Editing Billings, Montana (section)

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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>