Private for-profit · Community college
Aveda Institute Montana
Billings, Montana · Midsize city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $15,196
- Avg net price
- 83%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
Aveda Institute Montana is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Billings, Montana (midsize city setting), enrolling 80 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Billings, Montana
Billings is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Montana. An earlier name for the area was Clark's Fork Bottom. Museums in Billings are concentrated in and around downtown. The Moss Mansion is a historic house museum built in 1913 by influential businessman P. B. Moss. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 4 miles to Billings, MT
- To the ocean
- 660 miles
- Nearest airport
- 3 miles to Billings Logan (BIL)
How Aveda Institute Montana compares
Higher than 82% · #2 of 17 in Montana
Higher than 18%
Cheaper than 49% · #15 cheapest of 17 in Montana
Lower than 12%
Larger than 22%
Percentiles compare Aveda Institute Montana with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Montana.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White56%
- Hispanic7.5%
- Asian1.3%
- Other or multiracial35%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 80
- Student–faculty ratio
- 25 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 38%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 26%
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $15,196
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 83%
- First-year retention
- 57%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 41%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $25
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Aveda Institute Montana funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 89°F
- Winter low
- 15°F
- Annual rain
- 14.8″
- Annual snow
- 48.2″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Billings Wfo, MT US station (2 mi from campus).
What Aveda Institute Montana graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Colleges near Aveda Institute Montana
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Billings, MT · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 840 students
Montana State University Billings
Billings, MT · Public · Bachelor's · 2,626 students
Montana Bible College
Billings, MT · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 24 students
Little Big Horn College
Crow Agency, MT · Public · Associate · 253 students
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.