Sisseton Wahpeton College

Sisseton Wahpeton College
TypePublic tribal land-grant college
Established1979 (1979)
Parent institution
Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate
PresidentErica Holmes
Students250 (80% Dakota people)
Location,
U.S.

45°33′46″N 97°03′39″W / 45.56271°N 97.06074°W / 45.56271; -97.06074
CampusRural reservation
NicknameMustangs
Websitewww.swcollege.edu

Sisseton Wahpeton College (SWC) is a public tribal land-grant college of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate on the Lake Traverse Reservation in South Dakota. It was established in 1979 and serves the Dakota people and the general public. SWC has an average enrollment of about 250 students, of whom more than 80% are tribal members. It has both vocational and academic programs, which includes certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor degrees as well as articulation arrangements with other universities and colleges so that students can transfer for continued studies.