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 "short_description": "California Indian Nations College (CINC) mission is to bring equity and accessibility to the underserved Native American community and low-income students through a culturally responsive curricula and provide personalized services to advance the success of Native and Non-Native students.",
 "about": "California Indian Nations College (CINC) mission is to bring equity and accessibility to the underserved Native American community and low-income students through a culturally responsive curricula and provide personalized services to advance the success of Native and Non-Native students.\nCalifornia Indian Nations College began with a Strategic Planning Committee comprised of over 35 members who form a coalition of constituents from Southern California Indian Country. The Committee lives on as the CINC Advisory Committee and supports a vision to establish a two- year, accredited college with a curriculum that incorporates indigenous culture, Native language revitalization, and the re-institutionalization of traditional Native American values.\nWith the support of the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians, local Native communities, College of the Desert, and the Native and non-Native members of the advisory committee, CINC has become a reality. The College was chartered by the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians in September of 2017. Early the next year, the same tribe generously provided seed money to support the initial staffing of the College, enabling it to quickly get off the ground. The University of California, Riverside (UCR), graciously offered to sponsor the College's offices for its first two years at its Palm Desert Graduate Center where it has also rented classroom space to CINC. With that, the staff hit the ground running and the College taught its first classes in cooperation with UCR Extension in Fall 2018.\nDue to accreditation strictures, CINC formed an instructional partnership with College of the Desert (COD), a California community college located in Palm Desert, in the Spring of 2019. This partnership ensures that all classes offered by California Indian Nations College are fully transferable, backed by COD's regional accreditation through the Accrediting Commission of Colleges and Junior Colleges (ACCJC). Under the leadership of President/Superintendent Joel Kinnamon, COD has been fully supportive of CINC and its students and has pledged to walk together with CINC through its initial accreditation.\nCINC is the first stand alone, fully accredited tribal college in California in decades . According to the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, there are 37 accredited Tribal Colleges and Universities in the United States of America. However, not one accredited Tribal College or University is located in the state of California until now. The leadership of ACCJC is very supportive of CINC's efforts and has been helpful in guiding the initial steps towards eligibility for accreditation. The academic plan aims to first offer a broad associate's degree program, covering general education and scholastic skills preparing students to transfer to any four-year institution in any specialty they wish. A certificate program is also in the exploratory phase. Now that we are \u00a0accredited, the College is exploring additional degrees and programs based upon community needs.\nThe California Indian Nations College is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.\nThe future is bright for California Indian Nations College and for Southern California Indian Country. Join us as we move toward that future!\nTestimonials\n\"CINC recognizes that there are some, lucky enough, to be raised around our elders and have thoughts and ideas to share. My professors at CINC have welcomed this knowledge and even fostered it. To me, as a fairly new student, I find this extremely invaluable, because it tells me, my culture is important, and that as a student I am teachable, and as a native I am valuable. Thank you CINC, for giving me a chance. I accept it with an open heart.\"~ Aaron Saubel, Student (Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupe\u00f1o Indians)\n\"CINC has not only helped me with academics, but it has also connected me with a network to allow a policy change with my daughter's district policy. I'm so grateful for all the work CINC has put forth to make lives better.\"~ Regina Vasquez, Student (Navajo Nation)\n\"As a first time student at CINC I felt at home and so welcomed by everyone! Trying to reconnect is hard in itself but with CINC I don't feel outta place. Thank you so much.\"~Lorena Moreno, Student ( Pala Band of Mission Indians)\n\"Weaving the web of success for our family.\"~ Victoria Martinez, Student (Gabriele\u00f1o Band of Mission Indians and Pit River Tribe)",
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