The College of Menominee Nation (CMN) is a
private
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Music
* " In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation''
* Private (band), a Denmark-based band
* "Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorde ...
tribal
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land-grant
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community college
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. Chartered by the
Menominee Nation, the college's main campus is in
Keshena, Wisconsin
Keshena ( mez, Kesīqnæh) is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Menominee County, Wisconsin, United States. Located on the Menominee Indian Reservation, it had a population of 1,257 at the 2020 census. Keshena was named ...
; another is in
Green Bay, near the reservation of the
Oneida Nation of Wisconsin
The Oneida Nation is a federally recognized tribe of Oneida people in Wisconsin. The tribe's Indian reservation, reservation spans parts of two counties west of the Green Bay, Wisconsin, Green Bay metropolitan area. The reservation was establishe ...
. It is one of two
tribal colleges in Wisconsin.
History
The college was chartered by the Menominee Tribal Legislature in 1993 and began offering classes in the 1993 Spring semester. The College of Menominee Nation was granted full accreditation by the
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), also known as the North Central Association, was a membership organization, consisting of colleges, universities, and schools in 19 U.S. states engaged in educational accreditation. It w ...
on August 7, 1998. In 1994, the college was designated a
land-grant college
A land-grant university (also called land-grant college or land-grant institution) is an institution of higher education in the United States designated by a state to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890.
Signed by Abraha ...
alongside 31 other tribal colleges.
Campus
CMN's main campus is on the southern border of the Menominee Indian Reservation in Wisconsin. CMN has a second campus in
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The county seat of Brown County, it is at the head of Green Bay (known locally as "the bay of Green Bay"), a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It is above sea lev ...
, which serves students from the Oneida Nation.
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Academics
As of August 2014, the college offered 25 degrees and certificates, some of which are part of articulation agreements with Wisconsin colleges to allow credit transfers.
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Images
File:CollegeOfMenomineeNationPedestrianMall.jpg, Pedestrian mall
File:CollegeOfMenomineeNationSignWIS55.jpg, Sign
References
External links
Official website
Education in Menominee County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin technical colleges
Educational institutions established in 1993
Education in Outagamie County, Wisconsin
American Indian Higher Education Consortium
Menominee tribe
Buildings and structures in Menominee County, Wisconsin
1993 establishments in Wisconsin
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