Campuses and locations
In addition to the Fairbanks campus, 51ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø has four community and rural campuses: the Bristol Bay Campus in Dillingham, Chukchi Campus in Kotzebue, Kuskokwim Campus in Bethel, and the Northwest Campus in Nome. These branches are central to fulfilling the 51ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø mission of providing educational opportunities throughout the state. Credits earned at any 51ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø campus or center are recognized at all 51ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø campuses, meaning that students may change campuses and transfer all UA credits.
Rural Campus Leadership
Minnie Naylor
Director
Chukchi Campus
Interim Director, Northwest Campus
The Bristol Bay Campus serves southwest Alaska: Bristol Bay, the Aleutians, and the
Pribilof islands. There are 32 rural communities in the Bristol Bay region within
a 55,000-square-mile area. There are 12 coastal communities served between the Aleutian
archipelago, lower Alaska Peninsula, the Shumagin Islands, and the Pribilof Islands.
The campus' administrative center is in Dillingham (about 322 air miles from Anchorage
and 570 air miles from Fairbanks).
The campus offers in person classes in the service area and connects students to virtual/online
educational opportunities housed within the College of Indigenous Studies as well
as 51ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, UAA, and UAS. Headcount at the Bristol Bay Campus is around 350 students a
semester.
Another program based out of Dillingham is the Alaska Adult Education Program which
provides Bristol Bay adult learners the skills needed to prepare them for employment,
vocational training, or postsecondary education. In addition, the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program agent does outreach and
provides technical assistance programs to help Alaskans wisely use, conserve, and
enjoy Alaska’s marine and coastal resources.
The Chukchi Campus is located 26 miles north of the Arctic Circle on the shores of the Chukchi Sea. The campus serves Kotzebue and 10 villages in a region of more than 36,000 square miles. Chukchi offers Associate of Arts as well as Associate of Applied Science degrees, and courses leading to baccalaureate degrees in education, rural development and social work. Courses are offered by local instructors and through the College of Indigenous Studies audio-conferencing and live Internet instructional systems.