Fort Peck Community College
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Fort Peck Community College (FPCC) is a
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 land-grant college alongside 31 other tribal colleges.[2] FPCC was granted accreditation by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities 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.[3]
Partnerships
FPCC holds accreditation by the
FPCC's articulation agreements with four-year institutions
- elementary education,
- business, technology,
- information technology and
- psychology.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Fort Peck Community College". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "NIFA 1994s The First 20 Years of the 1994 Land-Grant Institutions Standing on Tradition, Embracing the Future" (PDF). National Institute of Food and Agriculture. September 25, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ a b c American Indian Higher Education Consortium Archived June 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine