Bureau of Indian Education
Patricia Patch is a Human Resources Specialist at the Bureau of Indian Education since March 2021, specializing in workers' compensation. Prior to this role, Patricia worked at the Department of Army from April 2017 to March 2021, managing program administration for the Federal Employee Compensation Act (FECA) Program. Previous experience includes medical coding at Hays Medical Center, adjudicating veteran eligibility applications with the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, and serving as a Medical Records Technician at Irwin Army Community Hospital. Patricia holds a Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management from Herzing University and an Associate of Science in Liberal Arts and Sciences from Neosho County Community College.
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Bureau of Indian Education
The Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico,is a National Indian Community College and Land Grant Institution thatprovides high quality technical and higher education opportunities toAmerican Indians and Native Alaskan Students. Its goal is to producestudents ready to enter the local technological workforce and tocontribute to society at large.Admissions require students to meet one of two tribal affiliationcriteria: verification of United States federal tribal membership from aBureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) agency or must be at least one-quarterpercent or more blood related to a federally recognized tribe as verifiedby a BIA or tribal census office.Academics offered include associate’s degrees in a wide variety ofdisciplines, including: * Culinary Arts * Electronics Technologies * Geospatial Information Technologies * Office Information Applications * Vision Care TechnologyProfessional certifications are also available in: * Business Administration and Management * Teacher Education and Professional Development * Cartography * Environmental Control Technologies * System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management * And moreThe institute offers distance education in selected programs via onlineor through two-way video conferencing. Special student services includetutoring, academic advising, and career counseling.On-campus housing is available, but not required for incoming students.The college also provides the SIPI Recreational Gym for use to allstudents.Pell grants and work-study, as well as the Federal SupplementalEducational Opportunity Grant, New Mexico College Affordability Grant,and New Mexico State Student Incentive Grant, are financial aid optionsavailable to eligible students.