College Hill / P.O. Box 428
Macy, NE 68039

Nebraska Indian community college began in 1972 as the American Indian Satellite Community College to provide post-secondary education on the Omaha, Santee Sioux, and the Winnebago reservations.

Nebraska Indian Community College and other tribally controlled community colleges became eligible for direct funding from the federal government in the late 1970s. With this newly available financial resource, the Nebraska institution established itself as a fully independent two-year college. Nebraska Indian Community College was granted a charter by the governments of each of the Nebraska Indian tribes.

In serving its clientele, Nebraska Indian Community College has had a substantial impact by making a variety of cultural, educational, and social resources available in isolated and economically underdeveloped areas. The college libraries at each Nebraska Indian Community College campus are developing collections of resources important to the history and culture of each tribe, and the nation.

In June of 1981, the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) approved Nebraska Indian Community College for accreditation at the associate degree granting level. This Nebraska institution was granted a charter by each of the three Nebraska Indian Tribes. A Board of Trustees comprised of three members from each tribe was appointed by the individual Tribal Councils to govern the college. To reflect its independent status, the Board renamed the Nebraska institution the Nebraska Indian Community College.

Quick Facts:

Today Nebraska Indian Community College serves the Omaha and Santee Sioux Tribes of Nebraska at the Macy and Santee Campuses.

The Nebraska Indian Community College provides quality higher education and opportunities for life-long learning to Umon' hon (Omaha) and I'santi (Santee Sioux) people and other students.

Nebraska Indian Community College is also committed to cultural preservation and continuity consistent with the Omaha and Santee Sioux tribes' needs, preservation and continuity of the Omaha and Dakota languages, preservation and transmission of tribal knowledge, and transmission of values historically rooted in traditional nature spiritual systems.

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