Fort Peck Community College is one of seven tribal community colleges in the state of Montana. The college is located on the Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Reservation in the northeast corner of Montana, with its main campus in Poplar.
FPCC was chartered in 1978. It is a two-year institution that offers Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and Associate of Applied Science degrees, and one-year vocational training certificates.
FPCC holds accreditation by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Colleges. The institution is a member of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) and American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).
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