Highlands College of Montana Tech Trade Programs

Highlands College of Montana Tech is a public institution located in Butte, Montana. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Butte draws many to the area.

Where Is Highlands College of Montana Tech?

Contact details for Highlands College of Montana Tech are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	25 Basin Creek Rd, Butte, MT 59701
Phone:	406-496-3711
Website:	www.mtech.edu

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Can I Afford Highlands College of Montana Tech?

In a recent term, part-time Highlands College of Montana Tech students paid $117 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $380 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$2,811	$9,113
Fees	$1,174	$1,255
Books and Supplies	$1,260	$1,260
On Campus Room and Board	$11,530	$11,530
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,048	$4,048

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Highlands College of Montana Tech, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $5,134 a year. That adds up to $20,536 over four years for those students.

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Highlands College of Montana Tech Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 679 undergraduate students at Highlands College of Montana Tech, with 293 being full-time and 386 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 293 full-time undergraduates at Highlands College of Montana Tech, 61% are male and 39% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Highlands College of Montana Tech students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	247
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

Online Learning at Highlands College of Montana Tech

In 2022-2023, 190 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Highlands College of Montana Tech has changed over the last few years.

Highlands College of Montana Tech Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Other Electrical/Electronics Maintenance & Repair Technology	0	0	60	60
Welding Technology/Welder	8	0	9	17
Radiologic Technology	0	12	0	12
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	3	5	4	12
Civil Engineering Technology	2	5	0	7
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	0	7	0	7
Other Precision Metal Working	0	7	0	7
Carpentry/Carpenter	0	4	0	4
TOTAL	13	40	73	126

Highlands College of Montana Tech Trades

In a recent academic period, Highlands College of Montana Tech awarded 366 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Allied Health Professions	0	0	12	0
Carpentry	0	0	4	0
Civil Engineering Technology	2	0	5	0
Electronics Maintenance & Repair	0	60	0	0
Precision Metal Working	11	13	12	0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	0	0	7	0
Total	39	219	108	0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.