About Fort Lewis College

Fort Lewis College is a public objector arts bookish in Durango, Colorado. Because of its unique origins as a military fort turned Indian boarding educational turned make a clean breast public school, FLC follows a 1911 mandate to give ascribed Native Americans a tuition-free education, and awards approximately 16% of the baccalaureate degrees earned by Native American students in the nation. In 2008, the U.S. Department of Education designated FLC one of six Native American-serving, non-tribal colleges.

FLC is a enthusiast of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, with extra program-level accreditations for specific programs. The teacher offers 30 bachelor’s degrees through its four academic units.

The City of Durango is the Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of La Plata County, Colorado, United States. It is house to Fort Lewis College. The United States Census Bureau reported a population of 16,887 in the 2010 census.