Iḷisaġvik College
Public tribal community college in Utqiaġvik, Alaska / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Iḷisaġvik College (Inupiaq: [iʎisɑʁvik]) is a public tribal land-grant community college in Utqiaġvik (formerly Barrow), Alaska. Operated by the North Slope Borough, a home rule government of the Iñupiat, it is the only tribally controlled college in Alaska, and it is the northernmost accredited community college in the United States. The college is located within the boundaries of the North Slope. It is an 89,000-square-mile (230,000 km2) region of Arctic tundra. It is connected to the 414-mile (666 km) Dalton Highway only during the winter, by an ice road for local residents. The community can also be reached by plane.
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Motto | Honoring your past, preparing for your future |
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Type | Public tribal land-grant community college |
Established | 1996; 28 years ago (1996) |
Parent institution | North Slope Borough |
Academic affiliations | UArctic; AIHEC |
President | Justina Wilhelm |
Location | , , United States |
Campus | Rural |
Website | ilisagvik |
The college is a member of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, and it offers a bachelor's degree in business administration, associate's degrees, one-year certificates, and adult education courses for GED preparation. In 2020, the school's Alaska Dental Therapy Educational Program became the first program in the United States to be fully accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.