Career Programs at Helena College UM

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Helena College University of Montana is $9,863 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

Helena College University of Montana offers the alternative tuition plans .

80% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $1,940 (exclude student loans).

Helena College UM 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$9,863
Average Financial Amount	$1,940

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Helena College University of Montana offers 17 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 210 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Helena College University of Montana
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate	4	0	0
2 Years Certificate	13	2	39
Total	17	2	210

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

39 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
171 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Interior Design	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	0	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	0	-
	Total	0

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary	✕	1	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	0 completers	-
General Studies	✕	0	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician	✕	7	-
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician	✕	9	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	✕	3	$32,500
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	2	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Interior Design	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	✕	0	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	7	-
Business [+]	✔	10 completers	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✔	6	-
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry	✕	2	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	✔	2	-
	Total	39

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✕	6	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	67 completers	-
General Studies	✕	67	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	✕	8	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	6	-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	7	-
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician	✕	8	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	10	-
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist	✕	8	-
Metal Fabricator	✕	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	35 completers	-
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	✕	1	-
Pre-Pharmacy Studies	✕	2	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	32	-
Business [+]	✔	13 completers	-
Accounting	✔	8	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	1	-
Small Business Administration/Management	✔	4	-
	Total	171

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 1,423 students are attending at Helena College University of Montana. There are 30 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 47 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 15 to 1 (6.67%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 71 (full-time) and 61 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Helena College University of Montana is 41% and transfer-out rate is 13%. The retention rate is 62% at the school.

Helena College UM 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	1,423
Graduation Rate	41%
Number of Faculty	77
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

Student Population at Helena College UM

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,468 students enrolled into Helena College University of Montana. By gender, 598 male and 870 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Helena College University of Montana.

Student Population By Gender
Helena College University of Montana
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,468	598	870
Full-time	338	182	156
Part-tme	1,130	416	714

There are 1,161 White (79.09%), 6 Black/African American (0.41%), 65 Hispanic (4.43%), 12 Asian (0.82%), and 287 students with other races attending Helena College University of Montana.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Helena College University of Montana
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,468	598	870
American Indian/Native American	25	9	16
Asian	12	6	6
Black/African American	6	4	2
Hispanic	65	25	40
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	1,161	471	690
Two More	62	29	33
Un-Known	135	54	81
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Helena College University of Montana offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

286 students (19.48% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 314 students (21.39% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Helena College University of Montana.

Distance Learning Student Population at Helena College University of Montana
	Number of Students
Total	1,468
Enrolled Online Exclusively	286
Enrolled Some Online Courses	314
Not in Online Courses	868

By age range, at Helena College University of Montana, 210 students are aged 20 to 24 (14.31% of total students), 971 students are aged below 20 (66.14%), 15 students are aged above 50 (1.77%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Helena College University of Montana
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,468	598	870
Under 18	700	272	428
Age 18-19	271	131	140
Age 20-21	95	48	47
Age 22-24	115	50	65
Age 25-29	113	45	68
Age 30-34	83	29	54
Age 35-39	39	10	29
Age 40-49	37	12	25
Age 50-64	13	0	13
Over 64	2	1	1

Directory and Accreditation Information

Helena College University of Montana is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (6/1/1977 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Helena College University of Montana.

1115 N Roberts Street, Helena, MT

406-447-6900

School Website

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