Salish Kootenai College

Location and Contact Information

58138 US Highway 93
Pablo, MT 59855
USA
Main Tel: (406) 275-4800
Web Site

The campus is in a rural area.

Overview

Salish Kootenai College is a Native American college located in Pablo, Montana. It was established as a branch campus of the Flathead Valley Community College but began functioning independently in 1981. SKC is a member of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium. The college offers more than 5 bachelor's degree programs, more than 12 associate’s degree programs and over five certificate programs. Most of the degree programs provided by SKC are career-oriented.

SKC has an active student life. The campus hosts a wide variety of student clubs and organizations. Some of the popular ones are Student Senate, SKC AISES and SKC AIBL.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • A tribal college.
  • Many students concentrating in conservation and resource management and transportation.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Racially diverse student body.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • Large number of students.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, not-for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Quarter.
  • Carnegie classification: Tribal colleges.

Features of note:

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

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 5,967
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 10,863
Room and board$ 6,975
Books and supplies$ 1,050
Other$ 2,000

Financial Aid

Salish Kootenai College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 98% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant93%$4,855
Institutional Grant61%$2,037
Federal Grant88%$3,497
Pell Grant88%$3,385
Other Federal Grant17%$568
State or Local Grant25%$878

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan12%$2,857
Federal Loan12%$2,857
Other Loan  

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Salish Kootenai College:

Click a column header to sort.

 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Sitting Bull CollegeFort Yates, ND296
2Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa, NC1,002
3Oglala Lakota CollegeKyle, SD1,531
4Navajo Technical CollegeCrownpoint, NM571
5Dakota College at BottineauBottineau, ND655
6Fort Belknap CollegeHarlem, MT168
7Northern New Mexico CollegeEspanola, NM2,139
8Blackfeet Community CollegeBrowning, MT492
9Unity CollegeUnity, ME544
10Sterling CollegeCraftsbury Common, VT99

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Associate6114
1-2 year certificate336
Bachelor329

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  65

Students

Salish Kootenai College is a tribal college.

Student enrollment was 993 in 2009-2010 (775 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 47% of the student body. About 19% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Salish Kootenai College provides on-campus housing for 125 of its 775 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (12 awarded)

  • Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (13 awarded)

  • Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (10 awarded)

  • Environmental Science
  • Forest Technology/Technician

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (10 awarded)

  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (4 awarded)

  • Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (8 awarded)

  • American Indian/Native American Studies
  • General Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (3 awarded)

  • Medical Office Assistant/Specialist

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (9 awarded)

  • Dental Assisting/Assistant

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (30 awarded)

  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (5 awarded)

  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (6 awarded)

  • Psychology
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

TRANSPORTATION (16 awarded)

  • Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation