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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Flathead Valley Community College is ranked #2,108 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Flathead Valley Community College held the #2,145 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Flathead Valley Community College is also ranked #11 out of 11 schools in Montana.
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Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Flathead Valley Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
At Flathead Valley Community College, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Flathead Valley Community College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Flathead Valley Community College this rate is 50%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,049 undergraduates at Flathead Valley Community College with 716 being full-time and 1,333 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,246 | $9,126 | $9,380 | $12,230 | $12,981 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Flathead Valley Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Flathead Valley Community College, approximately 18% of students took out student loans averaging $4,401 a year. That adds up to $17,604 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Flathead Valley Community College is 11.2%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Flathead Valley Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 777 Grandview Dr, Kalispell, MT 59901 |
| Phone: | 406-756-3822 |
| Website: | www.fvcc.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 524 students took at least one online class at Flathead Valley Community College. This is a decrease from the 605 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 524 | 163 |
| 2019-2020 | 605 | 161 |
| 2018-2019 | 531 | 195 |
| 2017-2018 | 625 | 193 |
| 2016-2017 | 516 | 172 |
Learn more about online learning at Flathead Valley Community College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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