Hospitality Management Degree Tuition and Costs

CMC Service Area Rates

The Service Area Classification provides reduced tuition rates for those living outside the CMC district but within the region served by CMC. This area includes Chaffee, Grand and Jackson counties.

Our service area does not include the southern part of Routt County which is part of the Colorado Northwestern Community College’s service area.

2017-2018 Service Area Tuition Rates Per Credit Hour

New 2018-2019 Service Area Tuition Rates Per Credit Hour
Starting Fall 2018

To qualify for CMC’s service area status for tuition purposes, you must:

• Be a Colorado state resident
• Be domiciled in the three-county (Chaffee, Grand and Jackson) Colorado Mountain College service area for a minimum period of 32 days prior to the first day of the semester
• If you are under the age of 23, you must prove emancipation from your parents or legal guardian if they reside out of the service or in-district area.
• If you attend CMC as an out-of-state student and gain in-state status while residing in the service area, you may earn service area status at the time of your in-state classification.

CMC District Map

CMC District: blue overlay. CMC Service Area: purple overlay.

All discounts are approved by the board of trustees on an annual basis and subject to change or be discontinued at any time.

WUE / Western Undergraduate Exchange Tuition Rate

New students from WUE western states can save big on tuition through the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) at Colorado Mountain College.

  See Complete WUE information and guidelines.

All discounts are approved by the board of trustees on an annual basis and subject to change or be discontinued at any time.

Veterans and Military Families Discount Rate

To honor your service, the Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees is pleased to offer qualifying veterans and military families a 25% tuition discount off your tuition classification rate. This discount is for veterans, active-duty military, their spouses and dependents under 23-years-of-age. To learn more about the discount, please visit:

  Veterans

  Active Duty

  For more information contact the Registrar at registrar@coloradomtn.edu.

All discounts are approved by the board of trustees on an annual basis and subject to change or be discontinued at any time.

Continuing Opportunity Tuition Rate

Students who have continuously resided in the CMC service area for at least 24 months and have successfully completed the English as a Second Language (ESL) curriculum or a General Education Diploma (GED) at CMC, as attested by CMC staff, will be charged the current in-state tuition rate for the courses in which they enroll as a degree seeking student.

Qualifying students must be 23 years of age or older and must not be a resident or have domicile in a region outside of the CMC service area.

  Contact an Admissions Representative to learn more.

All discounts are approved by the board of trustees on an annual basis and subject to change or be discontinued at any time.

Colorado’s ASSET bill allows U.S. citizens, permanent resident aliens, and students without lawful immigration status to qualify for in-state tuition rates if they meet certain conditions.

  Informacion en español sobre ASSET
  See more Information about ASSET

All discounts are approved by the board of trustees on an annual basis and subject to change or be discontinued at any time.

Native American Ute Nation Tuition Rate

Students who provide proof of membership with the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation are eligible for the in-district rate for 100/200 Level courses.

  Contact an Admissions Representative to learn more.

All discounts are approved by the board of trustees on an annual basis and subject to change or be discontinued at any time.

In-state Tuition For Team USA Athletes

More than 60 Olympic and Paralympic athletes have attended Colorado Mountain College. To honor them and support future dreams, the college offers in-state tuition for those training on Team USA.

  See Team USA Details and Eligibility

Your employer may help you qualify for in-state rates

This tuition rate of $180.00 per credit hour is offered to tax-paying businesses within the CMC District that are paying for their employees’ credit courses. It applies to those employees who are classified with out-of-state residency per Colorado statute. This tuition reduction is limited to 100- and 200-level courses and cannot be used for online courses exclusively.

  Contact an Admissions Representative to learn more.

All discounts are approved by the board of trustees on an annual basis and subject to change or be discontinued at any time.

Discounted rates for non-residents with homes in CMC districts

Students who are classified as non-residents (live outside of Colorado) but own a residence in the six-county CMC District are allowed to enroll in a series or combination of one-credit or two-credit courses, up to three credits total, or they may enroll in one four-credit or one five-credit course at the in-state tuition rate.

If a student enrolls in more than the aforementioned credits, all credits, including the modified credits, will be charged at the out-of-state tuition rate. This tuition reduction is limited to 100- and 200-level courses and cannot be used for online courses exclusively.

  Contact an Admissions Representative to learn more.

All discounts are approved by the board of trustees on an annual basis and subject to change or be discontinued at any time.

Senior Grant Tuition Rate

Colorado Mountain College provides grants for 50 percent of the tuition charge for district residents who are 62 years old or older. This policy applies to 100-level and 200-level credit courses only.

  Contact an Admissions Representative to learn more.

All discounts are approved by the board of trustees on an annual basis and subject to change or be discontinued at any time.