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Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider The University of Montana and Montana State Northern.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Chief Dull Knife College and Salish Kootenai College.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider UMH, Montana State Northern, MSUB College of Technology, and Montana State Great Falls.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of The University of Montana, Montana State Great Falls, Dawson Community College, and Salish Kootenai College.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Montana Tech - College of Technology, MSUB College of Technology, Montana State Northern, and Dawson Community College.
Excellence
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Salish Kootenai College, Dawson Community College, Chief Dull Knife College, and Montana State Northern.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
University Of Montana • Missoula, MT
Studying Anthropology/French (completion in 1999)
• 9/11/2011
"I think my school prepared me to deal with a great variety of cultures and world views. While I didn't get much career support or individual assistance, I took as much as I could from the academic aspect, and I am a much better person (and adult) today than I would've been had I not gone to college."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | While the program was above-average when I went there, both departments have shrunk and I wouldn't be able to make a good assessment of their quality now. |
| Program Reputation | 7 | The French program is thought highly of and they have a partnership with a school in France. The anthropology program has shrunk in recent years, but still houses a number of excellent professors. |
| Program Quality | 7 | Most of my professors were wonderful, very knowledgeable and personable. I have kept most of the texts I used, as I found them interesting and insightful. However, the general requirement courses were fairly boring. It wasn't until I got into the higher level classes that I found the subject very rewarding to study. |
| Instruction | 8 | Most of the courses were quite vigorous, some of them overwhelmingly so. Career preparation wasn't stressed, but the curriculum afforded not only a broad overview of each subject within the degree, but there were several specialized classes dealing with specific aspects of each subject which allowed for career specialization. |
| How Difficult | 7 | As I progressed into higher level classes, the workload increased dramatically. I wrote at least a dozen papers each semester and, particularly with my French major, I read at least two dozen textbooks and foreign language novels. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | I never read as many books and wrote as many papers as when I got into the upper division classes, in both my Anthropology and French majors. My majors were more intellectual in nature rather than hands-on; there wasn't a lab in either major though this wasn't a problem. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 3 | It's too small a school for there to be a great variety of times available for each class. In the upper division courses; you often had only one choice. |
| Academic Facilities | 9 | The library and computer facilities are extensive and easily accessible. There is plenty of classroom space and the classes are held in a specific area of the campus so it's not necessary to travel a long way between classes. I didn't have very good access to my advisor but almost any professor was available for the occasional meeting to discuss career and school choices. |
| Social Life | 5 | I wasn't really social enough to spend a lot of time at the various activities on campus, but I know there were many. They ranged from sporting events to concerts, Greek societies and socials. |
| Placement Services | 3 | I tried to use the career services but it didn't go well. It consisted mostly of shelves of files containing information and there was very little personal assistance. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | I haven't been part of the alumni network. I do get the occasional alumni magazine, but that's about it. |
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