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Sisseton Wahpeton College

1 Old Agency Rd, Sisseton, SD 57262

Sisseton Wahpeton College School Description

Sisseton Wahpeton College commits to the constant process of providing an unsurpassed Wodakotah centered environment that will enable and empower our learners and our community to fully engage in a lifelong ceremony of educational achievement, creativity, personal growth, and cultural renewal.

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Sisseton Wahpeton College

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The Sisseton Wahpeton College was established in 1979 as an entity of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate. Located in northeastern South Dakota on the Lake Traverse Reservation, the College serves the Dakota people. SWC was originally a vocational and technical school; an academic program was added as enrollment climbed. SWC is one of the few post-secondary schools in South Dakota to offer both vocational and academic degrees. Although SWC is only accredited to offer Associate Degrees, the College has agreements with several 4-year degree granting institutions that allow SWC students to take much of their course work at SWC or seamlessly matriculate to another institution. The agreement between SWC and Mount Marty College offers SWC students the opportunity to earn a Baccalaureate degree in Business and Tribal Governance, a one of a kind program in the state.

SWC was one of the first tribal colleges to establish an institute for the study and preservation of tribal culture. The college created the Institute for Dakota Studies in 1992. This center's mission is to teach, study and preserve the tribe's unique history and traditions. The Center for Excellence in Dakota Language, established at SWC in 2005, works with the College's strong Dakota studies and Dakota Language programs to revitalize the Dakota language. Eventually, this program hopes to establish a revitalization model that can be replicated anywhere in Indian Country.

Sisseton Wahpeton College has an average enrollment of approximately 300 students, of whom more than 80% are tribal members.

The College has recently experienced a period of facilities and programmatic expansion and one of the final products of this construction boom was Song to the Great Spirit, the new SWC Vocational Education Building. Designed as a facility where students could learn building trades by constructing a single family home inside, the building's unique design makes the SWC campus a local landmark. The building is an example of culturally contextual architectural design and is in the shape of four Indian figures who, with drumsticks raised, are singing a traditional Dakota song using their drum. The building honors SWC's history and the history of the Dakota people. The figures are made of fiberglass and are almost fully functional with two housing stairwells, one the elevator and the other the utility and storage closets. In addition to this new building, the college has almost doubled its square footage with a classroom and office addition and an Early Childhood Education Center addition.

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Quick Facts

Location:
Midwest
Type:
Public
Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Full Time Students:
73%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$3,190
Students Receiving Aid:
90%
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Sisseton Wahpeton College Degree Programs

Associates Degree Programs

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Certificate Programs

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Sisseton Wahpeton College Students & Campus Life

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 73%
Part-Time 27%
Race/Ethnicity
Other 90%
Caucasian 10%
Hispanic 0%
Asian 0%
African-American 0%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 94%
Out-of-State 6%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
South Dakota 94%
Minnesota 5%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Sisseton Wahpeton College Expenses (Tuition & Fees)

Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Published Tuition and Fees:
 $ 3,190    
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 2,880    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 660    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
 $ 3,026 63%  
Institutional Grants:
 $ 1,547 80%  
Any Aid:
   90%  

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