Montana Tech-College Of Technology

Location and Contact Information

25 Basin Creek Rd
Butte, MT 59701
USA
Main Tel: (406) 496-3707
Web Site

The campus is in a rural area.

Overview

Montana Tech's College of Technology is a part of the University of Montana, or Montana Tech. It is a public institute of higher education located in Butte, Montana. Montana Tech's College of Technology offers job-specific training to prepare students for today’s job market. The college offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study, such as business technology, trades & technology health and information technology.

Students at Montana Tech's College of Technology participate in sports like volleyball, basketball, football and golf.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in mechanics and repair, production trades, and engineering technician.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.

School characteristics:

  • The school is public.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Campus housing is available.
  • Students have meal (board) plans.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 3,105
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 8,071
Room$ 2,944
Board$ 3,658
Books and supplies$ 1,000
Other$ 3,200

Financial Aid

Montana Tech College Of Technology participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 89% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant78%$4,034
Institutional Grant17%$1,907
Federal Grant57%$4,048
Pell Grant57%$3,703
Other Federal Grant14%$1,399
State or Local Grant35%$1,447

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan68%$5,051
Federal Loan66%$5,063
Other Loan1%$4,500

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Montana Tech-College Of Technology:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Montana State University-Billings-College of TechnologyBillings, MT1,127
2Northern Maine Community CollegePresque Isle, ME959
3North Central Kansas Technical CollegeBeloit, KS508
4Northwest Iowa Community CollegeSheldon, IA1,256
5Northwest Kansas Technical CollegeGoodland, KS271
6Eastern Maine Community CollegeBangor, ME2,030
7Mid-Plains Community CollegeNorth Platte, NE2,708
8Linn State Technical CollegeLinn, MO983
9Montana State University-NorthernHavre, MT1,217
10North Dakota State College of ScienceWahpeton, ND2,707

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Associate6111
< 1 year certificate301
1-2 year certificate26

Students

Student enrollment was 422 in 2009-2010 (331 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 60% of the student body. About 10% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Montana Tech College Of Technology provides on-campus housing for 371 of its 331 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 17 meals weekly.

International Study

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (7 awarded)

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (3 awarded)

  • Carpentry/Carpenter

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (10 awarded)

  • Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician

LIBERAL ARTS (4 awarded)

  • Historic Preservation and Conservation

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (32 awarded)

  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (22 awarded)

  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (3 awarded)

  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PRODUCTION TRADES (8 awarded)

  • Precision Metal Working