Northwest Indian College

Northwest Indian College
Former names
Lummi Indian School of Aquaculture, Lummi Community College
TypePublic tribal land-grant community college
Established1973 (1973)
PresidentJustin Guillory
Academic staff
100 (33 full-time, 67 part-time)[1][needs update]
Undergraduates594 (fall 2019)
Location
Bellingham, Washington
,
U.S.

48°47′39″N 122°36′51″W / 48.79417°N 122.61417°W / 48.79417; -122.61417
CampusUrban/Suburban Lummi Nation (main campus) reserve, Swinomish, Tulalip, Port Gamble S'Klallam, Muckleshoot, Nisqually, and Nez Perce.
AffiliationsAIHEC
Websitewww.nwic.edu
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Northwest Indian College (Xwlemi Elh>Tal>Nexw Squl[3]) is a public tribal land-grant community college in Bellingham, Washington, United States. It was established by the Lummi Nation and is the only accredited tribal college or university serving reservation communities of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.[4][5]

  1. ^ "College Navigator - Northwest Indian College". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
  2. ^ "Northwest Indian College". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  3. ^ 2017–2019 College Catalog
  4. ^ American Indian Higher Education Consortium Archived 2012-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Commission Grants NWIC Four-year Accreditation". Tribal College Journal. 22 (2). Winter 2010.