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LLTC Recommended for Five-Year
Accreditation by NCA Review Team
A review team from the North Central Association (NCA) announced on Wednesday (April 26) that they are recommending Leech Lake Tribal College (LLTC) for five years of accreditation-the longest any educational institution can be granted initial accreditation.
The NCA is one of the largest higher education accrediting organizations in the country, responsible for over 9000 schools in 19 states. The NCA is a governing authority, creating a network of schools interlinked with one another to help generate opportunities that are not available for non-accredited institutions of higher education.
The four-member NCA review team was impressed by LLTC's progress since their last review in 2004, when the college was awarded continuing accreditation candidacy status, and they thanked LLTC for "the incredible amount of time spent in preparing for this site visit."
Mary Vanis, chair of the NCA review team especially commended President Carpenter and the college for its improved organizational leadership and for the strength of its external relationships. Dr. Vanis said, "We feel that Leech Lake Tribal College has shown substantial improvements in its organizational management and leadership, especially by impacting the positive perceptions and attitudes about the value of your college to your internal and external constituents."
"The College embraces its non-Native, as well as its Native community members," Dr. Vanis added, "and it is obvious to us that this community loves you."
As Dr. Vanis pointed out, becoming an accredited institution will "bring Leech Lake Tribal College into the status of being an equal with other institutions of higher learning," and it is something of which the College can be genuinely proud.
Addressing the faculty and staff after the NCA team's announcement, President Leah Carpenter, said, "This is an great day for our College; all the hard work that has been invested in becoming a accredited institution of higher education has now been recognized and awarded."
