Associate Degrees & Certificates

(Based on Estimated 2026-2027 Rates)

The Cost of Attendance is the ESTIMATED cost of completing a Fall/Spring school year at City College at Montana State University Billings (MSUB) and includes weighted averages for direct educational costs (tuition, fees, housing, food, books and supplies), and other indirect educational expenses (miscellaneous personal expenses and transportation).

  • Tuition & Fees reflect the weighted average cost based on enrollment type (full, ¾, ½ & less than ½ time).
  • Books, Supplies, Course Materials, & Equipment may vary by program. This amount reflects a weighted average cost based on credit load.
  • Food & Housing: Freshman are required to live on campus unless they have an approved exemption. This amount reflects the weighted average cost of living on campus options. Students living off campus will have additional $2,704 added to Food & Housing but will not see these charges on their MSUB bill. Students living with parents will have a $3,892 reduction.

2025-2026 City College Cost of Attendance

Montana Residents

On Campus
2026-2027 Costs 12 or more credits 9-11 credits 6-8 credits 1-5 credits
Tuition & Fees 5340 4660 3110 1830
Books, Supplies, Course Materials, & Equipment 1530 1030 680 330
Food & Housing 11014 11014 11014 0
Direct Costs: 17884 16704 14804

2160
Loan Fees 76 76 76 0
Transportation 2758 2758 2758 910
Miscellaneous 3910 3910 3910 0
Direct Costs + Indirect Costs: 24628 23448 21548

3070
Online Only
2026-2027 Costs 12 or more credits 9-11 credits 6-8 credits 1-5 credits
Tuition & Fees 4750 3850 2750 1580
Books, Supplies, Course Materials, & Equipment 1530 1030 680 330
Food & Housing 11014 11014 11014 0
Direct Costs: 17294 15894 14444 1910
Loan Fees 76 76 76 0
Transportation 1312 1312 1312 432
Miscellaneous 3910 3910 3910 0
Direct Costs + Indirect Costs: 22592 21192 19742 2342

WUE

On Campus
2026-2027 Costs 12 or more credits 9-11 credits 6-8 credits 1-5 credits
Tuition & Fees 6970 6280 4330 2400
Books, Supplies, Course Materials, & Equipment 1530 1030 680 330
Food & Housing 11014 11014 11014 0
Direct Costs: 19514 18324 16024 2730
Loan Fees 76 76 76 0
Transportation 2758 2758 2758 910
Miscellaneous 3910 3910 3910 0
Direct Costs + Indirect Costs: 26258 25068 22768 3640

Non-Residents

On Campus
2026-2027 Costs 12 or more credits 9-11 credits 6-8 credits 1-5 credits
Tuition & Fees 11280 9640 7050 3290
Books, Supplies, Course Materials, & Equipment 1530 1030 680 330
Food & Housing 11014 11014 11014 0
Direct Costs: 22447 21684 18744 3620
Loan Fees 76 76 76 0
Transportation 2758 2758 2758 910
Miscellaneous 3910 3910 3910 0
Direct Costs + Indirect Costs: 29191 28428 25488

4530
Online Only
2026-2027 Costs 12 or more credits 9-11 credits 6-8 credits 1-5 credits
Tuition & Fees 7870 6700 4860 2360
Books, Supplies, Course Materials, & Equipment 1530 1030 680 330
Food & Housing 11014 11014 11014 0
Direct Costs: 20414 18744 16554 2690
Loan Fees 76 76 76 0
Transportation 1312 1312 1312 432
Miscellaneous 3910 3910 3910 0
Direct Costs + Indirect Costs: 25712 24042 21852 3122

Tuition and fees are subject to approval and/or change by the Montana Board of Regents of Higher Education. All online courses are subject to an additional $30.00 per credit fee up to a maximum of $360.00, this fee has been included in the online-only COAs. If you have any questions about the current fees, please call the Student Accounts at (406) 657-2140.

Additional Program Fees (not included in the COA values listed above)
Degree Program Program Fee
Adventure Leadership in Health & Rec. $500/semester
Athletic Training $925/semester
Master of Health Administration $800/semester 
Certificate of Health Administration & leadership $800/semester
RN to BSN $800/semester
Welding $241/semester 

 

For the purposes of financial aid undergraduate students are packaged at the full time COA (12 or more credits per semester); however, the COA may be adjusted based on a student’s actual enrollment. Please contact the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships to request an adjustment if you are enrolled in less than 12 credits, or if your tuition and fees exceed the weighted average amount originally used in the COA.

Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) is available to qualifying students from AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, NV, NM, ND, OR, SD, UT, WA, and WY, and Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands.