Quick Facts about Helena College (Fall 2024)
Type of Institution | Public, Two-Year |
Degrees and Certificates Offered | 32 |
Average Class Size | 13 |
Student to Faculty Ratio | 15:1 |
Enrollment | |
Headcount | 1,559 |
Full-Time Students (12+ credits) | 340 (22%) |
Part-Time Students (<12 credits) | 1219 (78%) |
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) | 743 |
Enrollment By Instructional Area | |
General Education/Transfer | 269 (17%) |
Technical Education* | 208 (13%) |
Trades Education** | 113 (7%) |
Non-Degree | 72 (5%) |
Dual Enrollment | 897 (57%) |
Dual-Credit | 783 |
Early College | 136 |
Enrollment by Geography | |
Lewis & Clark County | 63% |
Adjacent Counties | 15% |
Rest of Montana | 20% |
Out of State | 2% |
Enrollment by Gender |
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Female | 56% |
Male | 41% |
Enrollment by Ethnicity |
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American Indian or Alaskan Native | 1% |
Asian | 1% |
Black/African-American | 1% |
Hispanic | 5% |
Multi-racial | 4% |
Unknown/No response | 11% |
White | 76% |
Enrollment by Age |
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Average Age | 21 |
18-24 | 81% |
25 and Older | 19% |
Financial Aid | |
% Degree-Seeking Students Receiving Financial Aid | 6% |
% Degree-Seeking Students Receiving Federal Pell Grant | 44% |
Distance Education | |
% Enrolled in One or More Online Courses | 39% |
% Enrolled Only in Online Courses | 21% |
% of Degree-Seeking Students Receiving Veteran Benefits | 9% |
First-Generation Students | 30% |
Students Working with Accessibility Services | 6% |
Top Feeder High Schools: Capital HS, Helena HS, East Helena HS | |
Participating Dual-Credit High Schools w/ Fall 2024 Enrollment | |
(Enrolled in 74 sections of 18 different college courses) | |
Capital High School | 262 |
Helena High School | 220 |
MT Digital Academy | 79 |
Jefferson High School | 49 |
East Helena High School | 45 |
Sentinel High School | 30 |
Sweet Grass High School | 26 |
Braodwater County High School | 23 |
Manhattan Christian School | 14 |
Seeley Swan High School | 12 |
Manhattan High School | 11 |
Drummond High School | <10 |
St. Andrewss School | <10 |
*Technical Programs include: Accounting & Business, Cosmetology, Fire & Emergency Services, Information Technology & Programming, Licensed Practical Nursing, and Registered Nursing (also includes students earning pre-requisites for these programs)
**Trades Programs include: Automotive Technology, Aviation Maintenance Technology, CNC Machining, Diesel Technology, Industrial Welding & Metal Fabrication, Manual Machining, Metals Technology, and Welding Technology
Source: Helena College Institutional Research