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Flathead Valley Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Flathead Valley Community College is a comprehensive community college, providing college transfer, vocational-technical and community service classes for residents of northwestern Montana.
• We are nestled in between the Rocky Mountains and Flathead Lake, the USA's largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi. Our award winning, one-level campus is located just minutes from Glacier National Park, the Bob Marshall Wilderness, and two of Montana's finest ski resorts. FVCC students get a great education right here in Mother Nature's finest outdoor classroom!
• Flathead Valley Community College promotes excellence in lifelong learning by offering two-year college programs, the first two years of a four-year college degree, occupational training, and opportunities that enhance the cultural, social, and economic well-being of our students and communities.
• In the 1960's, residents of the Flathead Valley recognized a need for localized higher education. Glacier College, in conjunction with Whitworth College of Spokane, provided some educational services over the course of several years. In 1984-85 the College added the Glacier Institute program in Glacier Park and the Lincoln County Campus which provides classes to the residents of Lincoln County. These programs are fully accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges.
• FVCC hosts intercollegiate sport teams for men and women in soccer and cross-country running. Co-ed intramurals include soccer, tennis, basketball, volleyball, ultimate Frisbee, golf, folf, and many others. A wide variety of outdoor activities and sports are available in the area, such as downhill and cross-country skiing, snowboarding, canoeing, golfing, hiking, fishing, mountain climbing and biking, and windsurfing.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Chamber lauds top business people (Daily Inter Lake)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 09:03:00 am
  The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce recognized four outstanding business people during its annual banquet Thursday night.
• Enrollment climbs (The Montana Standard)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 02:58:43 pm
  Enrollment has jumped — in some cases dramatically — at most two-year colleges across the state.
• Class set to offer high school, college credit (Havre Daily News)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 07:28:13 pm
  Havre High School and Montana State University-Northern are teaming up to offer high school students the chance to earn college credits along with their high school diploma. Havre High School Principal Jerry Vandersloot said he hopes the program will help students easily move into higher education.
• Saturday is National Make a Difference Day (Flathead Beacon)
  posted on October 22, 2009 at 06:26:02 pm
  Saturday is National Make a Difference Day. On Oct. 24, volunteers will be working to fix up the Gateway Community Center in Kalispell.
• T-shirt shop a good run for artist (Whitefish Pilot)
  posted on October 8, 2009 at 06:38:50 am
  The first time the White-fish Pilot did a story on the Northwind Shirt Company, it was Dec. 2, 1976, and silk-screened T-shirts were a hot new retail item in tourist shops around the country.

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