Montana is very proud of its colleges and universities, which serve as cultural centers with sports, lectures, art shows, theater, festivals, and community events. The public Montana University System includes more than a dozen campuses across the state, and Montana is also home to private colleges and several tribally controlled colleges that provide higher education close to home for Native communities.

The University of Montana in Missoula, founded in 1893, remains one of the state's flagship public universities. Main Hall, completed in 1898, still stands at the head of the Oval-a central green space at the base of Mount Sentinel-and its clock-tower bells continue to ring out across campus.

Four-Year Public Universities

• Montana State University - Bozeman (Bozeman)
• Montana State University - Billings (Billings)
• Montana State University - Northern (Havre)
• University of Montana - Missoula (Missoula)
• University of Montana Western (Dillon)
• Montana Technological University (Montana Tech) (Butte)

Two-Year Public and Community Colleges

• Great Falls College Montana State University (Great Falls)
• City College at MSU Billings (Billings)
• Gallatin College Montana State University (Bozeman)
• Helena College University of Montana (Helena)
• Missoula College University of Montana (Missoula)
• Highlands College of Montana Tech (Butte)
• Bitterroot College (Hamilton)
• Dawson Community College (Glendive)
• Flathead Valley Community College (Kalispell)
• Miles Community College (Miles City)

Private Non-Profit Colleges and Universities

• Carroll College (Helena)
• Rocky Mountain College (Billings)
• University of Providence (formerly University of Great Falls, Great Falls)

Tribal Colleges in Montana

• Aaniiih Nakoda College (Harlem, Fort Belknap Indian Reservation)
• Blackfeet Community College (Browning, Blackfeet Nation)
• Chief Dull Knife College (Lame Deer, Northern Cheyenne Reservation)
• Fort Peck Community College (Poplar, Fort Peck Reservation)
• Little Big Horn College (Crow Agency, Crow Reservation)
• Salish Kootenai College (Pablo, Flathead Reservation)
• Stone Child College (Box Elder, Rocky Boy's Reservation)

Special Schools and Services

• Montana School for the Deaf and Blind (Great Falls)

Together, these institutions offer certificates, two-year and four-year degrees, and graduate programs in fields ranging from trades and health care to engineering, business, and the arts, making Montana?s campuses important places to learn, work, and visit.

Updated: February 2, 2026