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
Native Eagle Festivals
Native Eagle Festivals
Music, Free Food (first 150 guests), NPC Demo Fair with interactive booths and exhibitions showcasing NPC programs, offerings and more.
NPC Whiteriver Center
720 S. Chief Ave. Whiteriver, AZ 85941
July 1, 2024
10am-2pm MST
NPC Kayenta Center
1/4 mile north of highway junction 160/163 Kayenta, AZ
July 3, 2024
10am-2pm MDT
NPC Hopi Center
Highway 264, Milepost 397 Keams Canyon, AZ 86034
July 10, 2024
10am-2pm MST
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.