Flathead Valley Community College

Flathead Valley Community College
Type	Public community college
Established	1967; 58 years ago
Academic affiliations	Space-grant
Endowment	$14 Million (2021)
President	Jane A. Karas
Academic staff	216 instructional staff (2022)
Students	3,162
Location	Kalispell, Montana, United States
Campus	216 acres (87 ha)
Website	fvcc.edu

Flathead Valley Community College (FVCC) is a public community college in Kalispell, Montana.

History

The college was founded in 1967. It is one of three two-year institutions in the state that are outside the control of the University of Montana System, Montana State University System, and the tribal college system. The school offers an Associate of Applied Science degree in 24 different majors, as well as an Associate in Arts degree for substance abuse counseling and an Associate in Science degree for nursing.[1] The college added an AAS degree in Brewing Science and Brewery Operations in 2015, and has built an on-campus brewery for student instruction. [2]

The school's sports teams were known as the Mountaineers and Mountainettes or sometimes the Timberettes.^[1] The Mountainettes track and field and cross country teams won national championships in the 1970s.^[2]^[3]

Administration

The college is governed by an elected board of trustees. The president is appointed by the board to administer the operations of the institution.^[4] The current president is Jane A. Karas.^[5]^[6]

Notable people

Frank Garner, law enforcement officer and member of the Montana House of Representatives^[7]
Braxton Mitchell, member of the Montana House of Representatives

References

^ "FVCC Timberettes Sixth In Illini Meet". The Daily Inter Lake. 31 May 1970. p. 5. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
^ Lake, Andy Viano Daily Inter (24 April 2017). "The 'Godfather of girls track' led FVCC's trailblazing Mountainettes to championship". Daily Inter Lake. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
^ Lake, Andy Viano Daily Inter (22 April 2017). "Men's basketball: One year and out, but what a year!". Daily Inter Lake. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
^ "Board of Trustees". fvcc.edu. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
^ "President's Office". fvcx.edu. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
^ "FVCC names Karas new president". missoulian.com. June 6, 2001. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
^ "Frank Garner's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved September 2, 2020.