Fort Peck Community College

Basic Stats

Costs

Career Pathways offered by institution

• Advanced Manufacturing
• Education
• Health Professions
• Hospitality & Tourism
• Human Services
• Information Technology
• Marketing
• STEM
• Transportation
• Welding & Fabrication
• Other Specialized Programs
• Business Management

Academic Programs

Associate of Arts
Business Administration
Chemical Addiction Studies
Education
General Studies
Native American Studies
Psychology
Social Work
Tribal Governance and Administration
Associate of Applied Science
Automotive Technology
Business Technology
Communication Technology
Information/Networking Technology
Native Language Instructor
Associate of Science
Biomedical Science
Environmental Science
General Studies
Pre-Health/Pre-Nursing
Certificate
Accounting Technician
Automotive Technology
Business Assistant
Cultural Arts
Certificate of Applied Science
Automotive Technology
Diesel Technology
Information Technology
Lay Advocate/Paralegal
Media Technology
Truck Driving
Welding

Dates to Remember

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Student Life & Community

• Educational and support services are available and tailored to the needs of 11,000 residents of the rural, northeastern Montana reservation. FPCC was granted full accreditation by the Northwest Commission of Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) in December 1991.
• Fort Peck Community College (FPCC), a tribally-controlled community college, was chartered by the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation in 1978.
• This accreditation was reaffirmed following an Interim Report and site visit in 2006, and allows FPCC to continue to offer a variety of certificates, associates, and inter-college bachelor’s degrees. Additionally, FPCC was granted full accreditation by the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium (WINHEC) in 2009. Also, as a 1994 United Stated Department of Agriculture Land Grant Institution, FPCC has successfully administered agriculture education and research programs responding to local problems and opportunities.

Highlights

• A nine member Board of Directors, of which seven must be enrolled members of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, governs the college. The Board of Directors is committed to advancing institutional development through critical thinking, strategic planning, and the application of resources consistent with fulfillment of its mission. This commitment, joined with the inclusion of faculty and staff in establishing policy and performance standards, and institutional assessment criterion, has resulted in a creative approach to addressing student success and community involvement.
• Fort Peck Community College is a tribally controlled community college, chartered by the Tribal Executive Board of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Indian Reservation in 1978.
• Recent years has witnessed extensive campus growth and development, with acquisition, construction and renovation of campus facilities in both Poplar and Wolf Point. The Wolf Point campus facility was completed for the start of Fall semester, 2003. The new facility provides 12,000 square feet of classroom, office, and multi-purpose space, all of which is equipped with the finest in technology and distance learning capability. This beautiful structure graces the Wolf Point community from its location at the corner of Third and Benton Streets.
• Significant FPCC milestones include the 1987 acceptance by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Colleges for accreditation candidacy, followed by full accreditation in December of 1991. Accreditation was reaffirmed following the 2001 Interim Report, and site visit. Tribal Colleges received United States Department of Agriculture Land Grant status in 1994. As a 1994 Land Grant Institution, FPCC has successfully administered agricultural programs designed to enhance agriculture and community services throughout the area.
• The college is recognized for outstanding academic and vocational education offerings, innovative student services initiatives, and comprehensive community service programs. All of which began when higher education courses were initiated through extension services offered by Dawson Community College, Glendive, Montana in 1969. A cooperative agreement between the Tribal Executive Board and Miles Community College, Miles City, Montana in 1977, provided for the first reservation based courses. This arrangement was funded through a Title III Grant for Developing Institutions.
• This charter followed a 1977 Tribal Executive Board resolution creating the Fort Peck Tribal Education Department, which in turn set the foundation for establishing the college. These two actions secured the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes as national leaders for tribally controlled education, and placed the college on its path to becoming an effective and successful community based institution of higher learning.

Important Things To Know

• Admissions
• Fort Peck Community College has an “open door” admissions policy. Anyone who is seventeen (17) years or older who can benefit from the College’s educational offerings and services will be admitted. FPCC does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, religion, creed, disability, marital status, veteran status, national origin, gender or sexual orientation in the education programs which it delivers
• Our Philosophy
• To meet the unique educational needs of Indian people, Fort Peck Community College believes that the opportunity for higher education must be provided on the reservation. Since many of the people choose not to leave their homeland, it is necessary that education be brought to them. FPCC is committed to preserving Indian culture, history, and beliefs, and to perpetuating them among the Indian people of all ages. FPCC promotes self-awareness through education necessary to build a career, a lifestyle, and to achieve a true sense of self-pride. Although FPCC does not deny anyone the opportunity for higher education, the institution’s primary purpose is to serve the American Indian population of the Fort Peck Reservation.