The Fort Berthold Community College (FBCC) is a tribally controlled college chartered by the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation headquarters at New Town, North Dakota

New Town, North Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,367 people, 488 households, and 318 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,031.6 people per square mile . There were 512 housing units at an average density of 760.9 per square mile...

. FBCC is tribally controlled by a Board of Directors, which consist of seven members. The College was founded May 2, 1973, as the agency responsible for higher education on the Fort Berthold Reservation

Fort Berthold Reservation

The Fort Berthold Indian Reservation is a U.S. Indian reservation in western North Dakota that is home for the federally recognized Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, also known as the Three Affiliated Tribes...

. The Three Affiliated Tribes endorsed the concept that a locally based higher education institution was needed to train Tribal members and to help retain the Tribal cultures.

A steering committee was appointed to oversee the initial operations of the College. This committee was replaced by the selection of a Board of Directors in 1974. The first classes offered at FBCC were on an extension basis with coordinating accredited institutions. The agreements were first made with University of Mary

University of Mary

The University of Mary is a four year Catholic university near Bismarck, North Dakota.The university is the largest degree granting institution in Bismarck...

, Bismarck, ND; Minot State College, Minot, ND; and the University of North Dakota

University of North Dakota

The University of North Dakota is a public university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota, UND is the oldest and largest university in the state and enrolls over 14,000 students. ...

, Williston Center, Williston, ND. The College proceeded to developed a long-range plan. The planning improved the educational and vocational services in the communities throughout the Reservation.

Fort Berthold Community College was granted accreditation on July 12, 2006, through the Higher Learning Commission of Schools and Colleges

The Higher Learning Commission

The Higher Learning Commission is part of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The Higher Learning Commission oversees the accreditation of degree-granting colleges and universities in nineteen Midwestern and South-Central states, including Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa,...

. The college is also one of 29 tribal colleges granted Land Grant Institution

Land-grant university

Land-grant universities are institutions of higher education in the United States designated by each state to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890....

 status in 1994. Fort Berthold Community College is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools , also known as the North Central Association, is a membership organization, consisting of colleges, universities, and schools in 19 U.S. states, that is engaged in educational accreditation...

. The Fort Berthold Community College is also a member of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium

American Indian Higher Education Consortium

The American Indian Higher Education Consortium was established in 1972, in order to represent the interests of the newly developed tribal colleges, which are controlled and operated by American Indian nations...

(AIHEC).

Programs of Study

• Agribusiness Sales and Service 18-Months
• Agriculture Transfer
• Farm/Ranch Management 9-Month
• Farm/Ranch Management 18-Month
• Horticulture Science 9-Month
• Building Maintenance 18-month
• Building Maintenance A.A.S.
• Administrative Assistant
• Business Administration/Management
• Information Management Specialist 18-Month - AAS
• Marketing/Entrepreneurship
• Medical Secretary 18-Month - AAS
• Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential
• CISCO Network Communications Administrator
• Computer Information Systems AAS
• Microsoft Certified Network Administrator
• Construction Technology 9-Month (Inactive)
• Construction Technology 18-Month (Inactive)
• Construction Technology 27-Month (Inactive)
• Welding Technology 9-Month(Inactive)
• Early Childhood Education - AA
• Elementary Education - AA
• Elementary Education - BS / minor in Middle School Mathematics (Proposed)
• Elementary Education - BS / minor in Middle School Science (Proposed)
• Graphic Arts Technology 9-Month (Inactive)
• Addiction Studies
• Human Services -AA
• Public/Tribal Administration -AA
• Native American Studies - AA
• Native American Studies - BA (Proposed)
• Liberal Arts - AA
• Mathematics - AS
• Practical Nursing Certificate
• CNA
• RN - AAS
• Environmental Science - AS
• Science - AS
• Environmental Science - BS (Proposed)
• Water Treatment Technology(Inactive)

External links

• Fort Berthold Community College, official website
• FBCC on Facebook