Living and learning at Carroll College is about more than simply earning a degree. It’s about more than preparing for a career. It’s about who you become, and the lives you touch along the way. Here, we engage with one another in ways you simply don’t see other places. We inspire one another. We seek out ways to improve life, and lives, all over the world. There’s a reason U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks us the #1 Regional College in the West, the #2 Regional Best Value College in the West, and the #1 Regional College in the West for Veterans—our students and faculty excel. In the classrooms, labs, and athletic fields, ours is simply a higher standard. Our students enjoy the kind of lifestyle here that very few colleges or universities in the country can match. Within walking distance, students have access to movie theaters, restaurants, miles of biking and hiking trails, and a golf course. In thirty minutes students can be on world class mountain biking trails, fly-fishing, or ski and snowboard. Situated in the west, central Montana, and surrounded by the Rocky Mountains and Lewis and Clark National Forest, Helena is a world-class outdoor recreation destination. National Geographic ranks Helena in the Top 20 Mountain Biking Town, Great Values College places Carroll at #33 in their Great Affordable Colleges for Outdoor Enthusiasts list, Outside Magazine calls Helena "Montana’s mountain biking paradise," and Livability ranks Helena #27 on their Top 100 Best Places to Live survey.