Fort Peck Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a quiet rural area.

Overview

Fort Peck Community College is located in Poplar, Montana. The college was chartered in 1978. Commonly abbreviated as FPCC, it is one of seven tribal community colleges in Montana. The college aims to provide occupational training to its students.

FPCC offers associate’s degree programs and certificates in diverse areas of study, including arts, American Indian studies, automotive technology, biology, building trades, business and computer technology. FPCC also sponsors community service, institutional development and student services departments.

The student services department of FPCC offers academic and career counseling to its students. The college also offers financial aid facilities to its deserving students.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• A tribal college.
• Many students concentrating in medicine, office and administration, computer science and engineering, mechanics and repair, and construction trades.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Tribal colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Fort Peck Community College is a tribal college.

Student enrollment was 436 in 2009-2010 (361 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 46% of the student body. About 21% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (6 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (8 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Science

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (7 awarded)

• Building/Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection
• Lineworker

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (1 awarded)

• Education

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (3 awarded)

• Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology
• Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (2 awarded)

• Human Services

LIBERAL ARTS (7 awarded)

• American Indian/Native American Studies
• General Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (10 awarded)

• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician

MEDICINE (5 awarded)

• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (11 awarded)

• Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry
• General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

PRODUCTION TRADES (0 awarded)

• Welding Technology/Welder

SCIENCE (0 awarded)

• Biomedical Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (1 awarded)

• Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (6 awarded)

• Ground Transportation