Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College

Quick Facts

Address: 2101 14th Street, Cloquet, MN 55720
Website: https://www.fdltcc.edu/
Founded: 1987
Students: 767 (2017)

About

In 1987, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College opened as a joint product of the Minnesota Legislature and the Fond du Lac Band. For the two years prior to its creation, the the Ojibwe School collaborated with Mesabi Community College to provide classes on the Fond du Lac Reservation. Construction on the new college began in 1991, and opened its doors one year later with facilities able to serve 500 full-time students. A second construction phase dedicated to student housing completed in 1999. Subsequent expansions have continued throughout the years to meet increasing needs of the student body and surrounding community. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is recognized as a tribal college under the Tribal Community College Act and gained Land Grant Institution status. The school's mission includes a direct charge to serve Native students throughout Minnesota.

In 2003, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College reached all-time high enrollment of 1,714. That same year, the Minnesota Legislature and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees approved the College's baccalaureate degree program in Elementary Education, making it the state's only community college which offers a 4-year BA degree. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is also a member of the NJCAA, Division III and offers football, women’s fastpitch softball, men’s and women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, and baseball.

Students at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College can recieve their Assoicate's Degree in American Indian Studies, Anishinaabe and American Elementary Education, Business/Financial Services, Corrections, Electric Utility Technology, Art, Multimedia Production, Environmental Science, Fitness and Health, Geographic Information Systems, Human Services, Law Enforcement, Liberal Arts, Nursing, Nutrition, and Health Sciences. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College also offers non-degree programs and certificates in Anishinaabe Language, ​Business, Child Development, Electric Utilities Technolog, Geospatial Technologies, Human Services--Chemical Dependency, Law Enforcement, Nursing--Nursing Assistant.