Institutional Profile
--

After years of dreaming and planning for its own institution of higher education, the Tohono O’odham Nation chartered Tohono O’odham Community College (TOCC) in 1998. The College was established to serve the residents of the Tohono O’odham Nation and nearby communities, with the critical goals of preparing students to contribute to the social, political, and economic life of the Tohono O’odham Nation and preserving the O’odham Himdag (or cultural way of life).


TOCC opened its doors in 2000, with classes accredited through an intergovernmental agreement with Pima County Community College District in Tucson, Arizona.  Almost immediately, the College began the process of seeking its own accreditation from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA). TOCC achieved initial candidacy status in February 2003, and it is now fully NCA-accredited.  Accreditation was awarded by the NCA's Higher Learning Commission in February 2005. Meanwhile, the College has grown into a vibrant educational center, offering numerous degrees, certificates, and other credentials.

-

VISION

Our vision is to become the Tohono O’odham Nation’s center for higher education, and to enhance the Nation’s participation in the local, state, national, and global communities.

Vision | Mission | Goals | General Info | Back To Top

MISSION

Our mission is to enhance the unique Tohono O’odham Himdag by strengthening individuals, families, and communities through holistic, quality higher education services.  These services will include research opportunities and programs that address academic, life, and development skills.

Vision | Mission | Goals | General Info | Back To Top

GOALS

n           To strengthen academic learning that will reinforce a strong competitive spirit to participate in an ever-changing society.

n           To include elders as primary resources, instructors, advisors, counselors as means of reinforcing Tohono O’odham Himdag.

n           To recruit highly qualified faculty and staff who are dedicated to the art of teaching, advising, and services specifically to the Tohono O’odham community.

n           To ensure the integration of appropriate Tohono O’odham Himdag in the physical environment, curriculum and processes of the college.

n           To ensure that curricular offering are relevant to the needs of individuals and communities in fundamental skills, i.e., general reading, writing, and math skills.

n           To establish a technology core that will enable the students and the broader community to meet the challenges of the future.

Vision | Mission | Goals | General Info | Back To Top

-

INFORMATION
Tohono O'odham Community College
P.O. Box 3129
Sells, AZ 85634, Phone (520) 383-8401, Fax (520) 383-0029
-
YEAR INSTITUTION ESTABLISHED  1998

Data as of Spring 2008

Student Enrollment (headcount): 189
Student Full Time Equivalency: 109
-
Gender (and Gender Percentages): 123 females (68%)
61 males (32%)
Ethnicity (and Percentages): American Indian/Alaska Native: 97%
Other ethnic backgrounds
or non-reported: 3%

Click here for a listing of the College Administration

Spring 2008 Data

FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES:     49

PART-TIME EMPLOYEES       9

GENDER:        2 male (45%); 27 female (55%)

ETHNICITY:   61% O’odham

                          12% Other American Indian

                        27% Non American Indian




Tohono O'odham Community College · P.O. Box 3129 · Sells, Arizona 85634 · Phone (520) 383-8401 · Fax (520) 383-8403