Photo: U.S. Air Force photo · Public domainThe University of Providence is 4.2 miles from Malmstrom AFB
No college sits inside Malmstrom AFB’s boundary, but the University of Providence’s campus in Great Falls, with 418 students on campus, is 4.2 miles from the center of town, and Great Falls College Montana State University is 4.3 miles away in Great Falls. About 10% of Malmstrom AFB’s residents are enrolled in college, above Montana (5%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Malmstrom AFB. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Malmstrom AFB
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Malmstrom AFB
One private college within 4.2 miles, and Great Falls College Montana State University 4.3 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Stone Child College, is 81.4 miles away.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Malmstrom AFB’s median household income ($64,833) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.
Questions about college near Malmstrom AFB
Is Malmstrom AFB a college town?
No. About 10 of every 100 Malmstrom AFB residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above Montana (5). The nearest campus, the University of Providence, is 4.2 miles away in Great Falls.
What colleges are near Malmstrom AFB?
Within 15 miles: the University of Providence (4.2 miles, 418 students on campus) and Great Falls College Montana State University (4.3 miles, 809).
What is the closest community college to Malmstrom AFB, and what does it cost?
Great Falls College Montana State University in Great Falls, 4.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,028 a year for Montana residents; the federal net price, $12,468, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Stone Child College cost if we live in Montana?
Tuition and fees are $3,610 a year in-state and $3,610 from out of state.
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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Malmstrom AFB. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →