121 Oronoco Street
Alexandria
VA 22314
(703) 838-0400
FAX (703) 838-0388
The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) is organized and
dedicated to the growth and development of all American Indian Higher
Education Institutions through the following purposes:
To promote, foster, encourage and implement programs for the improvement of
Native and/or tribally controlled postsecondary and higher education for
American Indian, Eskimo, and Alaskan Native students.
To promote methods for the training of administrative, teaching, and staff
positions for post-secondary and higher education institutions, to establish
information centers for advice and information, to facilitate and encourage
the seeking of funds for implementing AIHEC programs from government and
private sources, and to foster the development of any and all other programs,
centers, plans, and ideas which have as their goal the improvement of
American Indian, Eskimo, and Alaskan Native higher education.
To initiate and carry through, eithersingly or in cooperation with others,
programs under Federal or Sate laws that have as their goal the development,
training, and education of persons who are dedicated to the purposes of
AIHEC.
To promote and encourage the development of language, culture, and
traditions of the Amerian Indian, Eskimo, and Alaskan Natives.
To plan, develop and implement programs that are consistent with the
inherent rights of tribal sovereignty and self determination.
Organizational Profile
The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) was founded October,
1972 by six tribally-controlled community colleges with a view toward
mobilizing a concerted effort for the developmental problems common to them
all. Today, the consortium is a cooperatively sponsored effort on the part
of 30 member institutions in The United States and Canada to provide a direct
mechanism for facilitating access to resources needed for their continued
development.
Located on or near Indian reservations across the nation, the tribal colleges
serve over 20,000 Indian students with vocational, technical, two-year,
four-year, and now, graduate programs. AIHEC consists of 28
tribally-controlled postsecondary institutions and two Department of The
Interior/BIA owned and operated postsecondary institutions.
AIHEC is determined to ensure a bright, impelling future for American Indian
peoples through higher education.
1111 Osage Street
Building D, Suite 205A
Denver, CO 80204
(303) 892-8312
1-800-776-FUND
Fax (303) 572-0650
The American Indian College Fund (AICF) was launched in 1989 to raise funds
from the private sector to support 29 tribal colleges in the United States.
All administrative costs of the College Fund are underwritten by foundation
grants. Therefore, all gifts from individuals go directly to the colleges
for scholarships and other needs. Furthermore, the College Fund seeks to
raise not only money, but awareness of the success of tribally controlled
higher education. A nationwide advertising campaign, developed by the
advertising firm Wieden and Kennedy (famous for the NIKE ads) and funded by
the US West Foundation, spread the word about tribal colleges to the American
public.
Bay Mills Community College
