Editing Billings, Montana (section)

==Education==
===Primary and secondary===
====Public====
[[Billings Public Schools]] has two components: Billings Elementary School District and Billings High School District.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apps.opi.mt.gov/SchoolDirectory/frmdirectorydistrictpdf.aspx|title=Directory of Montana Schools|publisher=[[Montana Office of Public Instruction]]|date=2024-03-13|access-date=2024-03-13|pages=303–305/319}}</ref>

There are six elementary school districts covering portions of Billings: Most of it is in Billings Elementary School District<!--ELM 03870-->, and other portions are in: [[Elysian Elementary School District]]<!--ELM 09840-->, [[Elder Grove Elementary School District]]<!--ELM 09720-->, [[Canyon Creek Elementary School District]]<!--ELM 05460-->, [[Blue Creek Elementary School District]]<!--ELM 04230-->, and [[Independent Elementary School District]]<!--ELM 14820-->. All of Billings is in Billings High School District<!--SEC 03900-->.<ref name=LewisClarkSchoolDistrictmaps2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st30_mt/schooldistrict_maps/c30111_yellowstone/DC20SD_C30111.pdf|title=2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Yellowstone County, MT|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-03-13}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st30_mt/schooldistrict_maps/c30111_yellowstone/DC20SD_C30111_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

Billings Public Schools consists of 22 elementary schools, six middle schools, and three high schools ([[Billings Senior High School|Senior High]], [[Skyview High School (Montana)|Skyview High]], and [[Billings West High School|West High]]) that have approximately 15,715 students and 1,850 full-time employees.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Billings Public Schools|url=http://www.billingsschools.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=63|publisher=Billings Public Schools|access-date=February 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130321233946/http://www.billingsschools.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=63|archive-date=March 21, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> District 3, Independent, and Elder Grove School Districts each have one elementary school, those being Blue Creek Elementary,<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.bluecreek.k12.mt.us/about_us.htm|publisher=Blue Creek School|access-date=February 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624052734/http://www.bluecreek.k12.mt.us/about_us.htm|archive-date=June 24, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Elder Grove Elementary,<ref>{{cite web|title=District Information|url=http://www.eldergrove.k12.mt.us/index.php/district-info|publisher=Elder Grove School|access-date=February 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527092129/http://eldergrove.k12.mt.us/index.php/district-info|archive-date=May 27, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Independent Elementary, respectively. Canyon Creek School District operates Canyon Creek School, which serves grades K–8.

====Private====
* Billings Catholic Schools
** [[Billings Central Catholic High School]] (grades 9–12)
** St. Francis Catholic School (grades K–8)
** St. Francis Daycare
* Billings Christian Schools (grades Pre–12)
* Billings Educational Academy (grades K–12)
* Grace Montessori Academy (grades Pre–8)<ref>h{{cite web|url=http://gmamt.org/ |title=Grace Montessori Academy, a Billings Christian Montessori School }}</ref>
* Mount Olive Lutheran School (grades Pre-8)
* Sunrise Montessori (grades Pre–5)
* Trinity Lutheran School (grades K–8)

===Colleges and universities===
[[File:MSU Billings, Petro Hall, 2025.jpg|thumb|Petro Hall at [[Montana State University Billings]]]]

Billings has three institutions of higher learning. [[Montana State University Billings]] (MSU Billings) is part of the state university system, while [[Rocky Mountain College]] and [[Rocky Vista University]] are private.

====Public====
Montana State University Billings was founded in 1927 as Eastern Montana Normal College to train teachers. The name was shortened to Eastern Montana College in 1949, and it was given its present name when the Montana State University System reorganized in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|title=History & Overview of MSU Billings|url=http://www.msubillings.edu/geninfo/history.htm|access-date=August 8, 2012|author=Montana State University Billings}}</ref> The university offers associate/bachelor's/master's degrees and certificates in fields such as business, education, and medicine.<ref>{{cite web|title=Degrees, Programs, & Minors|url=http://www.msubillings.edu/future/degrees.asp|access-date=August 9, 2012|author=Montana State University Billings|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829022442/http://www.msubillings.edu/future/degrees.asp|archive-date=August 29, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Around 4,000 students attend MSU Billings.<ref>{{cite web|title=Full and Part Time Enrollment|url=http://www.msubillings.edu/InstitutionalResearch/default.htm#Full_and_Part_Time_Enrollment_|work=Institutional Research|access-date=August 8, 2012|author=Montana State University Billings|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117023957/http://www.msubillings.edu/InstitutionalResearch/default.htm#Full_and_Part_Time_Enrollment_|archive-date=January 17, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

