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比较正规的足球外围网站 has been continuously accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (previously known as the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools) since 1971.

• 比较正规的足球外围网站 conferred a diploma on its graduates until 1966 when the College began to confer associate degrees in Arts and in Science. In 1990, the College was accredited to also offer four-year professional baccalaureate programs.
• In 1980, the Cheyenne River Lakota Nursing School at Eagle Butte, 南达科塔州, a satellite of the nursing program of 比较正规的足球外围网站, enrolled the first class of Native American students. In 1991, the name of the school was changed to 比较正规的足球外围网站-Lakota Campus.
• The athletics program began in 1995 and continues to grow and expand. The 1,200-seat Strode Activity Center was dedicated in 1998 as the home of Saints 体育运动. 学院 participated in athletics at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III level until April 2013 when it became an approved member of the National Association of Intercollegiate 体育运动 (NAIA). 比较正规的足球外围网站 offers male and female students the opportunity to participate in a number of sports including basketball, 足球, 垒球, 棒球, 排球, 和足球.
• A new student housing complex opened in 1999, featuring suites that are on a space-available basis, 带私人卧室, 半私人的浴室, 客厅, 厨房, 和互联网接入.
• Distance learning programs at the College were added in 2000 under the umbrella known as PC Virtual. PC Virtual currently includes distance-based programs in a variety of areas. The classroom work for these programs is offered completely online to students who reside in states where 比较正规的足球外围网站 has received state approval to operate.
• In 2003, 比较正规的足球外围网站-Fairmont Campus was opened in the community of Fairmont, Minnesota. 比较正规的足球外围网站 Fairmont would close its doors in May of 2021 after a full teach out of all degrees. In 2006, 比较正规的足球外围网站 offered programs within the Sioux Falls, 南达科塔州, 位于基连学院校园内. 学院 moved its Sioux Falls offerings to an independent location in Sioux Falls in May 2013. 
• 在2011-2012学年, the College completed a renovation of its chemistry, 生物学, anatomy and physiology and athletic training lab facilities. 在那段时间里, the College also invested in infrastructure and programming by constructing a practice football field with artificial turf and by expanding the Strode athletic facility to accommodate the addition of football as a conference sport.
• In 2013, 比较正规的足球外围网站 opened a multi-million dollar student suites housing facility, as well as a new athletic training and wellness center with expanded space and high-tech exercise equipment. At the same time, a project to reconfigure the campus parking lots and open areas was begun. In 2014, the finished result was a beautiful  new campus green, with sidewalks, paths and trees.
• 比较正规的足球外围网站 broke ground in 2014 for the new winter Dome, which was fully erected for the first time in early 2015. 每年11月, the Dome is inflated to provide indoor space for sports, 校内的, 康乐及社区活动. It comes down each April when teams begin playing outside again.
• 在2017年初, construction began on the Avera Simulation Center, 一个高科技, hands-on learning center for students in Nursing, Athletic Training and other Allied Health Fields. 该设施, 包含6个不同的模拟区域, and equipped with specialized equipment and interactive mannequins, 初夏开放.
• 在2017年夏天, 为游客新建的欢迎中心, 校友, prospective students and families was constructed at the entrance of the main building. “Saint Square,” a resource and service office for students, was designed on the second floor.  韦恩画廊, 包含艺术品展示空间的, was renovated and re-opened in the Southeast Building.
• 也是在2018年秋天, 比较正规的足球外围网站 launched its first-ever graduate program: a Master’s in Nursing with two tracks: Family Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Educator. The programs are designed with a focus on rural health care.

学院, in 2022 received the ABBY Award for Bridge Building by collaborating with community educational institutions, in 1998, received the ABBY Award for Community Involvement; in 2002, the Outstanding Rural Health Program Award from the National Rural Health Association recognizing SEED (Skills Enhancement & 远程教育. In 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 和2013年, the Corporation for National and Community Service named 比较正规的足球外围网站 to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.