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NDUS Chancellor says improvements needed in counseling, financial aid BISMARCK, ND (Prairie Public) - North Dakota University System chancellor Bill Goetz says he believes there needs to be more student career counseling in high school and college.

Goetz says that would help students make the right career choices.

"The issue is one of giving students good information and a sense of confidence that they have some opportunities and goals to pursue," said Goetz. "That's simply because they know better what's available out there."

Increased counseling was one of the recommendations from the "P-16" education task force.

Goetz also told the Legislature's interim Workforce committee -- affordability is a big issue when it comes to college. And Goetz says the current financial aid system needs some updating.

"It's a system that has been built around the assumption that all students go for a two-or-four-year degree, and we're forgetting the adult learner and those that need to go on to other jobs, and need preparation," said Goetz. "They can be at a financial disadvantage -- to take a course or two, support a family and at the same time, pay the cost of that education."

Goetz says it's both a state and a national problem.


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