Sitting Bull College (SBC) is a public tribal land-grant college in Fort Yates, North Dakota. It was founded in 1973 by the Standing Rock Sioux tribe of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in south-central North Dakota and north-central South Dakota. The SBC campuses are located in Fort Yates, North Dakota and McLaughlin, South Dakota. It serves as the primary educational institution on the Standing Rock Reservation.American Indian Higher Education Consortium
History
In 1973, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council chartered Standing Rock Community College. The name was changed from Standing Rock College to Sitting Bull College in 1996. In 1994, the college was designated a land-grant college alongside 31 other tribal colleges.
Academics Sitting Bull College offers the Master of Science, Master of Education, Bachelor of Science, Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and Associate of Applied Science degrees. It also offers certificates.
Partnerships
SBC 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. SBC was created in response to the higher education needs of American Indians. SBC generally serves geographically isolated populations that have no other means of accessing education beyond the high school level.
Notable faculty
Ron His Horse Is Thunder, former president of SBC Tomi Kay Phillips, incoming president of SBC Laurel Vermillion, president of SBC, 2006-2024 Mary Louise Defender Wilson, instructor of tribal culture and language
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