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Higher Education In Native American Communities: Who Graduates And Why?, Ramon Francisco Castillo Ii Jul 2011

Higher Education In Native American Communities: Who Graduates And Why?, Ramon Francisco Castillo Ii

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In this case study, I examine the graduation patterns of students attending Chief Dull Knife College located on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Lame Deer, Montana. While comparing the characteristics of students attending this college with that of two-year colleges nationally and tribal schools throughout the nation, we begin to understand the unique situation that this community faces. With the use of logistic and linear regressions, I explored the characteristics of those who graduate and ask the question, who graduates and what makes them unique? This study found that the credits attempted per semester, the number of credits they earned …