The University of North Carolina at Pembroke is one of 17 schools in the University of North Carolina System. The university is located in the rural town of Pembroke, North Carolina. The U.S. News & World Report says, "It is among the nation's most diverse." Pembroke has 41 undergraduate programs and 17 graduate programs. The school was founded on March 7, 1887 as the Croatan Normal School. With 15 students enrolled, the school opened to train Indian students to become school teachers.
In 1971 the All Indian Pueblo Council established the institute to serve Pueblo students. Southwestern accepts American Indians and Alaskan natives into the program. Students must meet the criteria of tribe verification and must be at least one quarter Native American. The school instructs students in general, vocational and technical curricula. Lodges are available for students who are age 18 or older and unable to commute.
Dine College is a Navajo institution that opened it's doors in 1968. The college is located in Arizona and has two campuses and six centers that enroll 2,000 students. These campuses are spread across the Navajo nations for students to conveniently have access to higher education. Dine also has distance learning courses available. Students complete general education requirements along with courses in Navajo culture, Navajo history and Navajo language. The athletic program consists or cross country running, archery and rodeo.
Indian Bible College is in north-central Arizona. The school opened in 1958 and is nondenominational with the Bible being the center of its curriculum. The college was founded by missionaries and serves inter-tribal students. Students become leaders in urban and reservation churches. Many pastors of the Navajo Reservation are graduates of Indian Bible College. Courses are taught in English or the Navajo language. Programs are one, two and four years to accommodate the needs of students. The college offers extension courses at reservations for students unable to commute to the campus.