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Chief Dull Knife College

Chief Dull Knife College

Lame Deer, MT · Rural · 183 students
4
Year
Public
Rural
Small (<3k)
Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
About

Chief Dull Knife College, located in Lame Deer, Montana, is a premier tribally controlled community college best known for its dedicated preservation of Northern Cheyenne culture, language, and history. The college offers highly supportive associate degree and certificate programs, with particularly strong academic pathways in Cheyenne Studies, Allied Health, and Natural Resources designed to prepare students for vital careers within the region. On campus, students enjoy a close-knit, community-oriented culture where academic learning is deeply integrated with traditional tribal values and personalized faculty mentorship. What truly sets the institution apart is its active involvement in community-based scientific research, such as local water-quality testing, alongside its on-campus Cheyenne Cultural Center, which serves as a living archive for tribal oral histories.


Wikipedia:Chief Dull Knife College is a public tribal land-grant community college on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Lame Deer, Montana. It is an open-admission college with about 141 students. On average, more than half of its graduates move on to four-year colleges.

Location
Lame Deer, MT, 59043 · Rural campus
Nearest airport from college
DEN · Denver
411 mi away
Cost
In-state COA
$17,734
Out-of-state COA
$17,734
Avg net price
$14,010
In-state tuition
$1,960
Out-of-state tuition
$1,960
Books & supplies
$1,000/yr
Average net price by family income
$0–30k
$13,940
$48–75k
$14,361
Admissions

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Essay Requirements

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Outcomes
Graduation rate
13%
8-year outcomes
Graduated
30%
Transferred
14%
Still enrolled
0%
Dropped out / unknown
56%
Median earnings (6yr)
$18,636
Median earnings (10yr)
$20,073
Student Body
Men 34%Women 66%
13
:
1
Student : Faculty ratio
Students   Faculty
Pell grant recipients
33%
First-generation
47%
Median family income
$6,953
Independent students
55%
Avg age at entry
24.0
Part-time students
56%
Race & ethnicity
White
2%
AI/AN
98%
Institutional
Endowment
$2M
Classification
Special Focus (Faith)
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mixed part/full-time
Full-time faculty
100%
Avg faculty salary
$7,107/mo
Instructional spend/student
$20,591
Federal loan rate
0%

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