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

Can I Afford Highlands College of Montana Tech?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time Highlands College of Montana Tech students paid $113 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $358 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$2,702	$8,598
Fees	$965	$1,044
Books and Supplies	$1,320	$1,320
On Campus Room and Board	$10,741	$10,741
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,021	$4,021

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 50% of students took out student loans averaging $4,822 a year. That adds up to $19,288 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Highlands College of Montana Tech is 2.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Highlands College of Montana Tech Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 656 undergraduate students at Highlands College of Montana Tech, with 266 being full-time and 390 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 266 full-time undergraduates at Highlands College of Montana Tech, 66% are male and 34% 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	15
White	222
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Online Learning at Highlands College of Montana Tech

In 2020-2021, 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.

Online Growth Rankings of Highlands College of Montana Tech

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Highlands College of Montana Tech was 60.4%. This is the #488 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Highlands College of Montana Tech regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.