Tribal Colleges - MT

Chartered by the Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board in 1978, Fort Peck Community College’s main campus is located in Poplar, MT, with an extension campus at Wolf Point, MT. The college’s philosophy is to meet the unique needs of Indian people. Distance learning is special priority for the college where a student’s average drive to attend classes is about 26 miles. In collaboration with Rocky Mountain College, the college offers language and cultural courses in exchange for math and science instruction. The partnership also is helping students earn teaching certificates through a combination of distance learning courses and summer sessions. The college offers nine associate of arts degrees, six associate of science degrees and 10 associate of applied science degrees. In the fall of 2002, the college had an enrollment of 443 students.