Blackfeet Community College
Tuition, net price, admissions, graduation rate, and graduate salary · Browning, Montana
Net price / year
$5,410
after grants & scholarships
lower than 99% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges
Acceptance rate
Open admission
accepts most applicants
Graduation rate
37%
within 150% of normal time
lower than 85% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges
Median earnings
$38,312
4 years after graduating
lower than 95% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges
Blackfeet Community College at a glance
- What is the tuition at Blackfeet Community College?
- Undergraduate tuition and fees are $3,610 for the 2024-25 academic year.
- What is the cost of attendance at Blackfeet Community College?
- The average cost of attendance is $11,405 a year before financial aid (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses.
- What is the net price at Blackfeet Community College?
- The average net price is $5,410 a year after grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid (2023-24).
- What is the acceptance rate at Blackfeet Community College?
- This school has open admission: most applicants who meet basic requirements are accepted.
- What is the graduation rate at Blackfeet Community College?
- 37% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time, or 6 years (entering classes through fall 2018).
- How much do graduates of Blackfeet Community College earn?
- The median graduate earns $38,312 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled (2024 dollars).
Key takeaways
- At $5,410 a year, the average net price is lower than 99% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges.
- The earnings premium over a typical high-school graduate would cover the estimated net cost in about 3.8 years of work (not counting income forgone while studying).
- This school has open admission, so most applicants who meet basic requirements are accepted.
- Pell Grant recipients completed within 150% of normal time at a rate of 70%, compared with 37% for all students, 33 points higher.
- Graduates earn a median $38,312 four years after finishing, less than 95% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges.
Tuition and cost of attendance at Blackfeet Community College
Average net price
$5,410 per year
Cost of attendance minus average grants and scholarships, for first-time full-time students receiving federal aid.
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Estimated total net cost
$21,640
Net price × 4 years, at today's prices and assuming on-time completion. Your actual cost depends on your aid.
Net price by family income
Average yearly net price for students receiving federal aid.
- $0–30k $6,643
- $30–48k $1,521
- $48–75k $3,461
- $75–110k $9,453
- $110k+ —
Where the sticker price goes· Cost of attendance $11,405
- Tuition & fees$3,610
- Books & supplies$1,300
- Room & board$9,734
- Other expenses$5,869
- Tuition & fees (in-state)
- $3,610
- Tuition & fees (out-of-state)
- $3,610
Blackfeet Community College acceptance rate and admissions
Open admission
The school admits most applicants who meet basic requirements.
Graduation rate and salary after graduating from Blackfeet Community College
Graduation rate
37%
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time.
Years of earnings premium to cover cost
3.8 years
Net cost ÷ (graduate earnings − high-school graduate earnings). Excludes income forgone while studying and assumes today's earnings. A rough guide, not a prediction.
Earnings vs debt
Of graduates working and not enrolled, in 2024 dollars.
Outcomes by student group
The Scorecard reports some outcomes separately for groups of students. A group is left out when it is too small to report. These are school-level figures and say nothing about any individual student.
Completion within 150% of normal time, by group
Share of students who entered in 2018 and completed within 150% of normal time (six years at a four-year college, three at a two-year college).
All students, same entering cohort: 62%
Group rates and the all-student rate come from the same 2018 entering cohort, so they can be compared directly. Groups at small colleges can rest on very few students. Data period: Entering cohort 2018 (IPEDS).
Earnings ten years after entry
All students who entered this college, whether or not they graduated, in 2022 dollars, ten years after entry.
Typical range: middle half of students
25th percentile $7,866 · median $22,953 · 75th percentile $37,636
Median by sex
This is not the same as the graduates' earnings shown above. It covers everyone who entered, including students who left without a degree, ten years after entry and in 2022 dollars. The graduates' figure covers only completers, four years after finishing, in 2024 dollars. Do not compare the two directly.
Data period: Students who entered in academic years 2009-10 and 2010-11 (pooled), earnings measured in 2020 and 2021, 2022 dollars (Treasury).
What students study
The largest fields among the degrees and certificates this college awarded, grouped by two-digit CIP code (the federal Classification of Instructional Programs). Fields under 1% are left out.
Share of degrees and certificates awarded, by field
A large share means many awards, not necessarily many students or higher earnings. Data period: Awards in academic year 2024-25 (IPEDS).
Who attends
A snapshot of the undergraduate student body as this college reported it to the federal government. Shares are shown as published; they can differ slightly from 100% because of rounding.
Race and ethnicity
- White 5.9%
- Black or African American 0%
- Hispanic or Latino 0.4%
- Asian 0%
- American Indian or Alaska Native 93.7%
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0%
- Two or more races 0%
- U.S. nonresident 0%
- Race and ethnicity unknown 0%
Federal reporting categories. Students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents are counted as nonresident, and students who did not report are counted as unknown. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).
Gender
- Men 31.1%
- Women 68.9%
Federal reporting uses two categories. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).
Students aged 25 or older
41%
of undergraduates
Many adult students work or have families while enrolled. Data period: Fall 2023 (IPEDS).
Students and campus
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 286
- Part-time students
- 17%
- Receive Pell Grants
- 49%
- Receive federal loans
- 0%
- Students per faculty member
- 7 : 1
- Setting
- Rural
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Frequently asked questions
How much is tuition at Blackfeet Community College?
For the 2024-25 academic year, Blackfeet Community College reported undergraduate tuition and fees of $3,610. This is the published price before grants and scholarships; what you pay depends on your aid.
What is the cost of attendance and net price at Blackfeet Community College?
The average cost of attendance at Blackfeet Community College is $11,405 a year (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $5,410 a year. That is lower than 99% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges.
How much financial aid do students at Blackfeet Community College get?
49% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. 0% receive federal loans.
What is the acceptance rate at Blackfeet Community College?
Blackfeet Community College has open admission: it accepts most applicants who meet basic requirements.
What is the graduation rate at Blackfeet Community College?
37% of first-time, full-time students at Blackfeet Community College finish within 150% of normal time.
How much do Blackfeet Community College graduates earn after graduation?
The median graduate earns $38,312 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled in further study (2024 dollars).
Is Blackfeet Community College worth it?
There is no single answer: it depends on your major, your aid and whether you finish. For Blackfeet Community College, the data shows this. The earnings premium over a typical high-school graduate would cover the estimated net cost in about 3.8 years of work. 37% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time. These are averages, not predictions, and they do not count income forgone while studying.
Who attends Blackfeet Community College?
Among undergraduates in Fall 2024, 69% are women and 31% are men. The largest race or ethnicity group reported is American Indian or Alaska Native (94%). About 41% are aged 25 or older.
Sources and data periods
All figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Periods differ by measure:
- Average net price: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Acceptance rate: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Graduation rate: Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
- Median earnings: Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Median graduate debt: NSLDS FY2020, FY2021 pooled cohorts
Some figures are blank because the school did not report them or the group was too small to publish. How we calculate things