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| November 21, 2009 |
| About Us |
| Mission United Tribes Technical College is committed to providing individuals and families with vocational-technical and educational services that perpetuate the success of all people. UTTC will continue to provide a multi- cultural environment that promotes educational and economic opportunities and human and land resources aimed at self-sufficiency and self-determination. A History of United Tribes Technical College Throughout its entire history, the College has maintained its commitment to the economic, social, and cultural advancement of Indian families. The College provides housing, recreational facilities, a child development center, and an elementary school for its students and their families. It also provides counseling, placement, medical services, transportation and other support services, all focused on the unique social and cultural context of its students. For over 38 years, UTTC has served over ten thousand American Indian students from more than 75 federally recognized Indian Tribes across the nation. United Tribes Technical College was first founded in 1969 by an intertribal organization, the United Tribes of North Dakota Development Corporation. It is a nonprofit corporation chartered by the State of North Dakota and operated by the five tribes wholly or in part in North Dakota. Those tribes are the Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation, the Spirit Lake Tribe, the Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. The College is governed by a ten-member board of directors made up of the chairperson and one delegate selected from each of the tribes. The College was founded to provide a community in which Indian people can acquire an education and obtain employment. Programs which have been added over the years have kept this initial purpose in mind, providing not only occupational education and training but also individual and social skills in a culturally-relevant setting, with an emphasis on children and families. |
