东南技术学院获批第二机会佩尔助学金：在押人员可申焊接与柴油机课程
南达科他州明尼哈哈县苏福尔斯市的东南技术学院日前获得批准，开设符合联邦第二机会佩尔助学金资格的课程，苏福尔斯地区的在押人员可申请佩尔助学金支付焊接和柴油机维修课程学费。按校方公布的安排，有意申请者需填写纸质版联邦学生资助免费申请表，资格认定方式与其他学生相同。
这一批准的背景是，南达科他州约一半刑满释放人员在三年内重返监狱，职业技能培训被视为打破这一循环的关键。州长拉里·罗登此前已向东南技术学院拨款150万美元未来基金，用于设立柴油机维修项目；州惩教康复工作组也已初步认可以佩尔助学金支持在押人员技能培训的做法，并将其纳入正在酝酿的一揽子康复建议。
按时间表，首个由佩尔助学金资助的焊接班将于2027年1月开课，柴油机培训课程计划2027年8月在詹姆森附属设施开课；工作组将于2026年12月汇总并表决共34项康复建议。校方未公布目前已报名的在押人员人数。
（来源：Wisevoter）
Southeast Technical College Approved for Second Chance Pell: Inmates Can Apply for Welding and Diesel Courses
Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, has been approved to offer courses eligible for the federal Second Chance Pell Grant, allowing inmates in the Sioux Falls area to apply for Pell Grants to pay for welding and diesel mechanic courses. Applicants must complete a paper Free Application for Federal Student Aid, with eligibility determined the same way as for other students.
The approval comes as about half of people released from South Dakota prisons return within three years, and job-skills training is seen as key to breaking that cycle. Governor Larry Rhoden previously awarded Southeast Tech a $1.5 million Future Fund grant to set up the diesel mechanic program, and the state's Correctional Rehabilitation Task Force has tentatively endorsed using Pell Grants for inmate skills training as part of a broader rehabilitation package.
Under the timeline, the first Pell-funded welding cohort starts in January 2027 and diesel training is planned for August 2027 at the Jameson Annex. The task force will compile and vote on its 34 recommendations in December 2026. The college has not disclosed how many inmates have enrolled.
(Source: Wisevoter)
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图片来源：图：焊接作业火花飞溅（资料图）。美国空军照片，Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon 摄，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Welding work with sparks flying (file photo). U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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