Tribal college partners
Miva lessons get you job-ready at home. These accredited colleges are where you can turn that into a recognised certificate, usually in a year or less, on or near your own community. Schools marked Confirmed partner have a signed agreement with Miva; the rest are listed because their programmes are real, low cost and close to where our North America learners live.
Diné College
Navajo Nation
Tsaile, Arizona (with centres across the Navajo Nation)
Prospective partnerThe first tribally controlled college in the United States, founded in 1968 and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Teaching is grounded in Sá’ah Naagháí Bik’eh Hózhóón, and campuses sit on the Nation itself, so learners do not have to move away to study.
Programmes that continue a Miva path
Business administration and entrepreneurship
Associate degree / certificate
Continues: Agribusiness Manager / Farm Operations, Web Developer / Digital Designer, Logistics / Supply Chain Clerk
Information technology and computer science
Associate degree
Continues: IT Support / Help Desk Technician, Fintech Operations / Bookkeeping Associate
Public health and community health
Associate / bachelor degree
Continues: Pharmacy Assistant / Health Data Clerk
Agriculture, land and environmental science
Associate / bachelor degree
Continues: Agribusiness Manager / Farm Operations, Solar Panel Installation Technician
See current programmesDiné Studies faculty and students are the right authors for a Navajo course pack — not machine translation.
Navajo Technical University
Navajo Nation
Crownpoint, New Mexico (plus Chinle and Teec Nos Pos sites)
Prospective partnerA tribal university built around hands-on trades and applied technology, with certificate and associate routes that can be finished quickly and lead straight into paid work on and near the Nation.
Programmes that continue a Miva path
Electrical trades and energy systems
Certificate / associate degree
Continues: Solar Panel Installation Technician, Industrial / Electrical Maintenance Technician
Building trades, welding and construction technology
Certificate / associate degree
Continues: Industrial / Electrical Maintenance Technician, Solar Panel Installation Technician
Information technology and computer science
Certificate through bachelor degree
Continues: IT Support / Help Desk Technician, Fintech Operations / Bookkeeping Associate
Commercial driving and diesel technology
Certificate
Continues: Logistics / Supply Chain Clerk, Mobile Phone Repair Technician
See current programmesDiné language faculty here also teach in Navajo, another realistic home for authored Navajo lesson text.
Oglala Lakota College
Oglala Sioux Tribe
Kyle, South Dakota — Pine Ridge Reservation, with district centres
Prospective partnerA tribal college running college centres in nine districts of Pine Ridge so learners can study close to home. Strong nursing, business, IT and construction-trades routes, all accredited.
Programmes that continue a Miva path
Nursing and health careers
Certificate through bachelor degree
Continues: Pharmacy Assistant / Health Data Clerk
Business administration
Associate / bachelor degree
Continues: Web Developer / Digital Designer, Logistics / Supply Chain Clerk, Agribusiness Manager / Farm Operations
Information technology
Associate degree
Continues: IT Support / Help Desk Technician, Fintech Operations / Bookkeeping Associate
Construction trades and applied science
Certificate / associate degree
Continues: Industrial / Electrical Maintenance Technician, Solar Panel Installation Technician
See current programmesThe Lakota Studies department is the correct source for Lakȟótiyapi course text and recordings.
Sinte Gleska University
Rosebud Sioux Tribe
Mission, South Dakota — Rosebud Reservation
Prospective partnerOne of the earliest tribal universities, offering certificate, associate, bachelor and graduate routes on the Rosebud Reservation, with Lakota language and culture taught throughout.
Programmes that continue a Miva path
Building trades and construction technology
Certificate / associate degree
Continues: Industrial / Electrical Maintenance Technician, Solar Panel Installation Technician
Business and human services
Associate / bachelor degree
Continues: Web Developer / Digital Designer, Pharmacy Assistant / Health Data Clerk
Nursing and allied health
Certificate / associate degree
Continues: Pharmacy Assistant / Health Data Clerk
See current programmesLakota Studies faculty here teach the written standard used across Rosebud.
Blackfeet Community College
Blackfeet Nation
Browning, Montana — Blackfeet Reservation
Prospective partnerA tribally controlled community college on the Blackfeet Reservation, accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. BCC offers certificates, associate degrees and transfer pathways grounded in Blackfeet culture and language, with a strong focus on workforce-ready trades, IT and health careers close to home.
Programmes that continue a Miva path
Information technology and computer science
Certificate / associate degree
Continues: IT Support / Help Desk Technician, Fintech Operations / Bookkeeping Associate
Building trades and construction technology
Certificate / associate degree
Continues: Industrial / Electrical Maintenance Technician, Solar Panel Installation Technician
Business administration and entrepreneurship
Associate degree / certificate
Continues: Agribusiness Manager / Farm Operations, Web Developer / Digital Designer, Logistics / Supply Chain Clerk
Nursing and allied health
Certificate / associate degree
Continues: Pharmacy Assistant / Health Data Clerk
See current programmesBlackfeet Studies faculty are the right authors for Piikani/Blackfoot language lesson text and recordings.
Salish Kootenai College
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
Pablo, Montana — Flathead Reservation
Prospective partnerMontana pilot route. Year-to-Career micro-credentials, NCCER building trades, heavy equipment and highway construction training designed for working adults, with advising on campus.
Programmes that continue a Miva path
Year-to-Career micro-credentials
Short certificate (under one year)
Continues: IT Support / Help Desk Technician, Pharmacy Assistant / Health Data Clerk, Logistics / Supply Chain Clerk
NCCER building trades and heavy equipment
Industry certification
Continues: Industrial / Electrical Maintenance Technician, Solar Panel Installation Technician
Highway construction training
Industry certification
Continues: Logistics / Supply Chain Clerk
Edmonds College
Community college (open to all)
Lynnwood, Washington
Prospective partnerWashington pilot route for learners off-reservation. Short low-cost certificates in IT, energy, health and business, plus Worker Retraining, Opportunity Grant and childcare funding.
Programmes that continue a Miva path
Information technology certificates
Certificate
Continues: IT Support / Help Desk Technician, Fintech Operations / Bookkeeping Associate
Energy management and clean energy
Certificate / associate degree
Continues: Solar Panel Installation Technician, Industrial / Electrical Maintenance Technician
Allied health and business
Certificate / associate degree
Continues: Pharmacy Assistant / Health Data Clerk, Web Developer / Digital Designer
All 30+ tribal colleges and universities (AIHEC)
If none of the colleges above is near you, AIHEC lists every accredited tribal college in the country — most with the lowest tuition available anywhere.
Find a tribal college near youNavajo and Lakota lessons
Diné bizaad and Lakȟótiyapi lessons stay empty until speakers write them. We will not machine translate a tone language and call it a course. The language departments at Diné College, Navajo Technical University, Oglala Lakota College and Sinte Gleska University are the right authors, and the writing tool is already built and waiting for them.
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