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In expanding early-college access, nearly half of NICC’s 823 students are high school students earning college credit at no cost.
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Nebraska Indian Community College Receives Gift from MacKenzie Scott
The gift will empower NICC to further its mission of providing accessible, culturally relevant education to Native communities and fostering opportunities for academic and personal growth for all students.
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Increasing Vaccine Confidence: Cultural Approaches at Tribal Colleges and Universities
With vaccine misinformation on the rise and public confidence low, tribal colleges are ideally suited to establish trust and increase vaccination rates in their local communities.
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TCJ Student Announces New Student Blogger
Bridgette Hoshont’omba, a student at Nebraska Indian Community College and an American Indian College Fund Ambassador, will serve as the next blogger at TCJStudent.org.
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BMCC and NICC Expand Opportunities for Remote Students
Nebraska Indian Community College students can now transfer into Bay Mills Community College’s online early childhood education bachelor’s degree program.
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Measurable and Meaningful: Toward Indigenous FEWS at Nebraska Indian Community College
Through traditional gardening, renewable energy, environmental monitoring, and landscape restoration, NICC is making impressive gains in devising solutions to FEWS challenges.
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Using Culture to Address Tribal College Students’ Mental Health Challenges
Offering robust, Indigenous-informed counseling services for students at tribal colleges and universities is vital for a healthy and happy campus.
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NICC to Launch Bachelor’s Degree in Indigenous Environmental Health
Nebraska Indian Community College will be the first higher education institution in the nation to offer an Indigenous environmental health baccalaureate degree program.
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Fischer Legislation to Give Tribal Colleges and Universities a Stronger Voice in Education Funding Heads to President’s Desk
The legislation would give Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) greater input over federal funding discussions that impact them by requiring at least one of NACIE’s members be the president of a Tribal College or University.
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Six Colleges and Universities Awarded Grants Promoting Cultural Integration through Indigenous Foodways
Robert Martin (Cherokee Nation), president of the Institute of American Indian Arts, was born a year after the end of World War II in Pryor Creek, a small city northeast of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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USDA to Provide Additional Financial Support to Tribal Students at Land-Grant Colleges and Universities
TCUs provide an entry point for Tribal members and communities to the Land-grant System’s three-part mission of research, education and Extension.
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TCUs Utilize Open Education Resources
Pedagogical materials that are free, publicly available, and remixable foster greater accessibility for tribal college students, increasing equity in higher education.
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Vexing Drawback to Tribal Online Colleges: Cultural & Social Isolation
Students are spending less time than ever on campus, socializing in residence halls, studying together in the library or working in groups.
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Supporting Developmental Mathematics for Tribal College Students
Due to challenges with developmental mathematics courses, tribal college faculty have partnered with Carnegie Math Pathways to create a more student-centered curriculum.
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A Vexing Drawback to Tribal Online College: Cultural and Social Isolation
Students are spending less time than ever on campus, socializing in residence halls, studying together in the library or working in groups.
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TCU Icon Louie LaRose Passes On
Little Priest Tribal College is mourning the loss of former interim president and board member Louie LaRose of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. LaRose was also a founder of Nebraska Indian Community College and was serving on the Winnebago tribal council.
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FAA Selects NICC for Drone Flight Initiative
Nebraska Indian Community College is the first tribal college to participate in the Federal Aviation Administration’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems-Collegiate Training Program.
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NICC to Offer Program in Indigenous Environmental Health
Nebraska Indian Community College’s new baccalaureate program will indigenize curriculum and offer students opportunities to engage in local research while also acquiring advanced skillsets and learning from an expanded faculty base.
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NICC Celebrates New Bachelor’s Program
The Nebraska Indian Community College will be launching its first baccalaureate program in the fall of 2023 in business administration and tribal nation building.
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Four Members from NICC Trained as HLC Peer Reviewers
As members of the Higher Learning Commission’s Peer Corps, Nebraska Indian Community College staff will conduct multiple types of reviews, ranging from evaluations that involve teams of reviewers visiting the institution in person to online panels evaluating institutional reports or other materials.
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NICC Awarded Grant to Expand Broadband
Nebraska Indian Community College is addressing the urgent need for high-speed internet through the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program.
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NICC Welcomed Local High School Students for Glimpse of Future
Students were able to transition through 8 different stations getting hands-on insight about various degree programs from taking samples in the new the new NICC greenhouse facility to working a flight simulator and a drone.
