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Community college · Public

Dawson Community College

Glendive, MT70 online only

Dawson Community College is a public community college in Glendive, MT, with about 336 students on campus.

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Students on campus
336
plus 70 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$9,931
tuition and fees $5,010; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
45%
lower than at 73% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$41,951
higher than at 53% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Dawson Community College

Dawson Community College is very small

About 336 students attend on campus. With classes this small, a handful of students can move the graduation rate from one year to the next. The students ↓

The only college for 30 miles

No other degree-granting college with students on campus is within 30 miles of Dawson Community College. Nearby ↓

Dawson Community College is mostly about liberal arts

62% of the degrees Dawson Community College awards are in liberal arts; the next biggest field, precision production, is 20%. Majors ↓

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $9,450, about $100 a month over ten years. That’s 3.2% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; at a college this small, rates can swing from year to year.

★ What stands out · Who goes there

The students

189 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 59%Hispanic 6%Black 6%Two or more 10%International 8%

Women and men

Women 52%Men 48%
13 : 1
students per teacher
24%
get Pell grants (lower income)
18%
take federal loans
6%
undergrads 25 or older
8%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Dawson Community College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Dawson Community College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $16,105 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $9,810

Tuition & fees (in state) $5,010Room & board $8,600Books & supplies $270Other costs $2,225

After grants, the average family on aid pays $9,931.

Tuition and fees are $5,010 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$9,970

About $19,940 over 2 years · 38% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
45%
within 3 years · Pell students 53%
Come back for year two
54%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$41,951
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$9,450
about $100 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

3.2%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$100 a month against about $3,104 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

56%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 68% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$37k
Middle income$30–75k
$41k
Higher incomeover $75k
$44k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Liberal arts 62%Precision production 20%Agriculture 6%Health professions 6%Business 6%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities66 graduates a year · typical debt $10,065
$38k4 yrs out
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions10 graduates a year
—not reported
Precision Metal Working7 graduates a year
—not reported
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services2 graduates a year
—not reported
Criminal Justice and Corrections2 graduates a year
—not reported
Business/Commerce, General2 graduates a year
—not reported
Animal Sciences1 graduates a year
—not reported
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6% of Glendive’s 4,736 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Glendive pages.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.