Education

Little Priest Tribal College
The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, chartered Little Priest Tribal College in May of 1996. The major focus of LPTC is to provide two-year associate degrees, and to prepare students to transfer and successfully complete a major at a four-year institution. Equally as important, and included in the college's mission statement, is the commitment to offer language and culture classes. These classes provide students with the opportunity to improve their knowledge of Ho-Chunk language and culture and also help build self esteem. The college is named after Chief Little Priest, the last true war chief of the Winnebago Tribe

The college offers two degrees: the Associate of Arts Degree and Associate of Science degree; eight areas of emphasis, two diploma programs and one certificate program. the college also has a Community Education Department that offers a variety of workshops, seminars and continuing education classes, which upgrade skills and/or improve employability. This department also offers activities and classes in the cultural arts to preserve the rich heritage of te Winnebago Tribe. Achievment certificates are awarded for successful completion of community education non-credit courses. For certain courses continuing education units (CEU's) are also available. Enrollment at Little Priest Tribal College typically exceeds 100 students per semester, and on average, the student body represents over 20 tribes.

*Application in word format can be downloaded, edited in MS word with your information then attached to an email and sent back to higher education.
** Applications in PDF format can be downloaded, printed out and filled in with a typewriter or handwritten, then be mailed back to the higher education program through regular mail.