NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 30, 2020
CONTACT: Stephanie Packineau, Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness – spackineau@nhsc.edu 701-627-8021
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College to offer new Associate of Science in Sustainable Energy Technologies
New Town, ND -- Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College (NHSC) has recently received approval from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) to offer a brand new Associate in Science program. An Associate of Science in Sustainable Energy Technologies will be its newest addition to their offerings in Associates degrees. The College offers 13 Associates degrees, 3 Bachelor’s degrees and 3 Certificate programs.
The College plans to offer the new program starting in Spring 2021, while providing students the education needed to become solar installers, technicians and operators of both Solar and Wind technologies. The long journey towards offering this new program was initiated back in 2014 with a grant that was managed by Tom Abe, which allowed the school to start offering Sustainable Energy classes as electives for the Environmental Sciences degree program. The initial grant provided the building blocks for a subsequent grant that Dr. Kerry Hartman received in 2016 for a Targeted STEM Infusion Project, which was to lay the groundwork for the addition of an Associate of Science in Sustainable Energy Technologies.
President Baker stated, “We are so pleased to be able to carry on the legacy left to us by our long time instructor Tom Abe, and honor his wish to bring these types of learning opportunities to our Tribal Nation. I’m very excited to see us continue to build this program for the future of not just the MHA Nation, but our state and country as well.”
The approval of the new program will help NHSC and the Mandan, Arikara and Hidatsa tribes since NHSC is the only tribal college to offer the Sustainable Energy Technologies program. NHSC’s new program will incorporate culturally relevant sustainable energy concepts and utilize constructivist methods that will focus on the needs of the MHA Nation
Located in New Town, ND, NHSC enhances quality of life and builds a strong and positive identity for the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nations that make up Three Affiliated Tribes. NHSC offers in-demand Certificate programs and Associate degrees as well as three Bachelor’s degrees. NHSC is the only TCU that offers an Equine Studies and Sustainable Energy Technologies programs. NHSC also offers a world-renowned Native American Studies program that covers three Native languages.
NHSC students gain specialized training, get a jumpstart on their college careers or obtain Bachelor’s degrees. The college offers high-quality cultural, academic and vocational education and provides encouragement and support to facilitate successful college careers.
The mission of Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College is to provide quality cultural, academic, vocational education and services for the Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation.