A college education is one of the most important investments you will make. Colorado Mountain College is committed to providing access to everyone who can benefit from a program of higher education.
The cost of attending Colorado Mountain College varies depending on residency status, program of study, housing status and other services needed. The following section covers general tuition and fee costs you may expect by attending Colorado Mountain College during the 2024-2025 academic year.
Residency status determines tuition classification, which is governed by Colorado state law. Details can be found on the Colorado Department of Higher Education Residency Requirements page.
To be domiciled in Colorado for tuition classification purposes, the student (or their parent/legal guardian as prescribed by the law) must have physical presence in the state and an intent to maintain that as a true, fixed permanent place of residence. You may be required to furnish the following documents to assist in the verification of residency: Colorado state income tax returns, current driver’s license, motor vehicle registration and voter’s registration; proof of physical presence such as rent receipts, canceled checks, or other acceptable evidence; and a petition for residency classification.
If you feel you have been incorrectly classified, you may request a Tuition Reclassification petition and a copy of the summary of the state statutes governing tuition classification from the tuition classification officer at any Colorado Mountain College campus. This petition will be processed only if you have an application for admission on file or are currently enrolled. The petition must be submitted no later than 10 working days after the start of the semester to be considered for the current semester. After 10 working days, the petition is for a subsequent semester. More information and residency reclassification petitions and forms are available on CMC’s Residency Requirements page.
Any student who willfully gives wrong or misleading information to avoid paying non-resident tuition is subject to legal and disciplinary action.
To be classified as a Colorado resident for tuition purposes, you must be domiciled in the state for a minimum of 12 months prior to the first day of the semester. If you attend Colorado Mountain College as an out-of-state student and establish domicile during your attendance, you may submit a Tuition Reclassification Petition for a subsequent semester.
An individual 23 years of age or older can qualify as an in-state student, for tuition purposes only, if they move to the state to accept employment, the employer is paying the qualified person’s tuition, and the qualified person demonstrates the intent to establish permanent domicile in the state.
If you are under the age of 23, your parent or legal guardian must be domiciled for a minimum of 12 months, or you must prove emancipation from your parents if they are not domiciled residents of the state.
The Colorado Mountain College district consists of all or part of Garfield, Eagle, Summit, Pitkin, and Lake counties, plus Routt School District RE2 and Salida School District R32-J.
To gain in-district status for tuition purposes, you must be a Colorado state resident and be domiciled in the Colorado Mountain College district 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 if they reside out of the district. If you attend CMC as an out-of-state student and gain in-state status while residing in the district, you may earn in-district status at the time of your in-state classification.
Additionally, a student who has been classified as an in-state Colorado resident for tuition purposes and who owns a residence (i.e., a second home) in the CMC district or is a dependent of a person who owns a residence in the district shall be classified as an in-district student for tuition purposes.
An out-of-state resident is a person who does not meet the Colorado State residency requirements to be eligible for in-state or in-district classification.
Textbooks, ebooks or other learning materials*, such as single-use access to online instructional websites, are required for most credit courses.
Required textbooks and learning materials are provided at an affordable rental rate through CMC’s Learning Materials Program (LMP). The program automatically provides the materials for classes in which the student is registered at a flat-rate access fee per credit hour. Students receive all credit course materials and required textbooks at the start of each semester, usually before the first day of class, depending on the registration date. At the end of the term, students are required to return all materials to the LMP system seven consecutive days after the last day of the semester or choose to purchase them at a discounted “buy out” rate. Students access their customized Learning Materials online dashboard, order summary, return dates, and other information directly from Basecamp.
Students should verify their address prior to every semester, or they will not receive their LMP rental materials.
Students who select the audit grading option for classes are automatically opted out of the LMP. These students do not receive learning materials and do not incur LMP charges to their accounts. If auditing students wish to acquire textbooks for the class, they can purchase them separately from eCampus or another third party.
If you have questions, please visit the CMC LMP page or contact CMC LMP customer service at (844) 523-9056 or cmclmp@coloradomtn.edu.
*Some specialty materials and lab kits are not included in the flat rate program.
The charts below list in-district, in-state, and out-of-state tuition rates for a single credit at both the associate level (1000-2000) and bachelor’s level (3000-4000). 2024-2025 tuition rates begin in the fall semester of 2024.
Associate and Bachelor courses (1000-4000 level)
Classification
Rate per credit
Total for 15 credits per semester