Sitting Bull College (SBC) is a

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Fort Yates, North Dakota Fort Yates is a city in Sioux County, North Dakota, United States. It is the tribal headquarters of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and county seat of Sioux County. Since 1970 the population has declined markedly from more than 1,100 residents, a ...

. It was founded in 1973 by the Standing Rock

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tribe of the

Standing Rock Sioux Reservation The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota controls the Standing Rock Reservation (), which straddles the border between North and South Dakota in the United States, and is inhabited by ethnic " Hunkpapa and Sihasapa bands of Lak ...

in south-central

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. 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

alongside 31 other tribal colleges.

Academics

Sitting Bull College offers the

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, and

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degrees. It also offers certificates.

Partnerships

SBC is a member of the

American Indian Higher Education Consortium These organizations for post-secondary education have a common purpose and mission for advocacy in numerous areas of both institutional management and the general public interest. The organizations have specific purpose for issues from faculty uni ...

(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 Tomi Kay Phillips () is an American (Hunkpapa-Miniconjou) educator and academic administrator who has served as the president of Sitting Bull College since 2024. Life Phillips is Hunkpapa and Minnecoujou Lakota. Her Lakota name is Cante Wakan ...

, incoming president of SBC * Laurel Vermillion, president of SBC, 2006-2024 * Mary Louise Defender Wilson, instructor of tribal culture and language

References

External links

* {{authority control Public universities and colleges in North Dakota Buildings and structures in Sioux County, North Dakota American Indian Higher Education Consortium Universities and colleges established in 1973 Education in Sioux County, North Dakota Standing Rock Sioux Tribe