City College at MSU Billings was established in 1969 as the Billings Vocational-Technical Education Center. Its governance was passed to the Montana University System Board of Regents in 1987, when it became known as the College of Technology. It was officially merged with MSU Billings (then known as Eastern Montana College) in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|title=About the College|url=http://citycollege.msubillings.edu/General_info.htm|publisher=Montana State University Billings|access-date=September 19, 2012}}</ref> The name was changed to the present name in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pickett|first=Mary|title=Regents approve new COT names|url=http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/regents-approve-new-cot-names/article_cc31edf1-b58e-50fe-b48e-fb3e1cdbb4be.html|work=The Billings Gazette|date=May 25, 2012 |access-date=September 19, 2012}}</ref> Known as the "comprehensive two-year college arm" of MSU Billings,<ref>{{cite web|title=City College Home|url=http://citycollege.msubillings.edu/|publisher=Montana State University Billings|access-date=September 19, 2012}}</ref> the college offers degrees and programs in a variety of fields, including automotive, business, computer technology, and nursing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Degrees and Programs|url=http://citycollege.msubillings.edu/Programs.htm|publisher=Montana State University Billings|access-date=September 19, 2012}}</ref>

====Private====
Through the marriage of three institutions of higher learning, [[Rocky Mountain College]] is Montana's oldest college. Rocky Mountain College (RMC) was founded in 1878.<ref name="About RMC">{{cite web|title=About RMC|url=http://www.rocky.edu/about-rocky/|publisher=Rocky Mountain College|access-date=January 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126184050/http://www.rocky.edu/about-rocky/|archive-date=January 26, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The campus that became RMC was known as the Billings Polytechnic Institute until 1947, when it joined the [[College of Montana|Montana Collegiate Institute]] in Deer Lodge (Montana's first institution of higher learning) and Intermountain Union College in Helena to form to Rocky Mountain College.<ref name="RMC history">{{cite web|title=History of RMC|url=http://www.rocky.edu/about-rocky/HistoryOfRMC.php|publisher=Rocky Mountain College|access-date=January 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115121320/http://rocky.edu/about-rocky/HistoryOfRMC.php|archive-date=January 15, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> During the 2013 fall semester, there were 1,068 students attending Rocky Mountain College.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fall 2013 Student Body Profile|url=http://www.rocky.edu/about-rocky/institutional-research/pdf/Fall2013_StudentBodyProfile.pdf|publisher=Rocky Mountain College|access-date=March 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407024939/http://rocky.edu/about-rocky/institutional-research/pdf/Fall2013_StudentBodyProfile.pdf|archive-date=April 7, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The college offers 50 majors offered in 24 different fields including art, education, music, psychology, and theater.<ref>{{cite web|title=RMC – Majors|url=http://www.rocky.edu/academics/academic-programs/undergraduate-majors/|publisher=Rocky Mountain College|access-date=January 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126184932/http://www.rocky.edu/academics/academic-programs/undergraduate-majors/|archive-date=January 26, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> RMC is affiliated with the [[United Church of Christ]], the [[United Methodist Church]], and the [[Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)]].<ref>{{cite web|title=General Information|url=http://www.rocky.edu/academics/course-catalog/GeneralInformation.php|publisher=Rocky Mountain College|access-date=January 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120013712/http://rocky.edu/academics/course-catalog/GeneralInformation.php|archive-date=January 20, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Rocky Vista University]], a private for-profit school of [[Osteopathic medicine in the United States|osteopathic medicine]], operates the Montana College of Osteopathic Medicine. The campus, completed in 2023, is located in western Billings. Classes began the same year.<ref name="RVU">{{cite news|last=Monaco|first=Hailey|title=Rocky Vista Montana College completes construction in Billings, looks forward to first class|url=https://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/rocky-vista-montana-college-completes-construction-in-billings-looks-forward-to-first-class|access-date=April 5, 2023|website=KTVQ News|date=January 23, 2023}}</ref> The university later announced plans to establish a College of Veterinary Medicine at the Billings campus by 2026.<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--not stated-->|date=January 12, 2024|title=Rocky Vista announces plans for college of veterinary medicine amid growing vet shortage|url=https://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/rocky-vista-announces-plans-for-college-of-veterinary-medicine-amid-growing-vet-shortage|website=KTVQ News|access-date=March 7, 2024}}</ref>

[[Yellowstone Christian College]] was headquartered in Billings from 1974 to 2021, when it moved to [[Kalispell]].<ref>{{cite web|author-last=Miller|author-first=Norm|title=Yellowstone Christian College Changes Name|url=https://mtsbc.org/2022/08/yellowstone-christian-college-changes-name/|publisher=Montana Southern Baptist Convention|date=August 31, 2022|access-date=March 7, 2024}}</ref>