Mission Statement

Leech Lake Tribal College provides quality higher education grounded in Anishinaabe values.

Vision

To be recognized as a center of academic excellence that advances the Anishinaabe worldview and empowers life-long learners who are fully engaged citizens, stewards, and leaders.

Guiding Principles

“It is vitally important that Native people a) have a sense of history and are able to connect contemporary and historical issues; b) have a sense of values; c) acknowledge philosophical kinship and our responsibility to these relationships; and d) understand the Circle of Life as both a privilege and a responsibility.” –Dr. Henrietta Mann (Cheyenne)

In keeping with Dr. Mann’s philosophy, Leech Lake Tribal College has established the following guiding principles for following the College’s Strategic Plan:

  • We will acknowledge and embody the core values inherent in Anishinaabe culture and tradition.
  • We will practice conscientious stewardship of our institutional resources: fiscal, human, intellectual, physical, and natural.
  • We will value employees and promote professional development and growth for faculty, staff, and administrators.
  • We will serve as a seat of technological, intellectual, and cultural knowledge for the communities we serve.
  • We will foster positive relationships with multiple constituents, collegial associations, and communities of service.
  • We will help build a stronger community through promotion of healthy living, leadership, and dissemination of the Anishinaabe worldview.
  • We will proactively promote a campus community that honors teaching, learning, and service.
To those ends, LLTC pledges to prepare its students to:
  • Exemplify leadership skills, creative engagement, pride, and dedication to their chosen profession and civic and social responsibilities.
  • Acquire the knowledge, skills, and abilities to achieve personal and professional goals.
  • Demonstrate the ability to articulate an understanding of Anishinaabe values and worldview.
  • Possess the skills to research, identify, and interpret information to inform problem-solving and to inspire life-long learning.
  • Demonstrate competency in oral, written, and technological communication.
  • Demonstrate competency in financial, cultural, numerical, and analytical literacy.