Flathead Valley Community College and You
Jane Karas, president of Flathead Valley Community College, stopped by Eureka on today, June 23 for a community conversation. President Karas comes to Eureka and other outlying communities annually to listen to the ideas and concerns from residents. Since 1967, Flathead Valley Community College has promoted excellence in lifelong learning, focusing on student success and community needs. From a small group of people with a dream, the college has grown to have multiple campuses and programs in northwest Montana.
Today the college offers over fifty career and technical programs - everything from early childhood education to gunsmithing to wildlife biology. They recently added an associates degree in Brewery Science and Brewery Operations. There's even a Kids College (for grades 1-8) in the summer and programs that allow adult students to do course work for a bachelor or masters degrees at the FVCC campus through partnerships with state universities. FVCC has a great student-teacher ratio so class sizes are kept small and students get the attention they need to succeed. It is also very affordable and the college's financial aid staff are glad to help anyone investigate scholarships and grants. There is a Lincoln County FVCC campus which has a physical presence in Libby where classes in a variety of fields are taught on-site as well as having state-of-the-art video conferencing equipment which connects with classes at the Kalispell campus. In Eureka, FVCC also has a presence with community GED/HiSET classes and the Running Start program for Eureka high school students. There is so much that FVCC offers to this part of the state. If you want to learn more about Flathead Valley Community College and President Karas you can find them online at Flathead Valley Community College or call (800) 313-3822.
About the Author: Rita Collins. I am a believer in the power of community and for now I call the Tobacco Valley home. I have lived in nine states and three counties and this community here amazes me - how people reach out to neighbors and even travelers. I've never lived in a place that demonstrates people caring for each other so well. And I've never lived in a place that has such a high percentage of talented musicians and artists. I work with the the Sunburst Community Service Foundation, a nonprofit that began in Eureka twenty years ago and now serves numerous communities in western Montana. And I just started a new business, St. Rita's Amazing Traveling Bookstore and Textual Apothecary. I never could have imagined life being this exciting in my sixth decade.