Stone Child College (SCC) is a public tribal land-grant community college in Box Elder, Montana. SCC is affiliated with the Chippewa Cree Tribe and located on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation in north central Montana; it is one of seven Tribal Colleges in Montana. In 2008–2009, SCC had an enrollment of 511, of whom 98 percent were American Indian descent; 20 percent were bilingual or of limited English proficiency. SCC students range in age from 17 to 72, with the average age at 30. The college retention rate is 47 percent and the graduation rate is 20 percent.American Indian Higher Education Consortium
History SCC was chartered by the Chippewa-Cree Business Committee on May 17, 1984.Stone Child College: History In 1994, the college was designated a land-grant college alongside 31 other tribal colleges.
Academics Stone Child offers a Bachelor degree along with Associate degrees in seventeen disciplines and six certificates.Stone Child College: Degrees Offered
Athletics Basketball: In August 2010 Stone Child College, along with the other tribal colleges around Montana, formed the Montana Tribal Colleges Basketball League.Montana Tribal Colleges form basketball league | KTVQ.com | Q2 | Billings, Montana Presently, the college has both a men's and women's team.Tribal college basketball takes center stage
Partnerships SCC 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. SCC was created in response to the higher education needs of American Indians. SCC generally serves geographically isolated populations that have no other means accessing education beyond the high school level.American Indian Higher Education Consortium
See also American Indian College Fund (AICF)
References
External links Official website