Do New Hampshire Residents Get In-State Tuition in Montana? (Community College, 2026)
No — New Hampshire residents pay full non-resident community college tuition in Montana, about $12,700 a year at Montana two-year colleges against $4,300 for residents. There is no exchange program between New Hampshire and Montana; the only route to the in-state rate is establishing Montana residency, which takes 12 months.
- You would pay
- $12,700/yr
- Resident pays
- $4,300/yr
- Over 2 yrs
- No saving available
Tuition and mandatory fees only, compiled from published rates and rounded. Excludes housing, books and course differentials. Eligibility is decided by the institution, not by this page.
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New Hampshire residents get no exchange-program discount in Montana. At Montana two-year colleges that means $12,700 a year rather than $4,300 — $8,400 a year, every year you are enrolled.
Seen from New Hampshire, this is one option among 50. 5 other states offer New Hampshire residents a reduced community college rate, the lowest being Maine at about $7,000, against $7,900 for in-state study at Community College System of New Hampshire.
One more angle: some public universities charge non-resident rates that are lower than another state's in-state rate. Comparing Montana's $12,700 against your home options on absolute cost, rather than on residency status, occasionally changes the answer.
Every route from New Hampshire to Montana
No exchange program or bilateral agreement connects these two states at community college level, so the route table is empty.
Where New Hampshire residents pay less
Staying home, a New Hampshire resident pays $7,900 a year for in-state community college tuition at Community College System of New Hampshire. The cheapest Montana option for you is $12,700 at Montana two-year colleges, which is $4,800 a year more than staying home, or $9,600 over 2 years.
New Hampshire belongs to New England Regional Student Program (Tuition Break) (Tuition Break) at community college level, so 5 of 50 states offer New Hampshire community college students a reduced rate. Montana is not one of them.
| State | Route | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire to Maine | New England Regional Student Program · Maine Community College System | $7,000 |
| New Hampshire to Connecticut | New England Regional Student Program · Connecticut State Community College | $8,575 |
| New Hampshire to Rhode Island | New England Regional Student Program · Community College of Rhode Island | $9,275 |
| New Hampshire to Massachusetts | New England Regional Student Program · Massachusetts community colleges | $10,850 |
| New Hampshire to Vermont | New England Regional Student Program · Community College of Vermont | $14,350 |
New Hampshire's neighboring states, compared
What a New Hampshire resident pays for community college tuition in each state that borders New Hampshire, cheapest first:
- Maine$7,000/yr · New England Regional Student Program
- Massachusetts$10,850/yr · New England Regional Student Program
- Vermont$14,350/yr · New England Regional Student Program
Compare all 50 states from New Hampshire in the checker. Each figure is one reference campus per state, not a state average.
Montana residency, in brief
Montana grants in-state tuition after 12 months of domicile before the term begins (Mont. Admin. R. 20.25.501), and a financially dependent student takes the parents' domicile. Moving to Montana to enroll does not by itself start the clock.
Montana residency requirements in full · how long every state requires
Step by step
- Budget for the non-resident rate at Montana two-year colleges: $12,700 a year against $4,300 for residents.
- Check whether the specific campus you want offers its own non-resident scholarship or a border-county waiver — those are institutional, sit outside the state agreements, and are the most commonly missed discount.
- If you plan to stay, price the residency route: Montana requires 12 months of domicile, and a financially dependent student takes the parents' domicile, so the family would need to move.
- Read the Montana University System / Board of Regents rules in full before you enroll — classification is decided once, and re-classification later in a degree is the hardest version of this problem.
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Asked and answered
›Do New Hampshire residents get in-state tuition in Montana?
No. New Hampshire residents pay the full non-resident rate of $12,700 at Montana two-year colleges. The only route to the $4,300 in-state rate is establishing Montana residency.
›How long does it take to get in-state tuition in Montana?
Montana requires 12 months of domicile before the term begins (Mont. Admin. R. 20.25.501), and a financially dependent student takes the parents' domicile.
›How much would community college study in Montana actually cost a New Hampshire resident?
About $12,700 a year in tuition and mandatory fees at Montana two-year colleges, against $4,300 for a Montana resident. Figures are compiled 2025–26 published rates and exclude housing, books and course-specific differentials.
›Where can New Hampshire residents get reduced community college tuition?
In 5 states at community college level. Outside Montana, the lowest are Maine ($7,000), Connecticut ($8,575), Rhode Island ($9,275). Each figure is one reference campus, and awards are made campus by campus.
›Is studying in Montana cheaper than staying in New Hampshire?
No. New Hampshire's in-state community college rate is $7,900 a year at Community College System of New Hampshire, and the cheapest Montana option for a New Hampshire resident is $12,700, so Montana costs about $4,800 more a year, or $9,600 over 2 years, in tuition and fees alone.
Sources
Every eligibility rule on this page is checked against the operating compact commission or the state's own residency authority. Last verified 2026-08-07.
Tuition figures on this page are compiled 2025–26 published rates (basis: published compiled), rounded to the nearest $100 and refreshed each June. Eligibility rules are checked against the cited compact commission or residency authority.
- Montana University System / Board of Regents — residency for tuition purposes ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
- Community College System of New Hampshire — tuition and fees ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
How this page was made
Compiled and checked by Billy Reiner, editor of In-State Check. Last verified 2026-08-07.
- Compiled from published rate pages
- The in-state and non-resident figures are tuition and mandatory fees for one full-time year, read from Montana two-year colleges’s own 2025–26 rate page and rounded to the nearest $100. Housing, books, travel and course-specific differentials are not included in them.
- Checked against the administering body
- Compact membership at this level was checked against the commission that runs the program (WICHE, NEBHE). The residency test — the durational requirement, the domicile evidence and the dependent-student rule — was checked against Montana University System / Board of Regents, Mont. Admin. R. 20.25.501. Nothing here is taken from another comparison site.
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