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Cankdeska Cikana Community College

Fort Totten, North Dakota Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Cankdeska Cikana Community College is a public two-year institution based in Fort Totten, North Dakota. The campus sits in a rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 239 students. It is a tribal college and a land-grant institution.

Cankdeska Cikana Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 11 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Social Work, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Carpentry. It awarded 64 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 8 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 44% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Mission

Cankdeska Cikana Community College provides opportunities that lead to student independence and self-sufficiency through academic achievement and continuation of the Spirit Lake Dakota language and culture.

Mission statement as reported by Cankdeska Cikana Community College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
239
Students enrolled
44%
First-year retention
64
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
11
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 11

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Public Administration and Social Services 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Construction Trades 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Education 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Engineering 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
44%
First-year retention, part-time students
38%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
49
Certificates under 1 year
6
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
9

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
239
Undergraduates, fall 2024
239
Full-time, fall 2024
53%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
405
Full-time, 2024-25
43%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
69%
Men
31%
White
8%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Two or more races
7%
American Indian or Alaska Native
81%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
8
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
14%
Students taking some online courses
85%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Tribal Colleges
President
Dr. Steven Smith
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training

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