'''Pawnee Nation College''', or PNC, was founded in 2004 and "is a tribally controlled college based in Pawnee, Oklahoma, that serves traditional and non-traditional students from the Pawnee Nation and beyond."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-08-29 |title=TCC and Pawnee Nation College Sign MOU to Expand Student Opportunities |url=https://www.tulsacc.edu/about-tcc/news-stories/tcc-and-pawnee-nation-college-sign-mou-expand-student-opportunities |access-date=2025-10-10 |website=www.tulsacc.edu |language=en}}</ref>
== History == The college uses sandstone buildings that "are part of a historic district, the Pawnee Agency and Indian Boarding School."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-06 |title=About Us - Pawnee Nation |url=https://pawneenationcollege.org/about/ |access-date=2025-10-10 |website=pawneenationcollege.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2025, it was announced that the Pawnee Nation college would partner with Tulsa Community College for as long as it took to gain accreditation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=FOX23 com News |date=2025-08-29 |title=TCC and Pawnee Nation College solidify partnership with Memorandum of Understanding |url=https://www.fox23.com/news/tcc-and-pawnee-nation-college-solidify-partnership-with-memorandum-of-understanding/article_05c03759-1502-4684-acb1-143cfb164fb7.html |access-date=2025-10-10 |website=www.fox23.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Native News Online |date=2025-08-30 |title=Pawnee Nation College & Tulsa Community College Sign MOU to Expand Student Opportunities |url=https://www.nativenewsonline.net/education/pawnee-nation-college-tulsa-community-college-sign-mou-to-expand-student-opportunities |access-date=2025-10-10 |website=Native News Online |language=en-GB}}</ref> The collaboration is meant to "last at least three years and will help Pawnee Nation College get closer to becoming accredited on its own." In Fall 2025, there were only 10 students enrolled.<ref>{{Cite web |last=News 9 |title=Tulsa Community College partners with Pawnee Nation College to expand education opportunities in rural Oklahoma |url=https://www.news9.com/story/68b2424fc022546dd4167793/tulsa-community-college-partners-with-pawnee-nation-college-to-expand-education-opportunities-in-rural-oklahoma |access-date=2025-10-10 |website=www.news9.com |language=en}}</ref> Alongside TCC, "it will offer degree programs in Business Administration, Child Development, and Environmental Science and Natural Resources."<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=TCC Big Blue Podcast With Guest Paula Settoon_9_3_25 |url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/tccbigbluepodcast/episodes/2025-09-03T11_37_20-07_00 |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=Podomatic}}</ref>
Through federal funding, they have been able to reach non-traditional students.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oxendine |first=Chez |date=2022-06-27 |title=Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program enables fiber connection to Pawnee Nation College |url=https://tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/economic-development/13947-tribal-broadband-connectivity-program-enables-fiber-connection-to-pawnee-nation-college |access-date=2025-10-10 |website=Tribal Business News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
== Links == https://pawneenationcollege.org/about/
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