Flathead Valley Community College
Kalispell, Montana · Website
$38,520
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$38,520
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Flathead Valley Community College is a public 2-year college in Kalispell, Montana with 1,202 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $8,099 a year (tuition and fees $4,912 in-state, $11,659 out-of-state). 29% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $38,520 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $10,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$8,099
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$4,912
Out-of-state $11,659
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
29%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$10,500
About $111 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$38,520
Rank 2,946 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $8,099
- Tuition in-state
- $4,912
- Tuition out-of-state
- $11,659
- Cost of attendance
- $14,882
- Students with a need-based grant
- 19%
- Students with federal loans
- 9.9%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $6,341
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $7,484
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $9,903
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $11,293
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $12,552
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $3,964 in 2015-16 to $4,912 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 1,202
- Part-time students
- 49%
- Women
- 59%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 29%
- Retention rate
- 63%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 51
- Endowment
- $18.6M
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,946 of 5,094 US colleges and 15 of 25 in Montana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MT median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $8,099 | $13,337 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,912 | $4,961 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 82% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 29% | 45% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 63% | 64% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $10,500 | $18,500 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $32,850 | $35,820 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $38,520 | $41,951 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 50% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 54% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
51 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 115 | $10,833 | $30,079 | $42,010 | $44,125 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 20 | $18,000 | $71,348 | $80,257 | $80,813 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,702 |
| Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,353 |
| Precision Metal WorkingAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | Withheld | $43,711 | Withheld | $56,451 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | $74,476 | $65,389 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | Withheld | $38,335 | $47,344 | $42,269 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,078 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,095 |
| Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,127 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,073 |
| ForestryAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,725 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,656 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,272 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ProgrammingAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | $40,677 | $39,605 |
| Engineering-Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,570 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $70,808 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,650 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,734 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,556 |
| Agricultural Production OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,438 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Kalispell and Montana on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Montana
- Homes: Homes for sale in Montana
Questions and answers
How much does Flathead Valley Community College cost?
$8,099 a year is the average net price at Flathead Valley Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $4,912 for in-state students and $11,659 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $14,882. Families earning under $30,000 pay $6,341 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Flathead Valley Community College?
Flathead Valley Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Flathead Valley Community College graduates earn?
$38,520 a year is the median pay of former Flathead Valley Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($32,850 after 6 years). That ranks 2,946 of 5,094 US colleges and 15 of 25 in Montana. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $71,348.
How much student debt do Flathead Valley Community College graduates have?
$10,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Flathead Valley Community College graduates, about $111 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 9.9% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Flathead Valley Community College?
29% of first-time, full-time students at Flathead Valley Community College finish within 3 years. 63% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Flathead Valley Community College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (115 associate's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (20 associate's graduates), Precision Metal Working (15 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 51 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.