ATD Tribal College and University Programs
In 2017, 33 tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) became part of the Achieving the Dream Network. Like other colleges in the ATD Network, they are building their data capacity and implementing evidence-based reforms. In addition to providing quality education, TCUs have the unique mission of nation building. Two organizations, The American Indian Higher Education Consortium and the American Indian College Fund support Native American student success and communities of learning and are key partners in our work.
WHY
Tribal Colleges and Universities, located on or near Native American reservations, serve a population that is one of the most underrepresented in higher education today: Native American students from rural areas. Only 14 percent of Native Americans hold a bachelor’s degree. Tribal Colleges are uniquely qualified to change this.
WHAT
In addition to data and leadership coaching services, six TCUs are participating in a Holistic Student Supports Project. ATD also manages a community of practice for TCUs so they can share their learning and experiences in transformational change.
Watch this webinar to learn ways your institution can support Native American Student success on your campus.
CONTACT US
Contact Cindy Lopez, ATD Director of Tribal College and University Programs, clopez@achievingthedream.org if you would like more information about our work with the TCUs.
Who's Involved
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Colleges
- Aaniiih Nakoda College
- Bay Mills Community College
- Blackfeet Community College
- Cankdeska Cikana Community College
- Chief Dull Knife College
- College of Menominee Nation
- College of the Muscogee Nation
- Diné College
- Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
- Fort Peck Community College
- Haskell Indian Nations University
- Iḷisaġvik College
- Institute of American Indian Arts
- Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
- Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College
- Leech Lake Tribal College
- Little Big Horn College
- Little Priest Tribal College
- Navajo Technical University
- Nebraska Indian Community College
- Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
- Oglala Lakota College
- Red Lake Nation College
- Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College
- Salish Kootenai College
- Sinte Gleska University
- Sisseton Wahpeton College
- Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
- Stone Child College
- Tohono O'odham Community College
- Turtle Mountain Community College
- United Tribes Technical College
- White Earth Tribal and Community College
Resources
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Thirty-five accredited Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) operate in the United States. Most students who attend these unique, tribally and federally chartered institutions are American Indian or Alaska Native—populations that have been significantly underserved by the U.S. higher education system.
This document contains stories from 20 of the TCUs.
TCUs are unique educational institutions—they provide a quality education to students; they work to preserve and revitalize their respective tribal language and culture; and they empower strong families and resilient communities. Education at TCUs occurs from an Indigenous perspective—a worldview that ensures relevancy to their tribal communities and broadens the impact of their programs. We have learned much from this partnership in how to support all students. We are confident you will be inspired by their stories.
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