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Red Lake Nation College

Red Lake Nation College

Red Lake, MN · Rural · 332 students
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$5,672
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
47%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
19% typical
—
Earnings 10 years on
$25,292 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
94% typical · not scored
Accredited by Higher Learning Commission
About

Red Lake Nation College (RLNC), situated on the shores of beautiful Red Lake in northern Minnesota, is a premier tribal college renowned for its dedication to preserving Ojibwe language, culture, and sovereignty. The college’s strongest academic pathway is its Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts, which offers specialized concentrations in Ojibwe Language and Social Behavioral Sciences designed for seamless transfer to four-year universities. Students experience a deeply supportive, family-like campus culture guided by the Seven Grandfather Teachings, where small class sizes and dedicated staff ensure personalized academic and personal mentorship. Notably, RLNC stands out as the only tribal college operating on a federally recognized, closed reservation in Minnesota, offering a state-of-the-art campus that uniquely bridges traditional indigenous knowledge with modern higher education.


Wikipedia:Red Lake Nation College is a public tribal land-grant community college on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in Red Lake, Minnesota. It is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and enrolls about 150 students. The college is supported by elders and community members who speak the Anishinaabe language and who understand the history of the Red Lake Nation.

Location
Red Lake, MN, 56671-0000 · Rural campus
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Nearest airport from college
MSP · Minneapolis
224 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$6,640$6,640
Books & supplies$1,385$1,385
Cost of attendance$13,164$13,164 est.
Average net price$5,672Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$6,640
Books & supplies$1,385
Cost of attendance$13,164 est.
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $5,672
est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
$0–30k
$4,771
$30–48k
$7,279
$48–75k
$6,482
$75–110k
$8,064
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
47%
Entered 2017–18
Green marks a figure above the typical Tribal college: 19% graduate within 6 yrs.
Admissions

No admissions data available for this college.

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Student Body
Gender
Men 34%Women 66%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
11 : 1
Pell grant
62%
Part-time
32%
Race & ethnicity
White
1%
Two or more
1%
AI/AN
97%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional
Resources
Full-time faculty
48%
Faculty salary
$4,920/mo
Teaching spend
$18,615
per student
Federal loans
0%
Classification
Carnegie type
Tribal college
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mixed part/full-time

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