Montana Community Colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Montana Community Colleges, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $4,771 for Montana residents and $9,559 for out-of-state students.

The University of Montana - Missoula College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $18,795 and Fort Peck Community College has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,250 among Montana Community Colleges.

You can narrow Montana colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Montana Community Colleges in 2025 is $19,866 for state residents and $24,655 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Montana Community Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$4,771$9,559--
Books & Supplies$1,293$1,293
Room & Board$9,393$9,393
Other Expenses$4,410$4,410
COA$19,866$24,655$15,096$15,096

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Montana Community Colleges is $4,771 for state residents and $9,559 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Montana Community Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Montana Community Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$2,975$1,062$7,165$1,096
2021-2022$2,992$1,077$7,339$1,127
2022-2023$3,071$1,097$7,557$1,149
2023-2024$3,119$1,272$7,785$1,327
2024-2025$3,551$1,220$8,538$1,021
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Montana Community Colleges in 2025 is $140 for state residents and $328 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Montana Community Colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$129$256 --
2021-2022$126$257 --
2022-2023$119$253 --
2023-2024$126$274 --
2024-2025$140$328 --

Montana Community Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Montana Community Colleges in 2025 is $13,803 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $14,367 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Montana Community Colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Montana Community Colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $8,001$3,758 $7,858$3,621
2021-2022 $8,283$3,881 $8,110$3,700
2022-2023 $8,846$3,964 $8,502$3,927
2023-2024 $9,321$3,996 $8,980$3,886
2024-2025 $9,393$4,410 $9,743$4,625