D-Q University(Deganawidah-Quetzalcoatl University) is a two-year college situated on Road 31 in Yolo County, 6.7 miles (10.8 km) west of California State Route 113. It is the only tribal university in California and has faced severe financial and accreditation issues. Established in 1971, it is the only indigenous-controlled institution of higher learning located outside a reservation. The school was one of the six original tribal colleges in the United States, all founded between 1968 and 1972. That group created the American Indian Higher Education Consortium in 1972 to address common challenges such as fundraising and attracting qualified faculty. Nationwide, the U.S. Department of Education recognizes 34 tribal colleges, most of which are two-year schools.
The mission of D-Q University is to provide alternative ideas and methods of education to Native American people. Amongst its goals are the preservation and re-institutionalization of traditional Native American values, the perpetuation and exercise of Native American religion and beliefs, the establishment of a Native American Research Institute, the development of field-based educational delivery systems to Native Americans who cannot attend the school itself, and the maintenance of social and personal support systems for D-Q students and staff.
D-Q University is accredited regionally by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (WASCJC).
Programs
Computer Science
Campus type
Normal
Carnegie
Tribal colleges and universities
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Address:
33250 County Rd. 31
CA 95617Davis
California
United States
Phone: (530) 758-0470
Fax: (530) 758-4891
http://www.dqu.cc.ca.us/
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Admissions office:
Admission Office
33250 County Rd. 31
CA 95617Davis
California
United States
Phone: (530) 758-0470
http://www.dqu.cc.ca.us/
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