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Now California’s only accredited tribal college, CINC has achieved a historic milestone in expanding educational opportunities for the state with the largest Native population.
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CINC Granted Candidacy for Accreditation
California Indian Nations College’s candidacy means that the tribal college has the resources to remain in compliance with accrediting standards.
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California Tribal College Looks to Become Independent, but Financial Questions Loom
Money has to be found to ensure the college can survive, let alone expand and build its own campus.
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California Indian Nations College’s Second Annual Fire Gala Raises Funds
Once accredited, CINC will become the first stand-alone, fully accredited tribal college in California.
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California Indian Nations College Joins AIHEC
The college’s AIHEC membership was approved after the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges granted CINC pre-accreditation eligibility.
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2nd Annual Fire Gala Generates Support for California Indian Nation College Students
The 2nd Annual Fire Gala is a key fundraising initiative which supports the success and empowerment of Native and non-Native students attending CINC and their communities.
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California Indian Nations College Continues to Work Towards Federal Accreditation While Celebrating the Class of 2023
Their education is one that incorporates Indigenous culture and Native American values.
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California Indian Nations College Receives Grant Towards Federal Accreditation
CIN College is in the process of acquiring federal accreditation to become the first of it’s type in the state of California.
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Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians Pledges a Commitment of $9 Million to Tribal College Initiative
The educational effort aims to become the first stand-alone, fully accredited tribal college in California in decades.
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Morongo Donates $100,000 to Tribal College in Palm Desert
California Indian Nations is aiming to become the only standalone, fully-accredited tribal college in California: a gap that has existed for nearly two decades.
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New Tribal Colleges Offer ‘Sense of Belonging’ for Native Students but Hit Roadblocks
Tribal colleges provide culturally relevant education for Native students. But in California, they face an uphill battle because of lack of funding and a lengthy accreditation process.
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‘We’re Still Growing’: Tribal College in Palm Desert Pushes Forward Virtually Amid COVID-19
California Indian Nations College is aiming to become the only standalone, fully-accredited tribal college in California: a gap that has existed for nearly two decades. Administrators say the college is on track to achieve candidacy for accreditation in January 2023.
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Meet the First Students of California Indian Nations College in Palm Desert
Enrollment at California Indian Nations College in Palm Desert has nearly doubled to about 70 students in its second year of operation, administrators say.
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California Indian Nations College Is the Newest Tribal College
California Indian Nations College (CINC) is the latest effort to offer tribally controlled higher education in the state with the largest Native population. Not to be confused with California Tribal College,
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Tribal Tutelage: The California Indian Nations College Celebrates a Year of Offering Classes—But the School Has a Lot More Work to Do
While the school didn’t start offering courses until the fall of 2018, its genesis occurred in 2015, when Theresa Mike began meeting with local tribal leaders and academic leaders in Southern California.
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California Indian Nations College Opens, Establishes Degree Program in Partnership with Local Colleges
The college was established through a philanthropic $3 million gift from the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians.
