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| Type | Privatetriballand-grantcommunity college |
|---|---|
| Established | 1997 |
Academic affiliations | American Indian Higher Education Consortium |
| President | Lorna LaGue |
| Students | 140 |
| Location | ,, United States 47°19′2″N95°57′11″W / 47.31722°N 95.95306°W /47.31722; -95.95306 |
| Campus | Indian reservation |
| Website | www.wetcc.edu |
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White Earth Tribal and Community College (WETCC) is aprivatetriballand-grantcommunity college inMahnomen, Minnesota. It was established by theWhite Earth Reservation Tribal Council in 1997.[1]
WETCC is accredited by theHigher Learning Commission (HLC) and provides anAssociate of Arts degree program.
The college is a member of theAmerican Indian Higher Education Consortium, 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. WETCC was created in response to the higher education needs of American Indians. WETCC generally serves geographically isolated populations that have no other means of accessing education beyond the high school level.[1]
| Race and ethnicity | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 80% | ||
| White | 12% | ||
| Hispanic | 4% | ||
| Two or more races | 3% | ||
| Unknown | 1% | ||
| Economic diversity | |||
| Low-income[a] | 82% | ||
| Affluent[b] | 18% | ||
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