Qualifying for Federal Funding of Tribally Controlled Community Colleges

GAO was requested to: (1) verify the number of full-time equivalent Indian students reported as attending 12 tribally controlled community colleges during the 1980-81 academic year; and (2) obtain college officials' opinions on the benefits of the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act and concerns about the Bureau of Indian Affairs' (BIA) implementation of the Act.