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Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University

Hayward, Wisconsin Public 4-year Remote rural area

Overview

Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University is a public four-year institution based in Hayward, Wisconsin. The campus sits in a remote rural area. It enrolled 204 students in fall 2024, including 196 undergraduates and 8 graduate students. It is a tribal college and a land-grant institution.

Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 14 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic), and Human Services. It awarded 24 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 100% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 6 to 1.

Mission

The Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University mission is to provide Anishinaabe communities with post-secondary and continuing education while advancing the language, culture, and history of the Ojibwe.

Mission statement as reported by Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University

Key figures

Open

Admission policy

204

Students enrolled

100%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

6:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 14

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

Health Professions 3

Registered Nursing Associate 7 graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Certificate 6 graduates
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Certificate

Business, Management and Marketing 3

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Master Online option 3 graduates
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Bachelor 1 graduate
Small Business Administration/Management Associate 1 graduate

Public Administration and Social Services 1

Human Services AssociateBachelorMaster Online option 3 graduates

Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1

American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics CertificateAssociate 1 graduate

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2

Liberal Arts and Sciences Associate 1 graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other Associate

Natural Resources and Conservation 1

Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, Other Associate 1 graduate

Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1

American Indian/Native American Studies Associate

Education 1

Early Childhood Education and Teaching CertificateAssociateBachelor

Visual and Performing Arts 1

Crafts Certificate

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: 100%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 6:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees: 4
Associate degrees: 10
Master's degrees: 3
Certificates under 1 year: 6
Certificates of 1 to 2 years: 1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 204
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 196
Graduate students, fall 2024: 8
Full-time, fall 2024: 27%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 274
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 266
Graduate students, 2024-25: 8
Full-time, 2024-25: 23%
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: 22%
Hispanic or Latino: 4%
Black or African American: 3%
American Indian or Alaska Native: 67%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online: 2
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 70%
Students taking some online courses: 15%

Campus and services

Setting: Remote rural area
Academic calendar: Semester
Carnegie classification: Tribal Colleges
Interim President: Karen Breit
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Student employment services