Abstract
In 1978 Congress passed the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act “to ensure continued and expanded educational opportunities for Indian students.” Although most observers agree that the nation's 20 tribal colleges are successfully meeting the educational needs of American Indian students, substantive research has not been conducted to support this assertion. This article discusses the findings of a survey of students who attended Montana's seven tribally controlled community colleges. The research was designed to determine (1) what influenced students to attend the tribal colleges, (2) what their personal and educational goals were upon entering, (3) whether the colleges assisted the students to meet their goals, and (4) the degree of student satisfaction with college programs and services. This seminal study provides evidence that tribally controlled colleges are meeting the varied needs of reservation Indian students and further that their students are overwhelmingly satisfied with the p...
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