BOMNursing schools in Montana
24 nursing schools, from practical nursing to doctorates: 14 with a federal record and 10 listed only by the state board, with board approval, first-time NCLEX pass rates and accreditation.
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NCLEX 90% and above
80 to 89%
under 80%
no board rate
board-listed, placed at its city
10 board-listed programs in Montana have no federal record, so each ring marks the city the board prints, not a campus. 1 board-listed program has no city on the board’s list and no point; it is in the table below.
Nursing schools (14)
- Aaniiih Nakoda College Associate'sACEN
- Blackfeet Community College Bachelor's RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 66.67% (2025, 3 first-time takers)
- Carroll College Bachelor'sCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 96.3% (2025, 54 first-time takers)
- Flathead Valley Community College LPN/LVNAssociate'sCNEA RN, associate degree NCLEX 100% (2025, 20 first-time takers) · Practical nursing NCLEX 88.89% (2025, 9 first-time takers)
- Great Falls College Montana State University LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 100% (2025, 22 first-time takers) · Practical nursing NCLEX 100% (2025, 17 first-time takers)
- Helena College University of Montana LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 100% (2025, 29 first-time takers) · Practical nursing NCLEX 100% (2025, 5 first-time takers)
- Miles Community College Associate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 69.23% (2025, 26 first-time takers)
- Montana State University Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE
- Montana State University Billings LPN/LVNAssociate'sBachelor'sCCNECNEA
- Montana State University-Northern Associate'sBachelor'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 64.71% (2025, 17 first-time takers)
- Montana Technological University Bachelor'sCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 100% (2025, 35 first-time takers)
- Salish Kootenai College Bachelor'sACEN RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 88.89% (2025, 9 first-time takers)
- The University of Montana Associate's
- University of Providence Bachelor'sMaster'sCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 100% (2025, 30 first-time takers)
More board-approved programs (11)
Programs the Montana board of nursing approves at schools that report no nursing awards to IPEDS, as the board lists them.
| School | City | Program | Approval | First-time NCLEX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BITTERROOT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA | Hamilton | Practical nursing | Phase II approved in 2025 (may enroll) | |
| CITY COLLEGE AT MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY BILLINGS | Billings | RN, associate degree | FULL through 2034 | 87.5% (2025, 40 first-time takers) |
| CITY COLLEGE AT MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY BILLINGS | Billings | Practical nursing | FULL through 2034 | 85.71% (2025, 14 first-time takers) |
| DAKOTA NURSING PROGRAM WILLISTON STATE COLLEGE | Williston | Practical nursing | Phase II approved in 2025 (may enroll) | |
| MISSOULA COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA | Missoula | RN, associate degree | FULL through 2033 | 86.36% (2025, 44 first-time takers) |
| MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY Mark & Robyn Jones College of Nursing | Bozeman | RN, bachelor’s degree | FULL through 2029 | 90.12% (2025, 243 first-time takers) |
| MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY Mark & Robyn Jones College of Nursing | Billings | RN, bachelor’s degree | FULL through 2029 | |
| MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY Mark & Robyn Jones College of Nursing | Great Falls | RN, bachelor’s degree | FULL through 2029 | |
| MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY Mark & Robyn Jones College of Nursing | Kalispell | RN, bachelor’s degree | FULL through 2029 | |
| MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY Mark & Robyn Jones College of Nursing | Missoula | RN, bachelor’s degree | FULL through 2029 | |
| TOURO UNIVERSITY | Great Falls | RN, bachelor’s degree | Phase II approved in 2026 (may enroll) |
Sources
Schools and awards: IPEDS Completions. Accreditation: CCNE and CNEA directories.
State board sources: Montana Approved Professional and Practical Nursing Education Programs (dated 9/11/2026) (as of 2026-09-11); Montana Board of Nursing Registered Nursing NCLEX Pass Rates per Calendar Year (first-time test takers) (2025 calendar year); Montana Board of Nursing Practical Nursing NCLEX Pass Rates per Calendar Year (first-time test takers) (2025 calendar year).