Salish Kootenai College: Narrative Description

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SALISH KOOTENAI COLLEGE D-3

PO Box 117
Pablo, MT 59855-0117
Tel: (406)275-4800
Admissions: (406)275-4866
Fax: (406)275-4801
Web Site: http://www.skc.edu/

Description:

Independent, primarily 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, transfer associate, terminal associate, and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1977. Setting: 4-acre rural campus. Total enrollment: 1,088. 344 applied, 64% were admitted. 50% from top half of their high school class. Full-time: 585 students, 63% women, 37% men. Part-time: 503 students, 58% women, 42% men. Students come from 3 states and territories, 79% Native American, 0.3% Hispanic, 0.2% black, 48% 25 or older. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs. Off campus study at members of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Option: deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, proof of immunization, tribal enrollment. Placement: TABE required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous. Preference given to Native Americans.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. College housing not available. 24,000 books and 200 serials. 30 computers available on campus for general student use.

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