Anything that supports students, helps them feel more welcome and helps them get their degrees is good for the community and the university, he affirms. He also notes that those students looking to go beyond an associate degree will transfer easily to SWOSU.
Student Minoma Littlehawk, Cheyenne, says CATC helped her find her niche in museum studies. “I had no idea how much this experience would open up the world for me,” she says.
As enrollment continues to grow — 30 fulltime and 63 part-time students are enrolled this semester — Mann looks forward to offering the college’s first associate degree program in the near future. However, a great deal of groundwork lies ahead.
The college’s eligibility to receive federal funds through the Tribally Controlled Community College and Assistance Act and its membership in AIHEC require that it become a fully functional, autonomous entity.
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