Top Montana Community Colleges
- For the 2020 school year, there are 7 top community colleges located throughout Montana (7 public colleges and 0 private colleges), serving 8,983 students.
- For Montana community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $3,974 per year for in-state students and $8,845 for out-of-state students. (view national tuition costs).
- Montana community colleges have a diversity score of 0.48, which is lower than the national average of 0.65 (view national diversity statistics).
- Minority enrollment is 32% (majority American and Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 20:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(MT) School Average
American Indian
3%
Asian
1%
Hispanic
2%
Black
1%
White
68%
Two or more races
2%
Unknown
23%
Top Montana Community Colleges by Town (2020)
- College Location Students
- 3803 Central Ave
Billings, MT 59102
(406)247-3000 1,531 students - 777 Grandview Dr
Kalispell, MT 59901
(800)313-3822 2,216 students - 2100 16th Ave S
Great Falls, MT 59405
(406)771-4300 1,897 students - 1115 N Roberts Street
Helena, MT 59601
(406)447-6900 1,506 students
Recent Articles
We look at why millions of Americans are choosing community college over a traditional four-year school today.
Many students enroll in community college with the intent of transferring to a four-year school. Of those who do, many succeed, and yet traditional colleges and universities continue to overlook them. Read on to learn more about why more community college students don’t transfer schools and to receive some tips for making the transfer yourself.
Community college is the only option for many students who either can’t afford a traditional four-year university or who need a more flexible school environment. Just because community college is different, however, doesn’t mean that its students matter any less. The Aspen Prize exists to encourage community colleges to do more for their students and to continually strive for improvement.
