Thank you for visiting the Facebook and/or Instagram page of the North Dakota Department of Career and Technical Education.  We maintain our social media sites to keep you up to date. 

These pages may contain links that should be considered as referrals only and should not be taken as an endorsement of any kind.  NDCTE administers these social media pages and makes every effort to provide links free of viruses and malware, but cannot guarantee the security of other sources.

Comment Policy

To further the purposes for which our social media sites are maintained, our policy is to allow comments unless they violate the guidelines below.  NDCTE does not endorse comments posted on our social media accounts, and such comments do not reflect the official position(s) of NDCTE, its officers, employees, or the State of North Dakota.

NDCTE reserves the right to hide or delete unacceptable comments.  The following are examples of unacceptable comments that will be removed:

  • Comments that are unrelated to the subject matter of the particular article or post being commented upon
  • Comments that campaign for or against the nomination or election of a candidate or the qualification, passage, or defeat of a ballot question
  • Comments that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public, public systems, or school environments
  • Comments whose main purpose is to sell a product or solicit commerce 
  • Comments that infringe on copyrights 
  • Comments that contain profanity or obscenity 
  • Comments that contain sexual content, links to sexual content, or nudity in a profile picture
  • Comments that are defaming 
  • Spam or repetitive unsolicited content
  • Comments that promote, foster, or perpetuate discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation
  • Comments that constitute or encourage illegal activity
  • Other comments that the communications team deems inappropriate

Moderation & Reporting

We moderate comments to the best of our ability; however, there may be instances in which we do not immediately see and remove inappropriate comments. If you notice a comment that you believe we may have missed, please contact us at cte@nd.gov or send us a direct message on Facebook.