The Colorado Mountain College board of trustees approved the school’s updated tuition and fee structures for the 2025-26 academic year during its Jan. 16 board meeting.

As part of its annual budget planning process, the board approved a 2.9% tuition increase to “keep pace with inflation while maintaining (the college’s) commitment to affordability,” according to a news release.

The new rates will be: 

• $107 per credit hour for in-district students (a $3 increase) 
• $214 per credit hour for in-state students (a $6 increase) 
• $545 per credit hour for non-resident students (a $15 increase) 
• A 3.5% increase to residence hall fees to account for rising operational costs

Next year’s 2.9% is a milder change than the 4% increase implemented between the 2023-24 and 2024-25 academic years. The increased rates will go into effect for the fall 2025 semester.

The board also approved an increase in the differential tuition — an extra charge added onto credits for certain high-cost programs — for nursing and dental hygiene programs to $77 per credit hour.

Under a board-approved modification to the Continuing Opportunity Tuition discount, students learning English as a second language who have resided in a Colorado Mountain College service area for at least 12 months can now qualify for in-district tuition rates if they meet the required criteria.Colorado Mountain College President Matt Gianneschi said that although the tuition and fee increases are necessary to keep pace with inflation, the college “remains one of the most affordable and fiscally sustainable colleges in the country.”