Salish Kootenai College Facts
  Quick Facts
  • Salish Kootenai College is a tribally controlled college chartered in 1977 by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
  • The College is located in Pablo, Montana, in the heart of the Flathead Indian Reservation in the scenic Mission Valley of northwestern Montana.
  • President: Joseph McDonald, EdD.
  • Since 1977, the College has graduated 2,536 bachelors and associate degrees and certificates of completion.
  • The D'Arcy McNickle Library library contains over 60,000 volumes and provides access to online reference databases. The Library also houses the Special Archives Collection for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
  • In 2005-2006, SKC students represented 107 federally recognized tribes.
  Faculty, Staff, and Administration

 

Fall, 2005:

Total full time personnel............................ 198
American Indian......................................... 112
Non-Indian.................................................... 86
Male.............................................................. 91
Female........................................................ 107

Faculty

Full time faculty............................................ 61
Part-time faculty........................................... 40
Average Class Size .......................................14
 

Student Demographics

Full time student count, 2005-2006.......... 1087

Enrollment Status, Fall 2005 Full-time...... 749 (69%)
Part-time.................................................. 338 (31%)
Ethnicity , Fall 2005
Tribal Members........................................ 582 (67%)
Tribal Descendents.................................... 87 (10%)
African American........................................ 3 (<1%)
Canadian Indian..........................................7 (<1%)
Hispanic.....................................................11 (1%)
Asian/Pacific Islander..................................7
Caucausian..............................................176 (20 %)
Gender
Males....................................................... 403 (37%)
Females................................................... 684 (63%)
Number Graduates, 2006...........................194 degrees
Certificate.................................................. 46
Associate Degree..................................... 116
Bachelor's Degree..................................... 32
Graduate Placement Rates, 2004-2006
Placement in jobs.................................... 237 (74.3%)
Combined placement in jobs or advanced degree programs
.................................................................425 (84.5%)
 
 

Facilities
  • College facilities consist of 48 major modern buildings that occupy over 203,000 square feet, situated on 128 contiguous acres.
  • Student housing consists of 24 buildings with 55 living units and a capacity of 258 individuals.