Cankdeska Cikana Community College

Quick Facts

Address: 214 1st Avenue, Fort Totten, ND 58335
Website: https://www.littlehoop.edu/
Founded: 1974
Students: 240 (2017)

About

Cankdeska Cikana Community College is a public, accredited institution located on the Spirit Lake Dakota Reservation in North Dakota. It was chartered by the Spirit Lake Dakota Nation in 1975. CCCC is also one of the original Tribal College Land Grant Institutions. The majority of students enroll on a full time basis and most employees are Native American. CCCC advances Dakota culture and language as some of its most premier offerings.

The institution derives its name from Native veteran Paul Yankton Sr., whose Dakota name was Cankdeska Cikana. Cankdeska Cikana translates to "Little Hoop" in English. Yankton received two Purple Hearts for his service in the United States Army, and passed on while serving as a rifleman with the 11th Infantry in Lorraine, France. The college adopted this name in May 1995, and pays homage to Yankton's support for Indian education.

Cankdeska Cikana Community College offers two-year associate degree (Automotive Technology, Business Administration, Computer Application, Construction Management, Dakota Studies, Early Childhood Education, Fine Arts, Graphic Arts, Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Liberal Arts, Natural Resource Management, Office Technology, Pre-Engineering, Pre-Nursing, Professional Driving, Science, Social Work) and certificate programs (Carpentry, Early Childhood Education, Finished Carpentry, Office Technology, Professional Driving).