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Pablo, MT · Public · 580 undergraduates · rural

Salish Kootenai College

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A tribally controlled college combining strong natural-resource and health programs with Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d'Oreille cultural context.

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Institutional profile

Well established Strong in affordability, and solid in mobility.
Academic Solid Affordability Strong Career Emerging Mobility Solid Experience Steady
Academic standing Solid
Affordability Strong
Career outcomes Emerging
Mobility Solid
Student experience Steady
Admission
Open admission

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Completion
55.3%

$32,725 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Salish Kootenai College apart

Academic design

The college offers certificates through bachelor's degrees in fields including nursing, education, wildlife and fisheries, forestry, business, social work, psychology, and tribal governance-related study.

Campus pattern

The Pablo campus is closely connected to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, with culture, community service, outdoor resources, and reservation life shaping student experience.

Defining feature

A tribally controlled college combining strong natural-resource and health programs with Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d'Oreille cultural context.

Can I get in?

Open admission

Start with academic preparation, then show why this particular academic and campus environment fits you.

Undergraduates enrolled

580
Admission Open
Entering class

Open admission

Every applicant who meets the published requirements is admitted, so the work is placement and course selection rather than selection itself.

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Return for a second year85.4%
Finish the degree55.3%

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Salish Kootenai College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What Salish Kootenai College weighs when it reads a file

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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

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Show preparation for this curriculum

The college offers certificates through bachelor's degrees in fields including nursing, education, wildlife and fisheries, forestry, business, social work, psychology, and tribal governance-related study.

02

Make the fit specific

A tribally controlled college combining strong natural-resource and health programs with Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d'Oreille cultural context.

03

Account for the tradeoff

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

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Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

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Published annual cost$17,258
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$8,000
Affordability profileStrong

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Average annual cost by household income at Salish Kootenai College

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

A tribally controlled college combining strong natural-resource and health programs with Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d'Oreille cultural context.

Complete within 8 years55.3%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one85.4%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$32,725

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Forestry

Recent graduates7
Median earnings—

Social Work

Recent graduates7
Median earnings—

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates4
Median earnings—

Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences

Recent graduates3
Median earnings—

What is campus life like?

Salish Kootenai College beyond the classroom

The Pablo campus is closely connected to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, with culture, community service, outdoor resources, and reservation life shaping student experience.

Academics

A defining academic feature

The college offers certificates through bachelor's degrees in fields including nursing, education, wildlife and fisheries, forestry, business, social work, psychology, and tribal governance-related study.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The Pablo campus is closely connected to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, with culture, community service, outdoor resources, and reservation life shaping student experience.

Distinctive edge

What changes the experience

A tribally controlled college combining strong natural-resource and health programs with Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d'Oreille cultural context.

580 undergraduatesMountain Westrural settingCampus housing available