Navajo Technical University is a tribally controlled postsecondary career and technical institution in Crownpoint, New Mexico, with sites in the towns of Chinle, Arizona and Teec Nos Pos, Arizona.
History
Navajo Technical University was chartered by the Navajo Nation in 1979 as the Navajo Skill Center and sought to meet the needs of its unemployed population. After expanding the school's mission, the Center was renamed Crownpoint Institute of Technology in 1985. The college was designated a land grant college in 1994, and in 2006, the Navajo Nation Council approved changing its name to Navajo Technical College. The institution's name was changed once more in 2013 to its current name, Navajo Technical University.
Services
NTU provides support services, including:
- student and faculty housing (Crownpoint site only)
- a childcare center,
- computer technologies, and
- comprehensive library services.
Programs
NTU offers a variety of academic programs, including certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degree, and a Master of Arts degree in Diné Studies. Degree programs are offered in the following areas:
- accounting and bookkeeping,
- automotive technology,
- building trades,
- computer and information technology,
- geographic information technology,
- early childhood education,
- environmental science,
- culinary arts,
- public administration,
- pre-professional nursing,
- legal studies, and
- vocational careers.
- chemical engineering
Partnerships
NTU is a member of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC), a community of tribally and federally chartered institutions. NTU was created in response to the higher education needs of American Indians. NTU generally serves geographically isolated populations that have no other means accessing education beyond the high school level.
References
External links
- Navaho Technical University
