Nebraska Indian Community
College is a co-educational public, regionally accredited
community college located in
Macy,
Nebraska
.
Nebraska Indian Community College began in July, 1973 as the
American Indian Satellite Community College under a grant from the
Fund for the Improvement of Post-secondary Education. The grant was
administered through Northeast Technical Community College in
Norfolk, Nebraska, to provide post-secondary education on the
Omaha, Santee Sioux, and the Winnebago reservations.
The American Indian Satellite Community College established
classrooms and administrative offices in communities on each
reservation, with the central office located in Winnebago. In 1979,
the schools of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, of
which the Nebraska Indian Community College is a member, succeeded
in persuading Congress to pass and fund Public Law 95-471, the
Tribally Controlled Community College Act. Nebraska Indian
Community College and other tribally controlled community colleges
thus became eligible for direct funding from the federal
government. With this newly available financial resource, the
institution established itself as a fully independent two-year
college. NICC was granted a charter by the governments of each of
the Nebraska Indian tribes.
In serving its clientele, Nebraska Indian Community College has had
a substantial impact by making a variety of cultural, educational,
and social resources available in isolated and economically
underdeveloped areas. The college libraries at each campus are
developing collections of resources important to the history and
culture of each tribe, and the nation.
In June 1981, the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
(NCA) approved the college for accreditation at the associate
degree granting level. The institution was granted a charter by
each of the three Nebraska Indian Tribes. A Board of Trustees
composed of three members from each tribe was appointed by the
individual Tribal Councils to govern the college. To reflect its
independent status, the Board renamed the institution the Nebraska
Indian Community College.
Today NICC serves the Omaha Tribe and the Santee Sioux Nation, and
maintains an open door philosophy. The college operates three
sites, two reservation sites, one in on the Omaha Tribe's
Reservation in Macy, NE and on the Santee Sioux Nation Nation's
Reservation in Santee, NE. The final site is an urban site located
in South Sioux City, NE.
Majors available
- Horticultural Services (Certificate or Diploma)
- Native American Studies (A.A.)
- Business Administration/Management (A.A.)
- Computer/Information Sciences - General (A.A.)
- Data Entry Applications (A.A.)/(Certificate or Diploma)
- Carpentry (A.A.)/(Certificate or Diploma)
- Early Childhood Education (A.A.)/(Certificate or Diploma)
- Liberal Arts & Sciences (A.A.)
- Natural Resources & Conservation - General (A.A.)
- Social Work (A.A.)
- Police Science (A.A.)
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