Student Development

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.

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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.

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Mataya Oakland: From A Young Salish HiSET Student to a Thriving Business Owner

May 22, 2026

Mataya Oakland, a young Native Salish entrepreneur, rises early each morning, arriving with her coffee trailer in front of Pablo Foods by 6:30 a.m., just in time to serve the steady stream of early morning commuters on their way to work. Mataya isn’t your typical barista. At just 17 years old, she owns her own business, The Bean Machine.

Support Native-Led Nonprofits!

May 19, 2026

In this message from American Indian College Fund President and CEO Cheryl Crazy Bull, National Native Nonprofit Day (May 21) highlights the importance of supporting Native-led nonprofits. Despite their impact, these organizations receive a small share of philanthropy. Learn how investing in Native-led solutions helps create lasting, positive change in Native communities.

Letting Native Peoples and Spaces Speak for Themselves – Perspectives from an Indigenous Museum Curator

May 18, 2026

For Dr. Nonabah Sam, being an Indigenous museum curator is about creating spaces where Native artists and objects speak for themselves. The field has plenty of research to be done, stories to be told, and medicine to work with for those who are mindful and willing to serve tribal communities in this way.

SIPI Students Gain Valuable Skills as Early Childhood Education Interns

May 18, 2026

The Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI), a continued recipient of the American Indian College Fund’s Indigenous Early Childhood-funded initiatives, has had great success with student interns. Blossom Tsosie, from Kinlichee, Arizona, attends SIPI, where she is pursuing a degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE)

She Didn’t Lead Loudly, But She Led

May 15, 2026

Blog by Alisha DeCoteau, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College Human Resource Director about her grandmother, Theresa Helen Martell-Patnaude and her leadership

Congratulations to All Native Graduates!

May 14, 2026

Congratulations! Whether you are a new high school graduate or you have earned a college degree or certificate and are preparing to walk across the stage to receive your diploma, we at the American Indian College Fund applaud you.