Turtle Mountain Community College’s Career and Technical Education Department was established in 1976 as a culturally based local program to address the career training needs of the tribal membership. Turtle Mountain Community College’s Career and Technical Education program is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is certified by the North Dakota State Board for Career and Technical Education.
The program offers culturally based educational opportunities that include single skill/competency based programs, nine-month certificates, and two-year associate of applied science degrees.
Specific purposes and objectives of the Career and Technical Education Department are:
- To give a solid foundation of technical courses which provide the student with marketable employment skills;
- To provide general education courses that give balance to the student’s education;
- To enhance/expand skills to attain promotions;
- To develop positive attitudes and practical applications in human relations as required in our socio-economic area; and
- To meet the employment, labor market and economic needs on the Reservation and in the surrounding communities.
There are no special requirements for admission into these programs. Please refer to the TMCC Admission section for future students.
Associate of Applied Science Degree
Please click the appropriate link below for a list of course requirements for each Core Program:
- Accounting Technician
- Building Construction Tech
- Business Administration
- Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
- Cyber Security
- Electrical Technician
- Health and Fitness Technician
- Medical Administrative Assistant
- Medical Laboratory Technician
- Network Administrator
- Power Plant Technology
- Process Plant Technology
- Web Design
Certificate Programs
A certificate is awarded to qualified students who successfully complete an approved program of study of one year or less.
- Accounting Technician
- Building Construction Tech
- Casino Management
- Coaching/Prevention & Care of Athletic Injuries
- Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO)
- Computer Support Specialist
- Concrete Technology
- Electrical Technician
- Entrepreneurship
- Heavy Equipment Operator
- Medical Exercise Specialist
- Patient Access Specialist
- Personal Training
- Phlebotomy
- Plumbing Technology
- Prevention & Care of Athletic Injuries
- Process Plant
- Sports Nutrition
- Web Design
- Welding Technology
- Welding Technology-Pipe
General Education Requirements
A student who is seeking an Associate of Applied Science degree or Certificate from Turtle Mountain Community College Career and Technical Education Department must satisfy the general education requirements set for that specific program of study.
General Education Requirements Chart (78 KB PDF)
Sheila Trottier
CTE Director
Phone: 701.477.7879
Ext: 1118
e-mail: strottier@tm.edu
Office: Room 111I
Marlin Allery
Computer Support Instructor
Phone: 701.477.7862
Ext: 1115
e-mail: mallery@tm.edu
Office: Room 201
Luke Baker
Building Const Tech Instr
Phone: 701.477.7900
Ext: 2300
e-mail: lbaker@tm.edu
Office: CTE Building
Edwin Acosta
CVO Instructor
Phone: 701.477.7862
Ext: 2913
e-mail: eacosta@tm.edu
Office: Room 203
Mica Belgarde
DOL-TREND Career Navigator
Phone: 701.477.7941
Ext: 2911
e-mail: mbelgarde@tm.edu
Office: Room 111C
Marilyn Delorme
Phleb. Prog Dir/Instructor
Phone: 701.477.7862
Ext: 2904
e-mail: mdelorme@tm.edu
Office: Allied Health
Carl Eller
Welding Instructor
Phone: 701.477.7832
Ext: 4303
e-mail: cellar@tm.edu
Office: South Campus
Katrina Delorme
DOL-TREND Director
Phone: 701.477.7968
Ext: 1105
e-mail: kdelorme@tm.edu
Office: Room 111F
Stephanie Bear
Business Instructor
Phone: 701.477.7859
Ext; 1114
e-mail: sbear@tm.edu
Office: 111E
Curt Fleury
HEO CVO/Operator Instructor
Phone: 701.477.7862
Ext: 2939
e-mail: cfleury@tm.edu
Office: 210
Richard Jay
Plumbing Instructor
Phone: 701.477.7973
Ext: 2303
e-mail: rjay@tm.edu
Office: CTE Building
Ron Parisien
Building Const Tech Inst
Phone: 701.477.7936
Ext: 2301
e-mail: rparisien@tm.edu
Office: CTE Building
Wayne Sande
Residential Elec Instr
Phone: 701.477.7973
Ext: 2303
e-mail: wsande@tm.edu
Office: CTE Building
Craig Johnson
CVO Instructor
Phone: 701.477.7862
Ext: 2913
e-mail: cejohnson@tm.edu
Office: Room 203
Curtis Poitra
Welding Instructor
Phone: 701.477.7862
Ext: 4303
e-mail: cpoitra@tm.edu
Office: South Campus
Diane Bercier
Business Instructor
Phone: 701.477.7862
Ext: 1028
e-mail: dbercier@tm.edu
Office: Room 111D
Alixena Patnaude
Business Instructor
Phone: 701.477.7862
Ext:
e-mail: apatnaude@tm.edu
Office: Room
Albert Parisien Sr.
HEO CVO/Operator Inst.
Phone: 701.477.7862
Ext: 2939
e-mail: aparisiensr@tm.edu
Office: 210