The Native American Student Success (NASS) Program is focused on serving Native American students at Northland Pioneer College. NASS works primarily with Native American students at the three tribal centers: Kayenta, Hopi, and Whiteriver.
Throughout the academic year, each tribal center provides positive engagement events for their students, their families, and the community. The tribal centers are supported by the NASNTI (Native American Serving Non-Tribal Institutions) staff to carry out student success initiatives.
NPC tribal centers:
- Provide academic and transitional support for Native American students
- Provide an informative student orientation each semester to new students
- Offer academic and career advising
- Offer Lunch and Learn workshops focusing on student success strategies
- Provide workshops on how to apply for financial aid and personal financial wellness
- Connect and refer students to other resources at NPC or in the community
- Promote cultural awareness through inclusive student engagement events
- Promote outreach with tribal communities and organizations
NPC's Tribal Locations
Northland Pioneer College
Student Success Workshop Series
Student Success Workshop Series
The Native American Student Success program at NPC is proud to offer a series of 4-workshops on Student Success. All Native American students at NPC are invited to attend. Each workshop will be offered at all three tribal centers. Students who attend all 4 workshops will receive a 3-credit tuition waiver for the 2024 Fall Semester (Limited to 30 students), courtesy of NPC Friends and Family.
Students will learn strategies for time management and study skills such as taking notes, reading skills, and test-taking. Other topics include: emailing your instructor; understanding your degree plan; and planning for the next semester.
- Whiteriver Center: Tuesday, March 5
- Kayenta Center: Wednesday, March 6
(observes Daylight Savings Time) - Hopi Center: Thursday, March 7
Students will learn strategies on how to balance school, work, and family. College students often may feel overwhelmed at juggling demands from all three areas. This workshop session will help students identify strategies on how to manage their demands.
- Whiteriver Center: Tuesday, March 19
- Kayenta Center: Wednesday, March 20
(observes Daylight Savings Time) - Hopi Center: Thursday, March 21
Students will learn about the resources offered at NPC for student success. This includes the library, the online information center, the Virtual Online Student Centers (VOSCs), possible tutoring/writing centers, and even tribal community resources. Other topics include: transferring to a university, resume writing, and how to interview successfully.
- Whiteriver Center: Tuesday, April 2
- Kayenta Center: Thursday, April 4
(observes Daylight Savings Time) - Hopi Center: Wednesday, April 3 (Info Night for Hopi Center will also be on this day)
Students will learn about personal finance, budgeting, checking and savings accounts, credit, and financial aid. Other topics include: financial aid at NPC, NPC Friends and Family, and completing the 2024-2025 FAFSA. Note: Please bring tax documents to complete your FAFSA at this session.
- Whiteriver Center: Tuesday, April 9
- Kayenta Center: Wednesday, April 10
(observes Daylight Savings Time) - Hopi Center: Thursday, April 11
Questions Please email NativeAmericanStudentSuccess@npc.edu for more information and to confirm your space in the workshop.
Native American Students at NPC - A Snapshot
NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT'S @ NPC - A SNAPSHOT
About NPC's Native American Serving Non-Tribal Institutions (NASNTI) Grant
Northland Pioneer College (NPC) was awarded a 5-year NASNTI grant in Fall, of 2022. The total amount of the grant is $1,604,595. NPC has named this grant award ‘A Relational Model for Student Success’ (ARMSS).
The ARMSS grant has the following goals:
- Increase student engagement to promote sense of belonging, purpose, and self-efficacy at NPC
- Increase the retention and persistence rate of Native American students
- Increase the number of students who complete a degree or certificate
- Increase students’ sense of financial literacy
- Strengthen Native American culture through positive student, family, and community engagement events
To promote student success at NPC, the ARMSS grant is using the relational advising framework to accomplish five goals:
- Create and Implement an Online Information Center.
- Establish One-Stop Centers at all NPC campuses and centers.
- Practice proactive, personalized, relational advising and engagement at all NPC campuses and centers.
- Establish a First-Year Learning Community at all NPC campuses and centers.
- Create and implement the Native American Student Success Initiative at the three tribal centers located in Kayenta, Hopi, and Whiteriver. These NPC centers provide a college opportunity to the Navajo, Hopi, and Whiteriver Apache tribal communities.