Comanche Nation College
| Motto | Kim |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Come Study With Us |
| Type | Native American tribal college and land grant institution |
| Active | August 8, 2002–July 31, 2017 |
| President | Consuelo Lopez, PhD |
| Undergraduates | over 500 |
| Location | ,, United States |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | royal blue, golden yellow, and red |
| Affiliations | American Indian Higher Education Consortium |
| Website | www.cnc.cc.ok.us |
Comanche Nation College was a two-year, open admissions, American Indian tribal college. It was located in Lawton, Oklahoma, the capital of the Comanche Nation. The school was chartered in 2002 by the Comanche Nation Business Committee.[1] Comanche Nation College operated until July 31, 2017.[2]
History
A Comanche Nation Charter Resolution established CNC as a community college in 2002. CNC was the first Tribal College established in the state of Oklahoma.[3] The college closed in 2017 due to a lack of funding following a loss of accreditation.[4]
Accreditation
The college became a candidate for accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission in 2012.[5] It withdrew from the process in 2016. Unable to gain sufficient funding without accreditation, [6] it closed in 2017.
Governance
The Comanche Nation established a Comanche Nation College Council of leaders in higher education. The Comanche Nation is federally recognized as a tribe of Oklahoma. The Comanche Nation has 13,679 enrolled Tribal members, with about 6,000 members living in the Lawton-Fort Sill area of southwest Oklahoma.[3]
Partnerships
The college was a member of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium and American Association of Community Colleges. It was the 36th member of the organization and the first tribal college in Oklahoma.[1] The college partnered with Cameron University in Lawton; students were dual-enrolled and transfers were facilitated for students who wanted to pursue four-year degrees.[7]
The Oklahoma Board of Nursing approved the college's two-year nursing program, making it the first approved tribal nursing program in the state.[8]
Campus
The school occupied a former elementary school building.
References
- ^ a b AIHEC Accepts Comanche College as 36th Member. Tribal College Journal. Fall 2005 (17 Feb 2009)
- ^ "Comanche Nation College". Comanche Nation College. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ a b American Indian Higher Education Consortium Archived June 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Re'Chelle Turner (July 21, 2017). "Comanche Nation College closing its doors after 15 years". KSWO. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
- ^ Bill Donovan (February 25, 2013). "CNC granted academic accreditation". Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
- ^ "Statement of Accreditation Status". Higher Learning Commission. February 6, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
- ^ Admissions. Archived 2012-02-10 at the Wayback Machine Comanche Tribal College. (17 Feb 2009)
- ^ Schonchin, Jolene. "Comanche Nation College nursing program gains two-year approval.", The Comanche Nation News. 7 April 2011 (retrieved 19 April 2011)
