Oglala Lakota College

Oglala Lakota College
Motto	Rebuilding the Lakota Nation through Education
Type	Tribal College
Established	1971
President	Thomas Shortbull
Principal	Thomas Shortbull
Students	1,400
Undergraduates	vocational and academic degrees.
Postgraduates	available
Location	PO Box 490 Kyle, South Dakota, South Dakota, USA 57752
Campus	urban/suburban reserve on the Pine Ridge Reservation
Website	official site

Marchers from Oglala Lakota College celebrating the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., September 21, 2004.

Oglala Lakota College is an accredited tribal college. OLC has 1,456 students enrolled part- and full-time. OLC serves the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, which has a population of about 26,000 and covers 3,468 square miles in southwestern South Dakota. The OLC address is 3 Mile Creek Road, P.O. Box 490, Kyle, South Dakota 57752.^[1]

History

OLC is chartered by the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council in 1971.^[1]

Governance

OLC is governed by a 13-member Board of Trustees.

Campus

OLC has a decentralized campus system. There are OLC instructional centers in each of the nine districts across Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. There are college instructional centers in Rapid City and on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation.^[1]

Programs

From its initial status as a community college, Oglala Lakota has grown to now offer Baccalaureate degrees and a master's degree in Lakota Leadership along with certificates and A.A. degrees. OLC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Accrediting Agency to offer degrees at the associate’s, bachelor’s, and master’s levels. Education graduates are certified by the South Dakota Division of Education to teach in K-12 elementary systems and to serve in school administrative capacities. OLC nursing graduates are certified by the South Dakota State Board of Nursing and eligible to sit for the registered nurse examination. The social work program is accredited at the bachelor's degree level.^[1]

Partnerships

OLC 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. OLC was created in response to the higher education needs of American Indians. OLC generally serves geographically isolated populations that have no other means accessing education beyond the high school level.^[1]

External links

References

1 2 3 4 5 American Indian Higher Education Consortium

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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

Colleges and universities in South Dakota

Public

Research institutions	South Dakota State University of South Dakota

Master's institutions	Black Hills State Dakota State

Baccalaureate institutions	Northern State

Tribal institutions	Oglala Lakota College Sisseton Wahpeton College

Special-focus institutions	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Associate's institutions	Lake Area Tech Mitchell Tech Southeast Tech Western Dakota Tech

Others governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents	School for the Blind and Visually Impaired School for the Deaf Public Universities and Research Center Capitol University Center Higher Education Center-West River

Private

Baccalaureate institutions	Augustana Dakota Wesleyan Mount Marty Presentation University of Sioux Falls

Tribal institutions	Sinte Gleska University

Special-focus institutions	Sioux Falls Seminary

Associate's institutions	Kilian Community College Globe University–Sioux Falls

Coordinates: 43°21′58″N 102°14′28″W / 43.366°N 102.241°W / 43.366; -102.241

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