Stone Child College

Stone Child College
Motto	Making our dreams happen with academics, culture, and commitment
Type	Public tribal land-grant community college
Established	1984
Academic affiliations	American Indian Higher Education Consortium; American Association of Community Colleges; Space-grant
President	Cory Sangrey-Billy
Dean	Wilma Tyner
Location	Box Elder, Montana, U.S.; 48°17′24″N 109°52′11″W / 48.29000°N 109.86972°W
Campus	Rural
Colors	Blue and gray
Affiliations	Chippewa-Cree Tribe
Website	www.stonechild.edu

Stone Child College (SCC) is a public tribal land-grant community college in Box Elder, Montana. SCC is affiliated with the Chippewa-Cree Tribe and located on the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation in north central Montana; it is one of seven Tribal Colleges in Montana. In 2008–09, SCC had an enrollment of 511, of whom 98 percent were American Indian descent; 20 percent were bilingual or of limited English proficiency. SCC students range in age from 17 to 72, with the average age at 30. The college retention rate is 47 percent and the graduation rate is 20 percent.^[2]

History

SCC was chartered by the Chippewa-Cree Business Committee on May 17, 1984.^[3] In 1994, the college was designated a land-grant college alongside 31 other tribal colleges.^[4]

Academics

Stone Child offers a Bachelor degree along with Associate degrees in seventeen disciplines and six certificates.^[5]

Athletics

Basketball: In August 2010 Stone Child College, along with the other tribal colleges around Montana, formed the Montana Tribal Colleges Basketball League.^[6] Presently, the college has both a men's and women's team.^[7]

Partnerships

SCC is a member of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC), 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. SCC was created in response to the higher education needs of American Indians. SCC generally serves geographically isolated populations that have no other means accessing education beyond the high school level.^[8]

References

^ "Stone Child College". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ American Indian Higher Education Consortium Archived 2012-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
^ Stone Child College: History Archived 2011-01-21 at the Wayback Machine
^ "NIFA 1994s The First 20 Years of the 1994 Land-Grant Institutions Standing on Tradition, Embracing the Future" (PDF). National Institute of Food and Agriculture. September 25, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^ Stone Child College: Degrees Offered Archived 2011-01-20 at stonechild.edu (Error: unknown archive URL)
^ Montana Tribal Colleges form basketball league | KTVQ.com | Q2 | Billings, Montana Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ Tribal college basketball takes center stage Archived 2011-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ American Indian Higher Education Consortium Archived 2012-06-14 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Official website

[1] "Stone Child College". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[2] American Indian Higher Education Consortium Archived 2012-06-14 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Stone Child College: History Archived 2011-01-21 at the Wayback Machine

[4] "NIFA 1994s The First 20 Years of the 1994 Land-Grant Institutions Standing on Tradition, Embracing the Future" (PDF). National Institute of Food and Agriculture. September 25, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2020.

[5] Stone Child College: Degrees Offered Archived 2011-01-20 at stonechild.edu (Error: unknown archive URL)

[6] Montana Tribal Colleges form basketball league | KTVQ.com | Q2 | Billings, Montana Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine

[7] Tribal college basketball takes center stage Archived 2011-02-04 at the Wayback Machine

[8] American Indian Higher Education Consortium Archived 2012-06-14 at the Wayback Machine

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