Turtle Mountain Community College (TMCC) is a private

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in Belcourt, North Dakota. It is located ten miles from the Canada–US border in Turtle Mountain, the north central portion of North Dakota. In 2012, TMCC's enrollment was 630 full- and part-time certificate and degree-seeking students.

History

TMCC was founded by the

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in 1972. TMCC was chartered to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians in November, 1972. In 1994, the college was designated a

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alongside 31 other tribal colleges.

Campus

The main campus is located just north of the unincorporated city of Belcourt. Belcourt is the center of the reservation community's government, commerce, and education for the more than 31,000 enrolled members of the tribe. The main campus houses a 165,000-square-foot academic building on an approximately 123-acre site. The facility houses technology, finance, general classrooms, science, math and engineering classrooms and labs, library and archives, learning resource centers, faculty area, student services area including a student union, gymnasium, auditorium, career and technical education facility, and mechanical. A wind turbine was erected in 2008 to serve as a source of power to the main campus.

Academics

TMCC offers certification and associate and bachelor's degree programs. TMCC offers a six-year associate degrees in seven subjects as well as four-year bachelor's degrees in elementary and secondary science.

Partnerships

TMCC 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. TMCC was created in response to the higher education needs of American Indians. TMCC generally serves geographically isolated populations that have no other means of accessing education beyond the high school level.American Indian Higher Education Consortium

Athletics

Turtle Mountain competes in the Northern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the

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. The team nickname is the Mighty Mikinocks. The Athletic Director is Mike Gonzalez. The school fields teams in Men's and Women's

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References

External links

Official website
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