n<li>Community Health Worker (1st term only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students must be Minnesota Residents who are enrolled full-time (9 credit minimum). 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