Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Red Lake Nation College cites rising graduation rates, highlights Minneapolis campus and state support
Summary
At a House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee hearing, Red Lake Nation College President Dan King described enrollment and graduation gains, the college's Minneapolis site and how state and tribal funding support student services and debt-free two-year attendance.
Chief Dan King, president of Red Lake Nation College, told the House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee on behalf of his college that its three-year graduation rate has climbed to about 53 percent and that enrollment has grown rapidly in recent years.
King spoke to the committee about the college's mission, student supports and the Minneapolis campus during a presentation on operations and maintenance funding for tribal colleges. He said the state provided a $1 million annual operational appropriation for each tribal college in the 2023-25 biennium and that the state also contributed a $3 million bonding allocation to help finish…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
