– California Indian Nations College (CINC) is pleased to announce the upcoming celebration of our students and their major accomplishments through the 2022 CINC Commencement ceremony. Our ceremony will take place on Saturday, June 4th 11:00 am at the University of California Riverside, Palm Desert Auditorium, located at the corner of Frank Sinatra Drive and Cook Street. This ceremony will be in celebration of our graduating class of 2022 and the resiliency seen through their studies as well as personal life and community work.
California Indian Nations College will spend this morning showcasing the remarkable accomplishments and continued resiliency of the graduating class of 2022. They will be honored along the side of those who have contributed to their personal growth and achievements in post-secondary education. CINC celebrates community engagement and cultural responsiveness through traditional and cultural recognition provided to each of our graduates. Through our one-of-a-kind ceremony, we engulf in culture and heritage that has driven our student body to the successes being celebrated that day.
Our honorary guest list includes speakers California Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia and Mr. Robert Levi Jr., Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Tribal Elder/Culture Bearer In-Residence California State University San Bernardino. We will also be joined by many of our local and tribal community partners. We are extremely grateful to these community members, and countless others to where CINC has seen continuous success in its mission and to educate, strengthen, and empower the tribal communities.
About California Indian Nations College
California Indian Nations College is an independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit, two-year tribal college chartered by the TwentyNine Palms Band of Mission Indians. CINC serves the region with fully-accredited culturally responsive college classes, personalized student support, and community services, that includes a high school equivalency program, tutoring, and individualized advising and mentoring. CINC also enrolls a number of high school concurrent enrollment students, who get the benefit of college courses while still in high school. American Indian students face incredible hurdles. The California high school graduation rate for American Indians is 11.4% lower than the overall rate and the college-going rate is 14.4% lower than the overall rate. CSU and UC graduation rates are also over 11% lower than the overall graduation rates. CINC provides a much needed bridge between high school and a four-year institutions. CINC provides a pathway to cultural revitalization and the stabilization of Native tradition and values that benefits both our Native and non-Native students. To learn more about or donate to California Indian Nations College, call PHONE NUMBER or visit www.cincollege.org, like California Indian Nations College on Facebook www.facebook.com/CINCollege/ and follow us on Twitter @CINCollege.
