Tohono Oʼodham Community College

Tohono Oʼodham Community College
Motto	Nia, oya g t-taccui am hab e-ju
Motto in English	See, our dream fulfilled
Type	Public tribal land-grant community college
Established	1998; 25 years ago
Academic affiliations	American Indian Higher Education Consortium; Space-grant
President	Jane Latane
Students	200+
Location	Sells, Arizona, United States; 31°59′25″N 111°42′56″W / 31.990247°N 111.715651°W
Campus	Rural Reserve
Nickname	Jegos
Website	www.tocc.edu

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Tohono Oʼodham Community College (TOCC) is a public tribal land-grant community college in Sells, Arizona. TOCC's student body is 88 percent American Indian/Alaskan Native. Tohono Oʼodham Community College serves approximately 216 students (61 percent female; 39 percent male). The college's faculty and staff is 57 percent American Indian, half of whom are Oʼodham.^[1]

Although it is a public institution open to students of all backgrounds, the school maintains a deep connection to the Tohono Oʼodham culture. As a tribal college, TOCC places a special emphasis on not only serving the educational needs of its local residents, particularly the Tohono Oʼodham Nation, but also preserving and transmitting the Oʼodham Himdag (cultural way of life).^[1] As part of their curriculum, all students are exposed to the Himdag, which encompasses a wide array of traditional beliefs and practices of this native group.^[2]

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History

TOCC was founded in 1998 when the Tohono Oʼodham Nation chartered TOCC in Sells, Arizona. The tribe's career center formerly provided associate degrees and a variety of certificates. TOCC began accepting students two years later, with classes accredited through an intergovernmental agreement with Pima County Community College District in Tucson, AZ. TOCC was fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools in February 2003.^[1] The following year, the college was designated a land-grant college alongside other tribal colleges originally designated in 1994.^[3]

Academics

TOCC offers students the opportunity to earn associate degrees in liberal arts, business administration, and science and numerous certificates.

Partnerships

TOCC is a member of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC), which is a community of tribally and federally chartered institutions working to strengthen tribal nations and make a lasting difference in the lives of American Indians and Alaska Natives. TOCC was created in response to the higher education needs of American Indians. TOCC generally serves geographically isolated populations that have no other means accessing education beyond the high school level.^[1]

Source: "Tohono Oʼodham Community College", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 12th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tohono_Oʼodham_Community_College.