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Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Montana

2023 Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Montana

3 Schools Ranked
$12,404 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$16,681 Avg Student Debt

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Montana ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Montana to see which ones had the most popular online associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

205 Total Awards
$3,532 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Great Falls College Montana State University the most popular school in Montana for trade school students working on their associate degree. Located in Great Falls, Montana, the small public school handed out 205 associate degree awards in 2021-2022.

In-state students pay an average of $3,532 in tuition and fees if they attend Great Falls College Montana State University full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $11,338. Around 70% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 65% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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#2

Dawson Community College

Glendive, Montana
105 Total Awards
$6,075 Average Tuition & Fees
$9,586 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Dawson Community College is a great place for trade school students working on their associate degree. This very small public school is located in Glendive, Montana, and it awarded 105 associate degrees in 2021-2022.

Students from Montana who attend DCC full time pay an average of $6,075 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $8,775. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $9,586 in student loans. Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2020-2021 year, about 59% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

University of Providence

Great Falls, Montana
1 Total Awards
$27,606 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Providence landed the # 3 spot on the list. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Great Falls, Montana, and it awarded 1 associate degrees in 2021-2022.

If you want to attend University of Providence, expect to pay an average of $27,606 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out University of Providence. Every undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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