Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 420 where 362 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 697 students in 2023 and was lowest at 305 in 2019. Overall, enrollment rose from 321 to 362 students, a net gain of 41 (12.8%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Fort Peck Community College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 18.78% and the percentage of black students is 1.10% at Fort Peck Community College. 0.83% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 0.55% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 15.58% to 18.78%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.93% to 0.83%. Black student enrollment increased from 0.00% to 1.10%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 1.25% to 0.55%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3490 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3042 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Fort Peck Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
226 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 63% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -22.87% since 2021. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Fort Peck Community College from 2015 to 2025.