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Community college · Public

Flathead Valley Community College

Kalispell, MT241 online only

Flathead Valley Community College is a public community college in Kalispell, MT, with about 1,960 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,960
plus 241 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$8,099
tuition and fees $4,912; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
29%
lower than at 91% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$38,520
lower than at 58% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Flathead Valley Community College, in brief

A lower graduation rate than at most 2-year colleges

Only 29% of students graduate within three years, fewer than at 91% of 2-year colleges. 63% of first-year students come back for a second year. Outcomes ↓

The only college for 30 miles

No other degree-granting college with students on campus is within 30 miles of Flathead Valley Community College. Nearby ↓

Flathead Valley Community College focuses on liberal arts

44% of the degrees Flathead Valley Community College awards are in liberal arts; the next biggest field, health professions, is 23%. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
29%
within 3 years · Pell students 25%
Come back for year two
63%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$38,520
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$10,500
about $111 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

4.1%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$111 a month against about $2,738 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

50%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 59% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$35k
Middle income$30–75k
$42k
Higher incomeover $75k
$47k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Flathead Valley Community College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Flathead Valley Community College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $14,882 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $11,659

Tuition & fees (in state) $4,912Room & board $10,277Books & supplies $1,125

After grants, the average family on aid pays $8,099.

Tuition and fees are $4,912 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$9,903

About $19,806 over 2 years · 33% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Liberal arts 44%Health professions 23%Business 7%Precision production 6%Construction trades 6%Visual & performing arts 4%Everything else 10%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities115 graduates a year · typical debt $10,833
$42k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing20 graduates a year · typical debt $18,000
$80k4 yrs out
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians11 graduates a year
—not reported
Precision Metal Working11 graduates a year
$36k1 yr out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions11 graduates a year
$74k4 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services10 graduates a year
$47k4 yrs out
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations7 graduates a year
—not reported
Design and Applied Arts6 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,202 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 81%Hispanic 4%Black 1%Asian 1%Two or more 4%International 1%

Women and men

Women 59%Men 41%
15 : 1
students per teacher
19%
get Pell grants (lower income)
10%
take federal loans
26%
undergrads 25 or older
49%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Kalispell

3% of Kalispell’s 31,851 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Kalispell pages.

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$1,078/momedian rent · about the state median$556Ktypical home valueC−Safety Grade18° / 83°January low / July high · 54" of snowB+Health GradeAll colleges in and near KalispellCompare prices, admissions and outcomes

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.