Leaders of Montana tribal colleges will testify today in support of a bill to subsidize the cost of educating non-Indian students.

Federal funding only provides money for Indian students. So tribal colleges have to shoulder much of the cost for educating non-Indians on their own.

HB16 calls for $3,024 in state funding for each non-Indian student. The bill will be heard by the House Education Committee.

Nationally, about 20 percent of tribal college students are non-Indian.

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Tribes seek funds for non-Indian school costs (The Missoulian 1/10)

Relevant Links:
American Indian Higher Education Consortium - http://www.aihec.org
American Indian College Fund - http://collegefund.org