unitid 180276 · Helena, MT · public 2-year · city (small)
Helena College University of Montana
- enrollment 2023
- 1,771
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
585
15th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
18%
undergrads on Pell grants
14th pctl among public 2-years
completion
33%
finish within 150% time
35th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$15,819
60th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$11,593
after aid, aided students
81st pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$40,738
after entry, Title IV students
65th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$14,580
91st pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $9,709 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k30%
- 30-48k21%
- 48-75k26%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $29,338
- First-generation students
- 36%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,146
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.8× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 42 | $39,318 | $15,400 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 34 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 29 | $72,725 | $29,692 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 25 | — | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 23 | — | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 19 | $58,422 | $14,028 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 10 | $45,279 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 10 | — | — |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 8 | — | — |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 7 | — | — |
| Fire Protection. | 6 | — | — |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 6 | $45,374 | $20,503 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.