Flathead Valley Community College
Kalispell, Montana
- Two-year college
- Public
- Town
- 1,202 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Agricultural Production OperationsAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,686
- Food Science and TechnologyCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,982
- Food Science and TechnologyAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,934
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,694
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
- Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,248
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,611
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 15 finishedGraduates here earned $52,665 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $60,799
- Engineering-Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $59,185
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
- Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,578
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,159
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $53,952
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,265
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $58,618
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 22 finishedGraduates here earned $67,662 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Truck and bus driving
- Ground TransportationCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,738
- Ground TransportationAssociate degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $54,623
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 26 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (17)
- BiotechnologyCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $56,608
- BiotechnologyAssociate degreeNationally: $44,861
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 5 finishedNationally: $43,067
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $35,157
- Fine and Studio ArtsCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $32,800
- Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $24,176
- ForestryAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $39,285
- Geography and CartographyCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $46,721
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degreeNationally: $38,650
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 99 finishedGraduates here earned $36,040 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Management Information Systems and ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $44,556
- MarketingCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $43,966
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $38,048
- Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $44,679
- Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $48,814
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $28,258
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $9,911per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $17,956sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $5,024Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 8%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 38%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $40,1456 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $41,54710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $11,425federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 33%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 21%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Flathead Valley Community College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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