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Fort Peck Community College

Poplar, Montana Public 2-year Remote rural area

Overview

Fort Peck Community College is a public two-year institution in Poplar, Montana. The campus sits in a remote rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 362 students. It is a tribal college and a land-grant institution.

Fort Peck Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 30 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Social Work, and Automobile. It awarded 75 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 30% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Mission

FPCC Mission/Vision Mission Statement FPCC serves the people of the Fort Peck Reservation and Northeast Montana by providing quality academic, vocational, and community based programs, empowering the next generation of workers, leaders and citizens while being entrusted with the preservation and promotion of Assiniboine and Sioux Culture. Vision “Fully accredited Fort Peck Community College is a safe, healthy and welcoming leader for all to achieve academic, career and cultural goals.

Mission statement as reported by Fort Peck Community College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
362
Students enrolled
30%
First-year retention
75
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
30
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 30

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
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Health Professions 2
Education 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Psychology 1
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Precision Production 1
Social Sciences 1
Communications Technologies 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Legal Professions and Studies 2
Transportation and Materials Moving 1

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
30%
First-year retention, part-time students
27%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
61
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
14

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
362
Undergraduates, fall 2024
362
Full-time, fall 2024
54%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
595
Full-time, 2024-25
40%
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
64%
Men
36%
White
21%
Hispanic or Latino
1%
Black or African American
1%
Asian
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
77%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
61%
Students taking some online courses
28%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Tribal Colleges
President
Craig Smith
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training

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