Cankdeska Cikana Community College

What is a tribal college? Is higher education (post-secondary) important for Indians?? Why go to college? These are essential and relevant questions for any student choosing to attend a college or university but possibly even more critical for an indigenous student, significantly if you have grown up on the rez.

Cankdeska Cikana (Little Hoop) Community College (CCCC) is one of 36 tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) in the United States that were established in response to the failure of Native students at mainstream institutions. Most all TCUs are chartered by a tribal government and are located on a reservation, serving their respective tribal community. All TCUs are accredited, public institutions serving over 25,000 degree-seeking students plus another 50,000 people for continuing education opportunities.