Fort Peck Community College (FPCC) is a

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Poplar, Montana Poplar is a city in Roosevelt County, Montana, United States. The population was 758 at the 2020 census. It is the tribal headquarters for the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, though Wolf Point is the most populous. The reservation is home to ...

. The college is located on the Fort Peck

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Reservation in the northeast corner of Montana, which encompasses over two million acres. The college also has a satellite campus in Wolf Point.

History

FPCC was chartered by the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes in 1978. The decision to found FPCC was based on the reservation's need to provide opportunities for post-secondary education and community service in their home communities. In 1994, the college was designated a

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alongside 31 other tribal colleges. FPCC was granted accreditation by the

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in December 1991.

Academics

FPCC offers 25 associate degree and vocational programs for local residents and businesses. FPCC is a two-year degree-granting community college that offers programs to meet the career goals of its students and the training needs of the reservation: * Associate of Arts, * Associate of Science, and * Associate of Applied Science degrees, and * one-year vocational training certificates. FPCC also offers associate degrees and certificates in over 30 fields of study.American Indian Higher Education Consortium

Partnerships

FPCC holds accreditation by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Colleges. The institution is a member of the

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(AIHEC) and

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(AACC). The college is a member of the

(AIHEC) and

(AACC). FPCC's articulation agreements with four-year institutions

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, and the

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, allow students to earn

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s in *elementary education, *business, technology, *information technology and *psychology.

References

External links

Official website
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History

Academics

Partnerships

See also

References

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