Fort Belknap College
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Fort Belknap College is a tribal college located on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation
in Harlem, Montana
. The institution incorporates native culture into the curriculum and promotes cultural identity, however the school is open to both tribal and non-tribal members.
Fort Belknap Indian Reservation
Fort Belknap Indian Reservation
The Fort Belknap Indian Reservation is a semi-autonomous Native American-governed territory covering 1,014.064 sq mi , and is located in north central Montana. This includes the main portion of their homeland, as well as off-reservation trust land. It is shared by two Native American tribes, the...
in Harlem, Montana
Harlem, Montana
Harlem is a city in Blaine County, Montana, United States. The population was 848 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Harlem is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
. The institution incorporates native culture into the curriculum and promotes cultural identity, however the school is open to both tribal and non-tribal members.
Academic Programs
FBC offers Associates degrees in eleven disciplines and vocational training in five others through the Native American Career and Technical Education Program (NACTEP).Associate of Arts
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Associate of Science
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NACTEP
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Additional Sponsored Programs
- Fort Belknap Extension Program: Part of the college demonstration farm established in 1998 currently focused on alternative crop research and is one of many Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Programs funded by the USDA
- Fort Belknap Tech Department
- Global Information Systems (GIS)/ Global Positioning Systems(GPS) Program: (est. 1996)
- Natural Resources
- KGVAKGVAKGVA , is a public radio station in Fort Belknap Agency, Montana, serving residents of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. Programming on KGVA consists of local programming , plus programs from National Public Radio and .-External links:*...
88.1 FM: Public radio station serving the
Fort Belknap Indian Reservation
- Tribal Colleges & Universities Program (T-CUP): "provides awards to enhance the quality of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) instructional and outreach programs at Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaskan Native-serving Institutions and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions."
- Basketball: In August 2010 FBC, along with the other tribal colleges around Montana, formed the Montana Tribal Colleges Basketball League Presently, the college only has a men's team.
- Administration for Native Americans(ANA): Program ran through the department of Health and Human Services with the goal of promoting self-sufficiency and cultural preservation for Native Americans through economic development and technology.
- Headstart
- Teacher Training