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IT training in Montana

6 IT training programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

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

Computer support specialists help people solve computer problems and keep networks running. Network support jobs usually call for an associate degree and help desk jobs for some college classes, though a high school diploma plus IT certifications can also be enough.1 In Montana, all 6 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 4 are taught partly or fully online.

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How much does IT training cost in Montana?

$4,000 to $11,665 is what most IT training programs in Montana cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 6 programs with a price. All of them: $2,200 to $23,278

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not reported
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Length
30 to 60 weeks

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 IT training. How these figures are made

Is there free IT training in Montana?

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

IT training in Butte, Great Falls, Missoula and other Montana cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 3 programs are online.

All 6 IT training programs in Montana approved for WIOA funding

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6 programs

  • Networking and system administrationOnlineNo diploma needed

    IT-7300 Linux Administrator

    Medcerts LLC

    Based in Livonia, MI

    No diploma needed

    Medcerts LLC, based in Livonia, MI · Networking and system administration · Online · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,200
    Program website, IT-7300 Linux Administrator at Medcerts LLC
    More details about IT-7300 Linux Administrator at Medcerts LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,200

  • Networking and system administrationOnlineNo diploma needed

    IT Security & Network Technician

    Medcerts LLC

    Based in Livonia, MI

    No diploma needed

    Medcerts LLC, based in Livonia, MI · Networking and system administration · Online · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,000
    Program website, IT Security & Network Technician at Medcerts LLC
    More details about IT Security & Network Technician at Medcerts LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,000

  • Cloud computing (AWS and Azure)OnlineNo diploma needed

    IT-7150 Cloud Specialist

    Medcerts LLC

    Based in Livonia, MI

    No diploma needed

    Medcerts LLC, based in Livonia, MI · Cloud computing (AWS and Azure) · Online · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,000
    Program website, IT-7150 Cloud Specialist at Medcerts LLC
    More details about IT-7150 Cloud Specialist at Medcerts LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,000

  • IT (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Network Technology, A.A.S.

    Montana Tech - Butte (Basin Creek)

    Butte

    No diploma needed

    Montana Tech - Butte (Basin Creek), Butte · IT (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,148
    Program website, Network Technology, A.A.S. at Montana Tech - Butte (Basin Creek)
    More details about Network Technology, A.A.S. at Montana Tech - Butte (Basin Creek)
    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
    $7,148

  • IT support and help deskIn personNo diploma needed

    CIT - Microcomputer Support

    Msu - Great Falls College

    Great Falls

    No diploma needed

    Msu - Great Falls College, Great Falls · IT support and help desk · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$13,171
    Program website, CIT - Microcomputer Support at Msu - Great Falls College
    More details about CIT - Microcomputer Support at Msu - Great Falls College
    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
    $13,171

  • IT certificate or diploma (general)HybridNo diploma needed

    Information Technology

    Missoula College Of Technology

    Missoula

    No diploma needed

    Missoula College Of Technology, Missoula · IT certificate or diploma (general) · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$23,278
    Program website, Information Technology at Missoula College Of Technology
    More details about Information Technology at Missoula College Of Technology
    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
    $23,278

How to pay for IT training in Montana

WIOA funding can pay for IT training 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 IT training

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 IT training

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

Quick facts: IT training in Montana

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
31st of 41
IT training programs here, against the typical state's 20
6 vs 20

State comparisons use the same figures as the IT training by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Where the Montana IT program numbers come from

Which Montana IT programs are on this list?

These are the IT 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 Montana IT program prices are reported

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. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some IT programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

Other training in Montana

Sources for the facts about IT training in Montana

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Computer Support Specialists
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220 and 680.310: career services before training, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List