Sitting Bull College

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Sitting Bull College is a tribal college in Fort Yates, North Dakota. It was founded in 1973 by the Standing Rock Sioux tribe of the Standing Rock reservation in south-central North Dakota. It is one of 34 tribally controlled colleges nationwide. It is also a member of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium or (AIHEC). The name was changed from Standing Rock College to Sitting Bull College in 1996.

The college offers degrees on a number of subjects. SBC has four-year programs in Elementary, Special and Early Childhood education, as well as Business and Environmental Science. Sitting Bull College has two-year programs in many other subject areas including Native American Studies, Nursing and Criminal Justice. Sitting Bull College serves as the primary educational institution on the Standing Rock Reservation.