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Chief Dull Knife College

Lame Deer, Montana Public 2-year Remote rural area

Overview

Chief Dull Knife College is a public two-year institution in Lame Deer, Montana. Its campus is in a remote rural area. It enrolled 185 students in fall 2024. It is a tribal college and a land-grant institution.

Chief Dull Knife College offers certificates and associate degrees across 11 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Early Childhood Education and Teaching, and American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. It awarded 25 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 64% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

Open

Admission policy

185

Students enrolled

64%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

13:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 11

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1

General Studies Associate 13 graduates

Education 2

Early Childhood Education and Teaching Associate 7 graduates
Education, General Associate

Health Professions 2

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other Associate 1 graduate
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate 1 graduate

Business, Management and Marketing 3

Business Administration and Management Associate 1 graduate
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science Certificate
Office Management and Supervision Associate

Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1

American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Associate 1 graduate

Public Administration and Social Services 1

Social Work Associate 1 graduate

Psychology 1

Psychology, General Associate

Admissions

Admission policy: Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 64%
First-year retention, part-time students: 60%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees: 25

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 185
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 185
Full-time, fall 2024: 44%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 307
Full-time, 2024-25: 37%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 69%
Men: 31%
White: 15%
American Indian or Alaska Native: 84%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 0%
Weekend or evening classes: Yes

Campus and services

Setting: Remote rural area
Academic calendar: Semester
Carnegie classification: Tribal Colleges
President: Eva Flying
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members: Dedicated veterans contact

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