Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College

Coordinates: 47°58′58″N 102°28′22″W / 47.98278°N 102.47278°W / 47.98278; -102.47278

Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College is a tribally controlled college chartered by the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation headquarters at New Town, North Dakota. The college has branches in Mandaree and White Shield.

History

The College was founded May 2, 1973, as the agency responsible for higher education on the Fort Berthold Reservation. The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation in New Town, North Dakota endorsed the concept that a locally based higher education institution was needed to train Tribal members and to help retain the Tribal cultures. The college was chartered by the Three Affiliated Tribes.^[1]

Governance

Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College is tribally controlled by a Board of Directors, which consist of seven members. A steering committee was appointed to oversee the initial operations of the College. This committee was replaced by the selection of a Board of Directors in 1974. The College proceeded to developed a long-range plan. The planning improved the educational and vocational services in the communities throughout the Reservation.^[1]

Partnerships

The first classes offered at Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College were on an extension basis with coordinating accredited institutions. The college was granted accreditation on July 12, 2006 (as Fort Berthold Community College), through the Higher Learning Commission of Schools and Colleges. The college was granted accreditation on Feb. 12, 1988, through the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges. The college is also one of 32 tribal colleges granted Land Grant Institution status in 1994. It is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The Fort Berthold Community College is also a member of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC).^[1]

Programs of study

The first classes offered at Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College were on an extension basis with coordinating accredited institutions. The agreements were first made with University of Mary, Bismarck, ND; Minot State College, Minot, ND; and the University of North Dakota, Williston Center, Williston, ND. The college's associate degree and certificate program offerings include:

• Accounting,
• Addiction studies,
• Administrative Assistant
• Agribusiness Sales and Service 18-Months
• Agriculture Transfer
• Building Maintenance 18-month
• Building Maintenance A.A.S.
• Business Administration/Management
• Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential
• Computer Information Systems AAS
• Construction Technology 9-Month
• Construction Technology 18-Month (Inactive)
• Construction Technology 27-Month (Inactive)
• Computer science and information systems,
• Early Childhood Education – AA
• Elementary Education – AA
• Elementary Education – BS / minor in Middle School Mathematics
• Elementary Education – BS / minor in Middle School Science
• Emergency medical service,
• Environmental Science – AS
• Environmental Science – BS
• Farm/Ranch Management 9-Month
• Farm/Ranch Management 18-Month
• Graphic Arts Technology 9-Month (Inactive)
• Human Services -AA
• Horticulture Science 9-Month
• Information Management Specialist 18-Month – AAS
• Liberal Arts – AA
• Mathematics – AS
• Marketing/Entrepreneurship
• Medical Secretary 18-Month – AAS and administrative assistant.
• Microsoft Certified Network Administrator
• Native American Studies – AA
• Native American Studies – BA
• Practical Nursing Certificate
• Paramedics
• Pre-Engineering
• Public/Tribal Administration -AA
• CNA
• RN – AAS
• Science – AS
• Water Treatment Technology(Inactive)
• Welding Technology 9-Month(Inactive)^[1]

References

External links

• Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College, official website
• FBCC on Facebook
• Bureau of Indian Education National Directory

See also