Public · Community college

Miles Community College

Miles City, Montana · Remote town

#2 for grad earnings in Montana
20%
Transfer rate
$10,405
Avg net price
62%
Grad / completion
$42,862
Median earnings

Miles Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Miles City, Montana (remote town setting), enrolling 332 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 332 undergradsRemote townNJCAA Division ICold winters

About Miles City, Montana

Miles City is a city in and the county seat of Custer County, Montana, United States. After the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, the U.S. Army created forts in eastern Montana, including one where the north-flowing Tongue River flowed into the east-flowing Yellowstone River. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Associate
To Great Lakes shore
651 miles
Nearest airport
70 miles to Dawson Community (GDV)

How Miles Community College compares

Graduation rate62%

Higher than 51% · #6 of 17 in Montana

First-year retention63%

Higher than 28%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$42,862

Higher than 79% · #2 of 15 in Montana

Average net price$10,405

Cheaper than 69% · #10 cheapest of 17 in Montana

Median debt at graduation$11,500

Lower than 33%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment332

Larger than 55%

Percentiles compare Miles Community College 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 gender

332undergrads
  • Women19860%
  • Men13440%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White80%
  • Black2.4%
  • Hispanic4.5%
  • Other or multiracial13%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
332
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
21%
First-generation students
38%
Students over 25
24%
Median family income
$43,108
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$56,700
Endowment
$1,824,682

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$5,818
Out-of-state tuition
$10,626
Room & board
$8,405
Books & supplies
$1,700
Total cost of attendance
$17,452
Average net price
$10,405

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
62%
First-year retention
63%
Transferred to another college
20%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,912
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$42,862
Median debt at graduation
$11,500
Students with federal loans
23%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
58%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
62%
Low-income (Pell)
33%
First-generation
30%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
178
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
54%
Housing charge (year)
$3,550
Meal plan (year)
$4,800
Application fee
$30
Athletics
NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes
116 (59 men · 57 women)

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%.

Varsity sports (5)

Baseball42
Basketball23
Softball21
Rodeo16
Volleyball14

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.9 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (710 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.7reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
0.3
Burglary
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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.

< $30k
$9,462
$30–48k
$9,486
$48–75k
$10,693
$75–110k
$10,411
$110k+
$13,000

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?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

54%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$5,736
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 54% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $5,736. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 122 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$42,862
Typical debt at graduation
$11,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
27%
Out-earn a HS grad
56%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$40,502
Men
$45,017

Men out-earn women by $4,515 (11%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
89°F
Winter low
9°F
Annual rain
12.9″
Annual snow
29.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
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Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.42.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Miles City F Wiley Fld, MT US station (3.1 mi from campus).

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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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.