Navajo Technical College (NTC, Crownpoint, NM) was granted membership into the United States Collegiate Archery Association (USCAA) this past spring. The national governing body for college archery in the United States, the USCAA is responsible for organizing local, state, regional, and national competitions, as well as selecting the international university archery team. Admission into the (more)

The Navajo Technical College (NTC, Crownpoint, NM) men’s rodeo team finished out the fall season of the Grand Canyon Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) in solid fashion, leapfrogging Diné College (DC, Tsaile, AZ) in the standings to finish the first half of the season in fifth place overall. NTC has been paced (more)

American Indian College Fund (The Fund) scholarship recipient Dwight Carlston (Diné), an environmental science and natural resources major, student senate president, and 2012 Student of the Year at Navajo Technical College (NTC, Crownpoint, NM), was featured on the television show “The Real Winning Edge” on October 27. In addition, Akisa Milk (Oglala Lakota), who transferred (more)

In attempt to support the college’s vision of educating Navajo individuals to become self-reliant, attain education honor, and use their inherent skills embedded in the cultural principles of Nitsáhákees, Náhat’á, ‘Iiná, and Siih hasin, Navajo Technical College (NTC, Crownpoint, AZ) has announced the first annual Tom Davis Scholarship. The scholarship will be available to five (more)

In attempt to enhance its programs of study in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, Navajo Technical College (NTC, Crownpoint, NM) obtained a scanning electron microscope (SEM) through a National Science Foundation grant to be used for various forms of instruction and research. The scanning electron microscope images a sample by scanning it with (more)

In July, Navajo Technical College (NTC, Crownpoint, NM) president, Dr. Elmer Guy, went before the Navajo Nation Council with revisions to Chapter 23 of the Diné Higher Education Grant Fund and was granted an additional $2 million for operation and maintenance. Delegate Danny Simpson (Becenti, Lake Valley, Nahodishgish, Standing Rock, Whiterock, Huerfano, Nageezi, and Crownpoint) (more)

In July, Coby Nez of Cow Springs, AZ and Kaydrea Stevenson of Lake Valley, NM signed letters of intent to rodeo with Navajo Technical College (NTC) for the 2012-2013 rodeo season. Nez competed in the Western Junior Rodeo Association last year and will compete in the team roping event while majoring in NTC’s vet tech (more)

Navajo Technical College’s (NTC, Crownpoint, NM) culinary arts program has been accredited by the American Culinary Federation (ACF) Education Foundation’s Accrediting Commission and earned a three-year grant of accreditation that will last until December of 2014. The culinary arts program accreditation is the first for a tribal college and was granted to NTC after a (more)

Hidden in the crevices of a land as desolate as the celestial bodies that NASA often explores lies the institution that NASA turns to when it needs work in digital manufacturing. Since 2006, Navajo Technical College (NTC, Crownpoint, NM) has been working with NASA, offering internships to students interested in developing skills in the digital (more)

Tribal colleges not only educate individual students, but also promote positive economic impact across reservations and regions.