Salish Kootenai College

Quick Facts

Address: 58138 US Highway 93, Pablo, MT 59855
Website: https://www.skc.edu/
Founded: 1977
Students: 801

About

Salish Kootenai College is located in the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. In fact, it proudly has the third-highest graduation rate of any college or university in the state. Its 137-acre campus sits against a backdrop of the Mission Mountains

SKC is guided by its philosophy that traditional beliefs inspire well-being. Forty-four percent of students are tribal members or descendents of the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes, while other Native students hail from 67 different tribal nations. SKC has conferred 3,698 completed degrees in its 43 years of existance. The average student to teacher ratio is 10:1.

SKC provides 17 bachelor’s degrees (Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Education P-3, Elementary Education, Secondary Science Education, Secondary Math Education, Forestry Management, Forestry Wildland Fire, Hydrology Information Technology, Nursing, Life Science, Wildlife & Fisheries, Business Administration, Psychology, Tribal Historic Preservation, Tribal Governance & Administration, and Social Work), 25 associate degrees (Elementary Education, Forestry Management, Forestry Wildland Fire, Hydrology, Information Technology, Nursing, Wildlife & Fisheries, Mathematical Sciences, Engineering, General Science, Business Management, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Education P-3, Liberal Arts, Psychology, Chemical Dependency Counseling, Fine Arts, Tribal Historic Preservation, Media Design, Tribal Governance & Administration, Grant Projects Management, Health Promotion Practices, Business Technology, Medical Assistant, Administrative Assistant), and 12 certificate programs (Geospacial Science, Indigenous Research Methods, National Parks Service ProRanger Career Track Option, Emergency Medical Technician, Grant Projects Management, Highway Construction Training, Dental Assisting Technology, Office Assistant, Native American Studies, Medical Office Clerk, Grant Projects Management, Emergency Services).