Hospitality Management Degree Tuition and Costs

Compare: Our tuition is one of the lowest of Hospitality Management programs in Colorado

Low costs keep CMC graduates from being crushed by debt as they start their careers. Give yourself a financial break without compromising your education. That's smart.

Here’s how our in-district and in-state tuition compares to other hospitality management programs in Colorado:

Tuition & Costs for 2020 - 2021 Academic Year

In-district Tuition

$85/credit-hour
Associate & Bachelor's

$110/credit-hour
BA Education

$125/credit-hour
BS Nursing

In-state Tuition

$185/credit-hour
Associate & Bachelor's

$210/credit-hour
BA Education

$225/credit-hour
BS Nursing

Out-of-state Tuition

$466/credit-hour
Associate & Bachelor's

$491/credit-hour
BA Education

$506/credit-hour
BS Nursing

Colorado Mountain College Special Rates

Students are permitted only one tuition discount while enrolled at the institution.

Discounted rates for students within the CMC Service Area

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.

2020-2021 Service Area Tuition Rates Per Credit Hour

Associate & Bachelor's	BA Education	BS Nursing
$175	$200	$215

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.

Special rates for students from western states

Rates for veteran and military families

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 Coordinator of Military Services at military@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.

Discounted rates for recent ESL or GED graduates

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 part of their bachelor’s, associate or certificate degree program.

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.

ASSET program

Discounted Rates for the Native American Ute Nation

In-state tuition for Team USA Olympic and Paralympic Athletes

District employer special rate

Your employer may help you qualify for in-state rates

This tuition rate of $185 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. Online classes are excluded.

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.

Rates for second home owners

Discounted rates for non-residents with homes in CMC districts

Students who are classified as non-residents (out-of-state) but who own a residence in the Colorado Mountain College district are allowed to register for up to 3 credits per semester at a rate equivalent to in-state rate. This can include one three-credit course or a combination of one-credit or two-credit courses adding up to three credits total. Or, students may enroll in one 4 or 5 credit course at this rate. (Students cannot take a series of courses that add up to either 4 or 5 credits with this rate.)

The tuition reduction is limited to 100 and 200 level courses, and cannot be used for online courses exclusively.

This Second Homeowner discount is only for Homeowners not dependents of homeowners.

If an out-of-state resident student takes more than the allowed number of credits within one semester, all credits (including the original credits) will be charged at the regular out-of-state rate. The 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 Seniors