University of Montana

The Defense Critical Language and Culture Program (DCLCP) at the University of Montana (UMT) provides intensive language and culture training for members of the U.S. military and intelligence agencies.  Training includes on-site and synchronous online language courses in Arabic, Dari, Persian, Indonesian, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, and Pashto; as well as culture and regional studies courses about the Middle East, Central Asia, China, and Korea. 

 

UMT courses enable students to learn languages and understand cultures in the world where bilateral and multilateral relations are becoming increasingly complex.  UMT provides students with language fluency and cultural awareness allowing them to conduct effective interaction in a variety of settings with heritage populations.  Each class is instructed by language and culture professors and is an accredited college course from the University of Montana.  UMT is committed to adapting the content, length and location of courses to fit customer requirements.  Department of Defense test results demonstrate DCLCP students’ end of course fluency rates are one of the best in the nation, with 93% of participants meeting or exceeding the program goal.

 

UMT currently provides training for the California and Montana National Guards, U.S. Special Operations Command, the 300^th Military Intelligence Brigade, the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Military Information Support Operations Command, U.S. Army Special Operations Command Civil Affairs, the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Joint Foreign Area Officer Program.