Fort Belknap College
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Fort Belknap College is a tribal college located on the 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...

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. 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
  • American Indian Studies
  • Business
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Elementary Education
  • Human Services
  • Liberal Arts
  • Psychology

Associate of Science
  • Allied Health
  • Business Technology
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Natural Resources

NACTEP
  • Carpentry
  • Natural Resources Water Quality
  • Tribal Management
  • Natural Resources/
    Environmental Technology
  • Computer Technology

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
  • KGVA
    KGVA
    KGVA , 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
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