DCC

Dawson Community College

Glendive, Montana Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

Dawson Community College is a public two-year institution in Glendive, Montana. Its campus is in a remote town. It enrolled 332 students in fall 2024.

Dawson Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 10 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Welding Technology, and Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling. It awarded 66 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 54% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Mission

Dawson Community College strengthens our community by providing quality education and empowering diverse learners to achieve their educational goals.

Mission statement as reported by Dawson Community College

Key figures

Open

Admission policy

332

Students enrolled

54%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

13:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

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Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 10

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 Online option 41 graduates

Precision Production 1

Welding Technology CertificateAssociate 13 graduates

Agriculture and Veterinary Science 3

Livestock Management Certificate 3 graduates
Animal Sciences Associate 1 graduate
Equestrian/Equine Studies Associate

Business, Management and Marketing 1

Business/Commerce Associate Online option 4 graduates

Health Professions 1

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Online option 4 graduates

Education 1

Early Childhood Education and Teaching CertificateAssociate Online option

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1

Criminal Justice/Police Science Associate Online option

Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies CertificateAssociate Online option

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: 54%
First-year retention, part-time students: 50%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees: 56
Certificates of 1 to 2 years: 10

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 332
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 332
Full-time, fall 2024: 53%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 599
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: 55%
Men: 45%
White: 73%
Hispanic or Latino: 6%
Black or African American: 3%
Two or more races: 4%
American Indian or Alaska Native: 6%
International (U.S. nonresident): 3%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online: 1
Programs with a fully online option: 5
Online undergraduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 40%
Students taking some online courses: 26%
Weekend or evening classes: Yes

Campus and services

Setting: Remote town
Academic calendar: Semester
Carnegie classification: Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
Athletic association: NJCAA
President: Chad Knudson
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training