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Short certificate programs in Montana

13 programs that take 12 weeks or less, in 5 fields, every one approved for WIOA funding in Montana

Each field lists its programs shortest first, up to 10, with a link to the rest. Length is in weeks as the school reported it, and hours a week differ: a four-week course can be full time. 13 of the 160 Montana programs that report a length take 12 weeks or less.

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Online certificate programs in Montana

Short programs in Montana, shortest first

CDL training 8

All CDL training programs in Montana, with typical prices and results

  • CDL Class A Training

    160 Driving Academy, BillingsClass AIn person · 6 weeks · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    students trained with WIOA funding
    11
    Program website, CDL Class A Training

  • Accelerated CDL

    Legacy Corporation, International, BillingsCDL (class not stated)In person · 6 weeks · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, Accelerated CDL

  • Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Training

    Career Transitions Inc, BelgradeClass AHybrid · 6 weeks · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,750
    Program website, Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Training

  • Driver Evaluation Programs

    Legacy Corporation, International, BillingsCDL (class not stated)In person · 6 weeks · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, Driver Evaluation Programs

  • Entry Level CDL

    Legacy Corporation, International, BillingsCDL (class not stated)In person · 6 weeks · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, Entry Level CDL

  • Tractor-Trailer 160

    Legacy Corporation, International, BillingsClass AIn person · 6 weeks · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, Tractor-Trailer 160

  • Tractor-Trailer 40

    Legacy Corporation, International, BillingsClass AIn person · 6 weeks · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, Tractor-Trailer 40

  • Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor/TTD150

    Billings-Sage Technical Services, Camp Hill, PACDL (class not stated)In person · 6 weeks · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor/TTD150

Esthetician school 2

All esthetician programs in Montana, with typical prices and results

  • Esthetics Program

    Amara Education Inc, BozemanEsthetician license programIn person · 6 weeks · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, Esthetics Program

  • Permanent Make-Up Fundamentals

    406 Aesthetics Ink, HelenaWaxing, lash or makeup courseIn person · 6 weeks · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,500
    Program website, Permanent Make-Up Fundamentals

CNA classes 1

All CNA programs in Montana, with typical prices and results

EMT classes 1

All EMT and paramedic programs in Montana, with typical prices and results

  • Emergency Medical Technician

    Best Practice Medicine LLC, based in Bozeman, MTEMTOnline · 10 weeks · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,410
    Program website, Emergency Medical Technician

Real estate school 1

All real estate programs in Montana, with typical prices and results

  • Real Estate Prelicensing Course

    Connole Morton Insurance School, MissoulaReal estate license course (pre-licensing)Hybrid · 6 weeks · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, Real Estate Prelicensing Course

Each program shows its own figures as the school reported them. Yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are counted. How these programs are chosen

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Which Montana programs count as short

Approved by Montana

Programs Montana approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), from its eligible training provider list (ETPL).5 They come from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025), covering programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Only the site's fields of training are counted.

What counts as short

A program counts as short when the school filed a length of 12 weeks or less. Programs with no length in the file are left off, and so are lengths our checks removed as unlikely (what "Left out" means is on the method page). How the site handles the data

Sources for the funding facts on this page

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  1. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  2. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  3. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  4. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  5. 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