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Leech Lake Tribal College outlines program growth, student barriers and staff wage concerns
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Leech Lake Tribal College officials told the House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee that state operational funding helped expand programs and student supports but that the college still faces barriers including transportation, food insecurity, limited internet access and staff pay gaps.
Dr. Helen Montgomery, president of Leech Lake Tribal College, told the House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee that the college has grown enrollment and graduation numbers and added programs but still faces persistent student barriers.
Montgomery said Leech Lake Tribal College, a public land-grant institution in Cass Lake established in 1990, recently added an Ojibwe language program, offers an Indigenous Leadership program and a reworked LibEd STEM track, and runs short-term workforce certificates in carpentry and electrical trades. She told lawmakers the college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and…
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