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Tribal colleges press for dual-credit reimbursement and capital funds
Summary
The New Mexico Tribal College Consortium asked the committee for recurring dual-credit reimbursement and listed capital outlay priorities including a $5M early-childhood/multi-generational facility at Navajo Technical University and agricultural and safety upgrades at tribal campuses.
Leaders from the New Mexico Tribal College Consortium (Navajo Technical University, Institute of American Indian Arts, Diné College and SIPI) presented legislative priorities that include recurring funding for tribal high-school dual-credit reimbursement and multiple capital outlay requests.
NTU seeks $5 million for a new early-childhood and multi-generational education facility in McKinley County. Diné College requested $4 million for the Shiprock Agriculture Multipurpose Center. IAIA requested a campus generation (backup power) project ($1.25 million recommended by HED for phase one) and SIPI asked for $1.02 million in perimeter fencing and automated gates. Consortium leaders said tribal colleges already serve more than 1,000 high school students through dual-credit partnerships and that current reimbursements do not fully cover waived tuition.
The group thanked HED for its recommendations and asked legislators to consider the capital and recurring dual-credit requests as a way to expand access and job-readiness for Native American students. They invited committee members to visit campuses to see the impact of previous investments.
Sources: Tribal college consortium representatives speaking to the committee.
