Tribal Colleges - ND

Created in 1973, Sitting Bull College is located on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, which is located in southern North Dakota and northern South Dakota. Sitting Bull College serves an area of more than 3,000 square miles, with a population density of fewer than 4 persons per square mile. The average Sitting Bull College student leader polled commutes 41.8 miles to attend school. Each fall as part of their in-service training, college administrators, faculty and staff participate in a place-based indigenous knowledge tour, which highlights cultural, geographical and historical sites on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. The college offers certificate and associate degree programs. In 2005-06, as part of its accreditation reaffirmation process, the college will seek approval to offer bachelor degree programs. In the fall of 2002, the college had a student enrollment of 214.