The North Dakota Student Association represents the collective voice of North Dakota's 45,000 public college and university students. The NDSA is a student-led coalition that exists to ensure North Dakota policies on higher education are made with student interests in mind. During the regular school year, delegates from ND's 11 institutions of public education meet for General Assembly meetings, hosted at a different institution each month. Over the course of a weekend, the General Assembly discusses and votes on policies ranging from professional development and networking to direct feedback on legislative affairs and state policies. NDSA provides opportunities for ND college students to interact with influential North Dakotans, network with student leaders from across the state, provide important student feedback on education policies, develop their leadership and professional skills, advocate on issues that are important to them and their campuses, and decide on official stances on behalf of North Dakota students.