College of Menominee Nation

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College of Menominee Nation
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College of Menominee Nation
Type Private tribal land-grant community college
Established1993
Academic affiliations
American Indian Higher Education Consortium
President Chris Caldwell
Students661
Location, ,
United States
Website www.menominee.edu
College of Menominee Nation

The College of Menominee Nation (CMN) is a private tribal land-grant community college. Chartered by the Menominee Nation, the college's main campus is in Keshena, Wisconsin; another is in Green Bay, near the reservation of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin. It is one of two tribal colleges in Wisconsin.

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History

The college was chartered by the Menominee Tribal Legislature in 1993 and began offering classes in the 1993 Spring semester. The College of Menominee Nation was granted full accreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools on August 7, 1998. In 1994, the college was designated a land-grant college alongside 31 other tribal colleges. [1]

Presidents

Campus

CMN's main campus is on the southern border of the Menominee Indian Reservation in Wisconsin. CMN has a second campus in Green Bay, Wisconsin, which serves students from the Oneida Nation. [4]

Academics

As of August 2014, the college offered 25 degrees and certificates, some of which are part of articulation agreements with Wisconsin colleges to allow credit transfers. [5]

References

  1. "NIFA 1994s The First 20 Years of the 1994 Land-Grant Institutions Standing on Tradition, Embracing the Future" (PDF). National Institute of Food and Agriculture. September 25, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  2. Zarling, Patti (July 25, 2016). "Menominee college president relishes school's success". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
  3. Kiefer, Irene (April 24, 2018). "Paul Trebian Named President at CMN". Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
  4. American Indian Higher Education Consortium Archived June 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  5. College of Menominee Nation Archived 2007-01-02 at the Wayback Machine , U.S. College Search

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