Colorado Mountain College Service Area Classification

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.

New students from WUE western states can receive discounted tuition

Save big on tuition through Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) at Colorado Mountain College.

A limited number of WUE slots are offered on a first-come, first-awarded basis.

WUE tuition benefits will be available to new students at the Leadville, Steamboat Springs and Spring Valley campuses only.

Nursing and Veterinary Technology programs are excluded from the WUE tuition program.

If you live in one of following 14 western states, you are eligible to apply for special WUE tuition rates:

Alaska
Arizona
California
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
North Dakota
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Washington
Wyoming

See Complete WUE Information

Special Tuition Rates at Colorado Mountain College

Veterans & Military Families Discount Rate

To honor your service, we offer a 25% tuition discount off of your tuition classification rate to those who qualify. This discount is for Veterans, Active-Duty Military, their spouses and dependents (dependents under 23-years-of-age).

This discount is not available for online programs or a semester of all online courses. This discount was approved by the Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees to honor U.S. veterans, active-duty military and their families.

Veterans

Active Duty

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

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.

SECOND HOME OWNER TUITION RATE

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.

DISTRICT EMPLOYER SPONSORED RATE

This tuition rate of $147.00 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.

Technology Fees at CMC

Students pay a technology fee every semester based upon their credit load with a maximum of $50/semester. Students living in CMC residence halls pay an additional $100 per semester.

Additional Residence Hall Fee: $100

All Colorado Mountain College students living in the Steamboat Springs, Spring Valley, or Leadville Residence Halls are required to pay a Student Activity Fee each semester. Students who pay the fee may attend social, athletic, and cultural events on campus free of charge or with a minimal fee. In addition to these events, the fee also funds student organizations and clubs. All events are planned and supervised by Student Government and the campus Student Activities Coordinator.