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Study Skills

No matter what your grades are, everyone needs some guidance to find success in the classroom. Here are some resources to help you develop the best study habits and skills you’ll need to get your degree:

What are Office Hours? – by Andrew Ishak

Time Management: TCU Video Project Series

Focus 2 Self-Assessment

Many people struggle with choosing an academic major during school, or job industry after graduation, but choosing a path is important when choosing your classes, internships and other career opportunities.

Focus 2 combines self-assessment, career and major exploration, decision-making and planning in one place. By matching your assessment results to career options and majors/programs for your consideration, FOCUS 2 guides you through a career and education decision-making model to help you make informed career decisions and take action in planning your future.

To use this free service, register to create an account with the access code collegefund. From there, you can take each test- personality, interests, values, and skills- to build your academic and career planning profile. Print your profile to share with an academic or career counselor or mentor to discuss your career plan or transition to a new profession.

Money Management

It is also important to understand budgeting, credit, and debt management – to help you to make responsible decisions in school, and prepare for your financial life after school. Learn about the following topics in related posts — your financial future depends on it.

Student Ambassador Program

The American Indian College Fund Ambassador Program was established in 2015 to strengthen students’ and alumni personal and professional skills and to represent the College Fund.

Our Blogs

Next Leaders in Native American Finance

Next Leaders in Native American Finance

The Native American Financial Leaders Fellowship Program shares a pair of blogs reflecting on the professional development activities fellows participated in during the spring 2026 semester.

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Funding for Tribal Colleges and Indian Health Services Essential for Native Health

Funding for Tribal Colleges and Indian Health Services Essential for Native Health

American Indian College Fund President and CEO Cheryl Crazy Bull advocates for increased federal funding to tribal colleges and the Indian Health Service to address healthcare disparities in Native American communities by expanding education programs that train healthcare professionals and improving healthcare infrastructure and services, emphasizing Congress’s treaty obligations to support these efforts for better health outcomes among Native populations.

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Never Let Them Forget Who We Are: The Importance of Sovereignty Day and TCUs

Never Let Them Forget Who We Are: The Importance of Sovereignty Day and TCUs

The Muscogee Creek Nation celebrates Sovereignty Day on July 9 in honor of the 2020 McGirt V. Oklahoma ruling by SCOTUS. While this case upheld tribal sovereignty in the court system, tribal colleges and universities, like the College of the Muscogee Nation, exemplify sovereignty in higher education. Learn about the importance of Sovereignty Day and how it intersects with the teachings and values of CMN.

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