UTTC Accreditation
The United Tribes Technical College (UTTC) is a unique inter-Tribally controlled institution of education. Located on a 237-acre campus three miles south of Bismarck, North Dakota, UTTC is owned and operated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation by the five federally-recognized Tribal Nations located in whole or in part within the state of North Dakota.
In 1987, UTTC asked the North Central Association to accredit two of its vocational programs at the Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree level. NCA conducted a review of the college and accredited two degrees, one in Licensed Practical Nursing and the other in Medical Records Technology. Another accreditation review occurred in the spring of 1990 whereby NCA approved accredited degrees in the Business Clerical and Criminal Justice programs. In the summer of 1993, three additional programs - Automotive Service Technology; Art/Art Marketing; and Early Childhood Education - were accredited through 2001 by NCA. UTTC has the world's only Injury Prevention program at the AAS level. With the arrival of the new millennium and increased Tribal workforce needs, the college introduced new programs such as Tribal Management, Tourism & Hospitality Management, Computer Information Technology, and Medical Transcription & Coding.
In the spring of 2003, the College requested an institutional change from the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association (NCA) to include authority to offer full degree programs online. NCA conducted a focus visit in April 2003 to evaluate the Online Education program and by November 2003, UTTC was approved to offer Early Childhood Education and Injury Prevention degrees online. In 2004, the College requested three additional degree programs for NCA approval, which was granted for Elementary Education, Health Information Technology, and Nutrition & Food Services. UTTC is the only Tribal college in the U.S. with accredited online degree programs.
Along with NCA accreditation status, programs at United Tribes Technical College are also approved and/or certified by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation, the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management, the North Dakota Board of Nursing, the National Dietary Managers Association, and the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.
United Tribes Technical College is a nonprofit corporation owned and operated by the five tribes located wholly or in part in North Dakota. Tribal owners: Three Affiliated Tribes of Ft. Berthold, Spirit Lake Tribe, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe, and Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa.
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