Fort Belknap College

Fort Belknap College (FBC) is a tribal college located on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Harlem, Montana. The institution incorporates native culture into the curriculum and promotes cultural identity, however the school is open to both tribal and non-tribal members.^[2]

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).

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^[6][7]
• Fort Belknap Tech Department
• Global Information Systems (GIS)/ Global Positioning Systems(GPS) Program: (est. 1996)^[8]
• Natural Resources
• KGVA 88.1 FM: Public radio station serving the

Fort Belknap Indian Reservation^[9]

• 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."^[10]
• Basketball: In August 2010 FBC, along with the other tribal colleges around Montana, formed the Montana Tribal Colleges Basketball League^[11] Presently, the college only has a men's team.^[12]
• 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.^[13]
• Headstart
• Teacher Training

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