Public · Poplar, Montana

Fort Peck Community College

Fort Peck Community College is a public institution in Poplar, Montana. Former students earn a median of $14,747 ten years after enrollment at an average net price of $400/yr — as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.

$400
Avg net price / yr
$14,747
10-yr median earnings
16.3%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Fort Peck Community College posts modest former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

0th pct.
former-student earnings, US
16.3%
150%-time completion
-44%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Remote Carnegie: Tribal

Fort Peck Community College is a public institution in Poplar, Montana enrolling 282 undergraduates, using College Scorecard institution data retrieved in July 2026.. Federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $14,747 ten years after entry. Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort is $400. This profile combines source fields with separately labeled PlainCollege comparisons and derived metrics.

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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Fort Peck Community College

Fort Peck Community College operates as a public institution located in Poplar, Montana (rural: remote), with a reported undergraduate enrollment of 282 students. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile's peer group and cost cohort are determined; Fort Peck Community College is categorized as "Tribal Colleges and Universities" under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Admissions and cost fields are IPEDS-derived values published through the Scorecard and retain their source reporting periods. Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; the income-band fields provide more context but still do not replace an institution's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-derived records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year; the entry cohort includes completers and noncompleters. IPEDS completion and retention rates use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so their denominator is not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not as a causal verdict or an individual forecast.

College Value Score

F
College Value Score
35/100
Fort Peck Community College

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings F
$14,747
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$400
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
16.3%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Fort Peck Community College vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$14,747

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$400

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

16.3%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 16.3%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Fort Peck Community College vs peers

Fort Peck Community College positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 7 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Fort Peck Community College positioned by ea… Carnegie Classification: Tribal Tribal COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $13K $57K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $340 $16K Avg Net Price ($) Fort Peck Community College (you are here): $15K earn · $0K net · 16% grad You are here - Fort Peck Communit… Little Big Horn College: $21K earn · $8K net · 11% grad Little Big Horn Co… Miles Community College: $43K earn · $10K net · 55% grad Miles Community Co… Highlands College of Montana Tech: $54K earn · $15K net · 36% grad Highlands College … Stone Child College: $25K earn · $4K net · 33% grad Stone Child College Dawson Community College: $42K earn · $10K net · 41% grad Dawson Community C… Chief Dull Knife College: $20K earn · $14K net · 13% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How Fort Peck Community College ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Fort Peck Community College: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$14,747 Top 100% higher than 0% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). This entry sits in this band. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). Above this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). Above this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Quick Facts

282
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
16.3%
150%-time completion
$14,747
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

Costs & Financial Aid

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $2,250
Out-of-State Tuition $2,250
Average Net Price $400

Net Price by Family Income

$0 – $30,000 -$144
$30,001 – $48,000 $54
$48,001 – $75,000 $4,779
19.9%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate

Net price at Fort Peck Community College swings rather than trends

Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $628 to $3,793 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +14.6%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.

Lowest year
$628
Highest year
$3,793
Most recent (2023)
$2,449
Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $2,1372014: $3,7932015: $3,2682016: $3,4492017: $1,4602018: $1,3512019: $6282020: $2,0492021: $2,9012022: $2,4782023: $2,449
2013 · $2,1372023 · $2,449

Over the same years, enrollment went +21.7% (350 → 426 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

55.3%
Female
34.2%
First Generation

Outcomes

16.3%
150%-Time Completion
$26,328
Median Earnings (6yr)
$14,747
Median Earnings (10yr)
27.3%
Earning Over $25K

Programs & Earnings

No program-level earnings data available for this school.

Matches use Scorecard measures among reporting colleges — not state-system recommendations or geographic proximity.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Fort Peck Community College?
Fort Peck Community College is a public institution in Poplar, Montana. Undergraduate enrollment is 282 students.
How much do Fort Peck Community College former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Fort Peck Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $14,747 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $26,328.
How much does Fort Peck Community College cost?
The average net price at Fort Peck Community College is $400. In-state tuition is $2,250 and out-of-state tuition is $2,250.
What is the graduation rate at Fort Peck Community College?
Fort Peck Community College has a 16.3% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.

Sources & methodology

Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.

Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

What this means for Fort Peck Community College

  • Fort Peck Community College's reported 10-year former-student earnings land in the 0th percentile among reporting colleges.
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Public-college Scorecard figures are historical Title-IV cohort averages — confirm current tuition, aid, and admissions rules with the institution before deciding.

Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Public-institution profiles compile Scorecard Title-IV earnings, IPEDS enrollment/admissions, and Treasury linkage fields — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.