Fort Lewis College

Fort Lewis College
Former name
Fort Lewis A&M College (1948–1964)
MottoBetter Together
TypePublic liberal arts college
Established1911[1]
Academic affiliation
Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges
Space-grant
ProvostCheryl Nixon
Students3,425 (fall 2023)[2]
Undergraduates3,320 (fall 2023)
Postgraduates105 (fall 2023)
Location
Durango, Colorado
,
U.S.

37°16′30″N 107°52′12″W / 37.275°N 107.869999°W / 37.275; -107.869999
Colors      Dark blue, light blue, gold[3]
NicknameSkyhawks
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division II – Rocky Mountain
MascotSkyler the Skyhawk
Websitewww.fortlewis.edu

Fort Lewis College (FLC) is a public liberal arts college in Durango, Colorado, United States. Because of its unique origins as a military fort turned Indian boarding school turned state public school, FLC follows a 1911 mandate to give qualified Native Americans a tuition-free education. Approximately 16% of the baccalaureate degrees earned are by Native American students. In 2008, the U.S. Department of Education designated FLC one of six Native American-serving, non-tribal colleges.[4]

FLC is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, with additional program-level accreditations for specific programs. The college offers 59[5] bachelor's degree programs through its three academic units[6].

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  2. ^ "Common Data Sets | Institutional Research". Fort Lewis College.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "National Science Foundation, WebCASPAR 2009". Archived from the original on 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  5. ^ "Majors - Fort Lewis College - Modern Campus Catalog™". catalog.fortlewis.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  6. ^ "Schools & Departments | Academics | Fort Lewis College". www.fortlewis.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-13.