Accredited nursing schools in Montana
5 accredited schools in Montana offer nursing and patient care programs approved for WIOA funding
These schools are on the US Department of Education's list of accredited schools, and Montana has approved their programs for workforce funding. Between them they offer 7 of the 12 nursing and patient care programs on the state's list.
The Department doesn't accredit schools itself. It reviews accrediting agencies and lists the ones it recognizes as reliable judges of the quality of the education they accredit.1 Each school below names its accreditor, the year it was first accredited where the list records it, and its next review.
WIOA funding doesn't require accreditation. Besides colleges, a state can approve other public and private training providers,2 so many short courses come from schools that aren't on the Department's list. Their programs and results are on each field's page.
Nursing and patient care programs in Montana, every school, with costs and results
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Accredited CNA programs in Montana
2 of the 5 schools with CNA programs on Montana's list are accredited. They offer 2 of the 5 programs. See these programs with prices and results · Other states
Msu - Billings/City College
Billings, listed as Montana State University - Billings
Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1932, next review 2032
1 program
Msu - Great Falls College
Great Falls, listed as Montana State University - Great Falls College of Technology
Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1979, next review 2029
1 program
Accredited RN programs in Montana
All 2 schools with RN programs on Montana's list are accredited. They offer all 2 programs. See these programs with prices and results · Other states
Helena College - University Of Montana
Helena
Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1977, next review 2031
Accredited program here Nursing: associate degree programs (Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing)
1 program
Msu - Northern
Havre, listed as Montana State University - Northern
Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1932, next review 2030
Accredited program here Nursing: associate degree programs (Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing)
Accredited program here Nursing: baccalaureate program (Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing)
1 program
Accredited home health aide programs in Montana
All 1 schools with home health aide programs on Montana's list are accredited. They offer all 1 programs. See these programs with prices and results
Msu - Great Falls College
Great Falls, listed as Montana State University - Great Falls College of Technology
Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1979, next review 2029
1 program
Accredited LPN programs in Montana
All 1 schools with LPN programs on Montana's list are accredited. They offer all 2 programs. See these programs with prices and results · Other states
FVCC - Lincoln County Campus - Libby
Libby, listed as Flathead Valley Community College
Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1970, next review 2027
2 programs
How we matched Montana's schools to the accreditation list
Which schools are counted?
Schools with programs Montana approved for WIOA funding in nursing and patient care, from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).3 The two lists share no ID number, so we matched each school by its website and name in the same state, and checked every unclear case by hand. A school that only hosts a college's classes doesn't count as the college. Where we couldn't tell, the school is left out.
How current is the accreditation?
We read the Department's list of October 24, 2026 and count only current accreditation. The Department notes that agencies report this information, that it isn't audited, and that the agency itself has the latest status.1 Before you enroll, check the school's standing with its accreditor.
Sources for the accreditation facts about Montana
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- US Department of Education, Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), data files of 2026-10-24
- 20 CFR 680.410, What is an eligible training provider? (eCFR)
- 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