Mission & Vision
Strategic Plan
AIHEC’s 2025–2030 Strategic Plan outlines a shared direction for strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities and advancing Tribal higher education. Developed through collaboration with AIHEC leadership, staff, member institutions, and partners, the plan reflects collective priorities for the years ahead.
2025-2030 Strategic Threads
Transformative TCUs
AIHEC supports member TCUs as student-centered institutions with visionary leadership and data-informed governance, financial prosperity, and state-of-the-art facilities.
TCU Student Success
Students at AIHEC’s member TCUs are supported through best practices that reflect Tribal values and cultural autonomy, driving success as defined by each institution.
Culture, Honor, and Ceremony
AIHEC builds mutual respect among Tribal Nations and TCUs to advance the TCU movement, honoring history and ceremony, celebrating culture, and sharing the success of TCUs.
Our History
In 1973, the first six Tribal Colleges and Universities established the American Indian Higher Education Consortium to create a collective national voice and support network for Tribal higher education. AIHEC emerged during a critical period of growth, engaging federal policymakers to strengthen policy support for American Indian and Alaska Native higher education.
