TCU Futures

The TCU Futures Project is a bold initiative of the American Indian College Fund designed to strengthen the long-term sustainability, leadership, and governance of Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs). Rooted in the vision of the founders of the TCU movement, the project brings together TCU presidents, governing board members, and institutional leaders through professional learning, peer collaboration, regional convenings, and shared planning opportunities. By investing in strong leadership, informed decision-making, and community-centered governance, the TCU Futures Project seeks to help ensure that TCUs continue to thrive as vital centers of Indigenous education, culture, and opportunity for generations to come.

16 Total Milestones

  • 1 Letter of Commitment received by the College Fund
  • 9 TCU Board core competencies webinars completed
  • 4 Board Chair and President Roles webinars completed
  • 1 Regional convening attended
  • 1 Document (on decision-making process) submitted, confirmed

Ready, Set, Go!

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  • Aaniiih Nakoda College 40% 40%
  • Bay Mills Community College 32% 32%
  • Blackfeet Community College 100% 100%
  • Cankdeska Cikana Community College 66% 66%
  • Chief Dull Knife College 80% 80%
  • College of Menominee Nation 80% 80%
  • College of the Muscogee Nation 25% 25%
  • Diné College 40% 40%
  • Fort Peck Community College 70% 70%
  • Haskell Indian Nations University 55% 55%
  • Iḷisaġvik College 67% 67%
  • Institute of American Indian Arts 42% 42%
  • Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College 33% 33%
  • Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University 59% 59%
  • Leech Lake Tribal College 83% 83%
  • Little Big Horn College 18% 18%
  • Little Priest Tribal College 18% 18%
  • Navajo Technical University 24% 24%
  • Nebraska Indian Community College 35% 35%
  • Northwest Indian College 45% 45%
  • Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College 67% 67%
  • Oglala Lakota College 92% 92%
  • Red Lake Nation College 73% 73%
  • Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College 26% 26%
  • Salish Kootenai College 49% 49%
  • Sinte Gleska University 49% 49%
  • Sisseton Wahpeton College 63% 63%
  • Sitting Bull College 86% 86%
  • Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute 81% 81%
  • Stone Child College 58% 58%
  • Tohono O’odham Community College 29% 29%
  • Turtle Mountain Community College 35% 35%
  • United Tribes Technical College 48% 48%
  • White Earth Tribal and Community College 66% 66%