Salish Kootenai College

Salish Kootenai College

Type	Native American tribal community college and land grant institution
Established	1977
President	Sandra Boham
Vice-president	Dan Durglo
Students	850
Location	PO Box 70 Pablo, Montana, United States 59855
Campus	Rural
Sports	Basketball
Nickname	Bison (Lady Bison)
Affiliations	American Indian Higher Education Consortium; American Association of Community Colleges
Website	http://www.skc.edu

Bitterroot Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d'Oreilles tribal affiliation

Salish Kootenai College (SKC) is a Native American tribal college based in Pablo, Montana which serves the Bitterroot Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d'Oreilles tribes. The SKC's main campus is on the Flathead Reservation. There are three satellite locations in Washington in Colville, Spokane, and Wellpinit. Approximately 1,207 students attend SKC. Although enrollment is not limited to Native American students, SKC's primary function is to serve the needs of Native American people. ^[1]

Mission & Vision

The mission of SKC is:

to provide quality postsecondary educational opportunities for American Indians, locally and from throughout the United States.
to provide opportunities for individual self-improvement and
to promote and help maintain the cultures of the Confederated Tribes of the Flathead Indian Nation. ^[1]

Programs

SKC offers 14 Bachelor's degree programs, 18 Associate degree programs, and 5 certificate programs. Although most of the degree programs are career-oriented, students can elect to take courses of study in fields such as the liberal arts and Native American Studies. The SKC offers bachelor’s degrees, associate’s degrees, and certificate programs in:

Native American studies,
building trades,
engineering,
education,
business,
information technology,
digital and media arts,
environmental science and forestry,
dental assisting technology,
social work,
nursing,
psychology, and
vocational life skills. ^[1]

History

Prior to 1978, SKC was a branch campus of Flathead Valley Community College (FVCC). In 1981, the college formally disassociated itself from FVCC and became completely self-governing. SKC is a Tribally controlled college chartered in 1977 under the sovereign governmental authority of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.^[1]

Partnerships

Michel Building at Salish Kootenai College

SKC is member of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, which is a community of tribally and federally chartered institutions working to strengthen tribal nations and make a lasting difference in the lives of American Indians and Alaska Natives. SKC was created in response to the higher education needs of American Indians. SKC generally serves geographically isolated populations that have no other means accessing education beyond the high school level. ^[1]

Athletics

Nicknamed the "Bison" and "Lady Bison" Although they are not within any athletic association. SKCs men's basketball program has won 3 consecutive American Indian Higher Education Consortium Basketball Championships (05, 06, 07) and the women have won 2 (03, 07). The Bison, and Lady Bison also are the current AIHEC champions, both winning the 2014 tournament.

Scholarships

Scholarships available through the American Indian College Fund (AICF)

External links

References

1 2 3 4 5 American Indian Higher Education Consortium

Colleges and Universities in Montana

Public: University of Montana System	University of Montana–Missoula (Missoula) Missoula College UM–Western Montana Tech Highlands College UM–Helena COT Bitterroot College

Public: Montana State University System	Montana State University (Bozeman) MSU-Billings MSU-Northern MSU COT–Great Falls Gallatin College City College

Private institutions	Carroll Great Falls Rocky Mountain

Tribal institutions	Aaniiih Nakoda CC Blackfeet CC Chief Dull Knife Fort Belknap College Fort Peck CC Little Big Horn Salish Kootenai Stone Child College

Community Colleges (CC)	Dawson CC Miles CC Flathead Valley CC

North American Tribal Colleges and Universities

Canada

Alberta	Blue Quills First Nations College Maskwacis Cultural College Old Sun Community College Red Crow Community College Yellowhead Tribal College

British Columbia	Native Education Centre Nicola Valley Institute of Technology

Manitoba	Yellowquill College

Nunavut	Akitsiraq Law School Nunavut Arctic College

Ontario	Anishinabek Education Institute First Nations Technical Institute Kenjgewin Teg Educational Institute Iohahi:io Akwesasne Adult Education Centre Negahneewin College Ogwehoweh Skills and Trades Training Centre Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education & Training Institute Seven Generations Education Institute Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig Six Nations Polytechnic

Saskatchewan	First Nations University of Canada

United States

Alaska	Iḷisaġvik College

Arizona	Diné College Tohono O'odham Community College

California	D–Q University

Kansas	Haskell Indian Nations University

Michigan	Bay Mills Community College Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College

Minnesota	Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Leech Lake Tribal College Mille Lacs Tribal College Red Lake Nation College White Earth Tribal and Community College

Montana	Aaniiih Nakoda College Blackfeet Community College Chief Dull Knife College Fort Peck Community College Little Big Horn College Salish Kootenai College Stone Child College

Nebraska	Little Priest Tribal College Nebraska Indian Community College

New Mexico	Institute of American Indian Arts Navajo Technical University Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute

North Dakota	Cankdeska Cikana Community College Fort Berthold Community College Sitting Bull College Turtle Mountain Community College United Tribes Technical College

Oklahoma	Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal College College of the Muscogee Nation Comanche Nation College Pawnee Nation College

South Dakota	Oglala Lakota College Sinte Gleska University Sisseton Wahpeton College

Washington	Northwest Indian College

Wisconsin	College of Menominee Nation Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College

Wyoming	Wind River Tribal College

Coordinates: 47°35′47″N 114°06′39″W / 47.59639°N 114.11083°W / 47.59639; -114.11083

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