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Little Priest Tribal College

Little Priest Tribal College

Winnebago, NE · Rural · 182 students
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$9,303
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
14%
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

Chartered by the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska and named after the tribe's last war chief, Little Priest Tribal College is a public tribal community college dedicated to academic achievement and the preservation of Ho-Chunk language and heritage. The college is best known for its associate degree and certificate programs in Indigenous Studies, Business Administration, and transfer-oriented Liberal Arts pathways. Campus life offers a close-knit, supportive environment centered on Native American traditions, where small class sizes ensure personalized mentorship from faculty and staff. A distinctive feature of the college is its open-door mission, which provides both tribal members and the surrounding rural community with an affordable, culturally sustaining foundation for higher education and workforce development.


Wikipedia:Little Priest Tribal College is a public tribal land-grant community college in Winnebago, Nebraska. It is a member of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium and primarily supported by the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. It has an enrollment of 135 students, of which 90 percent are American Indian.

Location
Winnebago, NE, 68071-0270 · Rural campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
OMA · Omaha
71 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$5,400$5,400
Housing & food (on campus)$8,000$8,000
Books & supplies$1,000$1,000
Cost of attendance$12,581$12,581 est.
Average net price$9,303Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$5,400
Housing & food (on campus)$8,000
Books & supplies$1,000
Cost of attendance$12,581 est.
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $9,303
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
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
14%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
19% graduated · 5% transferred · 5% still enrolled · 71% left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$25,225
Admissions

No admissions data available for this college.

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Student Body
Gender
Men 33%Women 67%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
7 : 1
Pell grant
56%
First-gen
51%
Family income
$15,336
Independent
51%
Age at entry
22.0
Part-time
64%
Race & ethnicity
White
13%
Black
2%
Two or more
10%
AI/AN
73%
NH/PI
1%
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
Endowment
$2M
Full-time faculty
41%
Faculty salary
$5,882/mo
Teaching spend
$9,991
per student
Federal loans
0%
Classification
Carnegie type
Tribal college
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mixed part/full-time

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