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SD Legislators Want Answers on University Center Numbers

SD Legislators Want Answers on University Center Numbers

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South Dakota legislators are looking for more information on the operation of University Centers in Sioux Falls, Pierre and Rapid City. The Sioux Falls center in particular has seen dropping enrollment.
Senator Larry Tideman of Brookings, Chairman of the Government Operations and Audit Committee, says he was recently at the center in Sioux Falls…..

Tideman says he wants to give the center time to make changes to attract more students….

Tideman says the Rapid City center has made changes which kept their numbers up…..

Tideman says they recently completed a ten-year audit that was mandated by the law that created the centers.

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