Cankdeska Cikana Community College (CCCC)

The Cankdeska Cikana Community College in Fort Totten, North Dakota, is a land grant college established by the Spirit Lake Dakota Nation that aims to support North Dakota by offering academics and vocational training to help its citizens learn the Dakota culture and language, as well as achieve their career goals.

The school offers associate’s degrees in more than 15 fields and three certificate programs. Some areas of study include:

• Indian Studies
• Liberal Arts
• Natural Resource Management
• Tribal Administration
• Finish Carpentry

The school offers a number of student services so that you can receive tutoring, counseling and career development through its workshops and seminar programs.

Students pursuing Education may volunteer in the CCCC’s Wakanheza Oti, or Sacred Children’s Place, and receive credit in an Early Childhood course for their training.

Cankdeska Cikana is an open admissions college, so any student who has earned a high school diploma or GED has the opportunity to be admitted.

Many institutional scholarships are available to qualifying students from sources like the American Indian Education Foundation and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Other forms of financial aid to students who file a FAFSA and demonstrate need include Pell grants, work-study programs and the North Dakota State Student Incentive grant.

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