Dawson Community College offers 18 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 11 major programs - 5 Certificate and 6 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $6,435 for Montana residents and $9,135 for out-of-state students.

Total 183 students out of total 462 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 81 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Dawson Community College is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameDawson Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address300 College Dr, Glendive, MT
Online Students183 Enrolled Online Exclusively
73 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$6,435
Out-of-State$9,135
Student to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)
Online Degree Programs
Total11 Programs
Certificate5 Programs
Associates6 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Dawson Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Montana residents, the tuition & fees are $6,435 and $9,135 for non-Montana residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $153 for Montana residents and $243 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$5,430$5,580$5,745$6,075$6,435
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$8,010$8,220$8,445$8,775$9,135
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$124$127$130$141$153
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$210$215$220$231$243

Online Programs By Area of Study

Dawson Community College offers 18 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 11 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 5 Certificates, 6 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs56NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs711NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Early Childhood Education and TeachingONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 66 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Multi-/Interdisciplinary StudiesONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Dawson Community College, there are 462 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 256 students were attending classes through distance learning (183 students are enrolled exclusively and 73 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment462
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses183
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses73
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses206

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 183 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 95 Montana Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 88 students living in the U.S. States other than Montana, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses183
Montana Resident95
Other State In U.S.88
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses183
Degree/Certificate Seeking54
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking129

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