Type Tribal College President Justin Guillory, PhD Undergraduate tuition and fees 4,407 USD (2015) Graduation rate 13% (2014) | Established 1973 (1973) Undergraduates 641 (Fall 2015) Phone +1 360-676-2772 Founded 1973 | |
Academic staff 100 (33 full-time, 67 part-time) Campus urban/suburban Lummi Nation reserve Address 2522 Kwina Rd, Bellingham, WA 98226, USA Similar Whatcom Community College, Bellingham Technical College, Salish Kootenai College, Diné College, Western Washington University Profiles | ||
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Northwest Indian College, operated by the Lummi tribe of Native Americans as a tribally controlled institution of higher education, is located in Bellingham, Washington. Although the NWIC campus is located within the Lummi Nation in Washington state, the College is the only accredited Tribal College or University serving reservation communities of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
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Mission
The NWIC mission is:
History
The NWIC began in 1973 as the Lummi Indian School of Aquaculture, which was established to provide local technicians for employment in Indian owned and operated fish and shellfish hatcheries in the United States and Canada. In 1983 the Lummi Nation chartered the Lummi Community College to fulfill the need for a more comprehensive post-secondary education for tribal members. The Lummi Community College campaigned for accreditation by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities in 1988. The Commission affirmed accreditation in 1993, and Lummi Community College became Northwest Indian College. Years of expansion and dedication resulted in the college gaining accreditation as a four-year, baccalaureate degree-granting institution effective September 2008 by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
Campus
Northwest Indian College is located on the Lummi Indian Reservation in Washington State, 20 miles (32 km) from the Canada–US border. NWIC has sites at numerous tribal locations throughout the state of Washington and at the Nez Perce reservation in Idaho.
Administration
NWIC's president since 2012 is Justin Guillory, a descendant of the Nez Perce Tribe from the Nez Perce Indian Reservation in Lapwai, Idaho.
Partnerships
NWIC is a member of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (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. NWIC was created in response to the higher education needs of American Indians. NWIC generally serves geographically isolated populations that have no other means accessing education beyond the high school level.
Programs
The purpose of Northwest Indian College "is fulfilled by providing on-reservation educational opportunities, including academic, vocational, adult, continuing, cultural, recreational, and in-service education leading to appropriate certificates and degrees (undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate degrees when such degree programs are accredited) in accordance with the needs of individual tribal communities."
Beliefs
The College maintains four core Lummi Beliefs:
Scholarships
Scholarships are available through the American Indian College Fund (AICF) and the NWIC Foundation.