Sitting Bull College

Quick Facts

Address: 9299 Hwy 24, Fort Yates, ND 58538
Website: https://www.sittingbull.edu/
Founded: 1973
Students: 307 (2017)

About

On September 21, 1973, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council granted Sitting Bull College a charter to operate. At that time, the institution was known as Standing Rock Community College, and was made possible by a Higher Education Act grant. Standing Rock Community College was born out of an effort to consolidate and control the courses being offered by Bismark Junior College on the reservation at the time. It opened its doors in Junly of 1973 with a three-person staff. When the college received full accreditation in 1984, the name was changed to Standing Rock College.

The name changed once again on March 6, 1996 to its current name: Sitting Bull College. Since its founding, annual enrollment has increased from 90 to approximately 300 students. The college has also expanded its campus to include a main campus in Ft. Yates, North Dakota, along with other campuses in in Mobridge, South Dakota and McLaughlin, South Dakota.

Sitting Bull College is one of the few tribal colleges to offer undergraduate and graduate programs. Master's degree programs include Curriculum and Instruction, and Environmental Science. Bachelor's degree programs include Business Administration, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Environmental Science, General Studies, Native American Studies, and Secondary Science Education. Associate's degree programs include Building Trades, Business Administration, Community Health Worker, Criminal Justice, Early Childhood Education, Environmental Science, General Studies​, Human Service Technician, Information Technology, Lakhotiyapi/Dakhotiyapi, Lay Advocate/Paralegal, Native American Studies, Practical Nursing, Pre-Engineering, and Teacher Education. Certificates include Commercial Driver’s License, Community Health Worker, Electrical, Framing, Heavy Equipment Operations I, Heavy Equipment Operations II, Home Energy Audit, Information Technology, Interior Construction, Lakhotiyapi/Dakhotiyapi I, Lakhotiyapi/Dakhotiyapi II, Oil Drilling, Water Treatment Technician, and Welding.