Student Population at SKC

Total Enrollment

619

Undergraduate

591

Graduate

Men Students

177

Women Students

442

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 619 students have enrolled at Salish Kootenai College - 591 undergraduate and 28 graduate.

By gender, 177 male and 442 female students are attending Salish Kootenai College. By attendance status, there are 464 full-time students and 155 part-time students.

The number of students at Salish Kootenai College is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Montana. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Blackfeet Community College and Chief Dull Knife College, its population is very large (average population is 326).

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Salish Kootenai College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 177 male and 442 female students attending SKC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.40 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at SKC.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SKC
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	591	443	148
Men	170	133	37
Women	421	310	111

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SKC
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	28	21	7
Men	7	4	3
Women	21	17	4

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 453 American Indian or Alaska Native students (73.18%) and 150 White students (24.23%) at Salish Kootenai College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Salish Kootenai College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Salish Kootenai College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	432	128	304
Asian	4	2	2
Black or African American	4	1	3
Hispanic	8	1	7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	143	38	105
Two or More Races	0	0	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	0	0	0
Total	591	170	421

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Salish Kootenai College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	21	7	14
Asian	0	0	0
Black or African American	0	0	0
Hispanic	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	7	0	7
Two or More Races	0	0	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	0	0	0
Total	28	7	21

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 236 students whose age under twenty five and 289 students whose age is over thirty years old at Salish Kootenai College.

Especially, 16 students are younger than eighteen and 19 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Salish Kootenai College.

Population by Student Age at Salish Kootenai College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	591	170	421
Under 18	16	7	9
18-19	66	21	45
20-21	68	24	44
22-24	86	28	58
25-29	92	26	66
30-34	71	19	52
35-39	49	12	37
40-49	67	15	52
50-64	57	16	41
65 and over	19	2	17
Total	591	170	421

Population by Student Age at Salish Kootenai College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	28	7	21
25-29	2	0	2
30-34	5	1	4
35-39	5	2	3
40-49	8	3	5
50-64	8	1	7
Total	28	7	21

Online Student Population

At Salish Kootenai College, 342 students (55.25% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 0 students live in Montana where Salish Kootenai College is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	619	591	28
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	0	0	0
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	342	314	28
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	277	277	0

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	0	0	0
Montana Residents	0	0	0
Other State in U.S.	0	0	0
Outside of U.S.	0	0	0
Unknown	0	0	0