Accounting and bookkeeping classes in Montana

3 accounting and bookkeeping programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

3 schools offer these accounting and bookkeeping programs, and Montana has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Bookkeeping and accounting clerks record and check financial data so an organization keeps complete, accurate books. Some employers want college classes or a degree in accounting, others hire people with a high school diploma and train them on the job; certification is not usually required.¹ In Montana, all 3 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

See the 3 programs

How much do accounting and bookkeeping classes cost in Montana?

$3,690 to $15,230

is what the 3 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not enough data
Working 6 months later: Not enough data
Earned a year, estimated: Not enough data
Length: Not enough data

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Montana may also offer accounting and bookkeeping classes. How these figures are made

Are there free accounting and bookkeeping classes in Montana?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. These programs cost $3,690 to $15,230.

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

Accounting and bookkeeping classes in Great Falls, Billings and other Montana cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 1 in smaller cities and towns.

All 3 accounting and bookkeeping programs in Montana approved for WIOA funding

3 programs

Accounting certificateIn personNo diploma needed
Accounting
Msu - Great Falls College
Great Falls
No diploma needed
Msu - Great Falls College, Great Falls · Accounting certificate · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$28,500
Price if you pay yourself$15,230
Program website, Accounting at Msu - Great Falls College
More details about Accounting at Msu - Great Falls College
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
82%
Earned in a quarter
$7,115
Length
60 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
10
a year, estimated
$28,500
price
$15,230
Accounting certificateHybridNo diploma needed
Accounting Certificate Program
Miles Community College
Miles City
No diploma needed
Miles Community College, Miles City · Accounting certificate · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,690
Program website, Accounting Certificate Program at Miles Community College
More details about Accounting Certificate Program at Miles Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
60 weeks, 28 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,690
Accounting certificateIn personNo diploma needed
Accounting Certificate
Billings Adult & Community Education
Billings
No diploma needed
Billings Adult & Community Education, Billings · Accounting certificate · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,810
Program website, Accounting Certificate at Billings Adult & Community Education
More details about Accounting Certificate at Billings Adult & Community Education
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
60 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,810

How to pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in Montana

WIOA funding can pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in Montana

Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.²People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.³Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.⁴

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).⁵

Financial aid and grants for accounting and bookkeeping classes

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.⁶⁷

GI Bill for accounting and bookkeeping classes

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.⁸

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Where the Montana accounting and bookkeeping program numbers come from

Which Montana accounting and bookkeeping programs are on this list?

These are the accounting and bookkeeping programs Montana approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).⁹ The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Montana offers.

How the prices and results of Montana accounting and bookkeeping programs are measured

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. Results describe students who left the program in recent years, and the yearly earnings figure is the reported quarter times four, an estimate. They describe past students, so they are no guarantee. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported". Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about accounting and bookkeeping classes in Montana

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