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Highlands College of Montana Tech
Highlands College of Montana Tech is a public two-year institution located in Butte, Montana. The campus offers hands-on learning experiences across STEM fields, trades, and health professions with a student body of approximately 699 students.
Butte, MTtown, remote
$11,206AVG NET PRICE
699STUDENTS
University data profileIPEDS 2023
THE SIGNATURE
Highlands College of Montana Tech Report Card
Explore university facts, programs, and campus life at a glance.
Highlands College of Montana Tech operates as a public two-year community college situated in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. The institution is recognized for its focus on purpose, uncommon thinking, and innovation within the state's STEM university system. Students engage with established programs in business, health professions, and other high-demand fields alongside strong reputations in engineering and natural sciences.
The campus offers one-of-a-kind hands-on experiences that put real-world skills into action. High school students are invited to explore careers in trades and technology through interactive events where they can climb a utility pole or build a wall. Research opportunities include digital databases of geological and mining resources dating back to the 1800s, housed only on campus.
Life at the college includes engagement with student-athletes known as Orediggers who participate in community events like Walk to School Day. The historic hometown of Butte offers a scenic setting for learning and living. Prospective students can schedule personalized visits or virtual tours to meet ambassadors called Prospectors before enrolling.
AT A GLANCE
TypeCommunityTwo years
Settingtown, remote
Calendarsemester
GETTING IN
Admissions
Prospective students can schedule personalized campus visits or virtual tours to meet admissions counselors and faculty. The institution hosts Trades & Technology Day events where high school students are invited to explore careers in trades and technology through an interactive experience.
WHAT IT COSTS
Cost & Financial Aid
Sticker price tells you little — net price after aid is what most families actually pay.
Source: IPEDS 2023
IN-STATE TUITION & FEES
$3,985/yr
Out-of-state: $10,368/yr. Montana residents pay roughly 62% less.
Net price by income band
$8,939$0–$30,000
$10,440$30,001–$48,000
$12,225$48,001–$75,000
$16,121$75,001–$110,000
$15,495$110,001+
AVERAGE NET PRICE AFTER AID
$11,206/yr
▼ 14% since 2020-2175% receive grants or scholarships
Average grant or scholarship aid $2,568.
IN THE CLASSROOM
Academics
The university pairs a strong reputation in engineering and natural sciences with established programs in business, health professions, and other high-demand fields. Research opportunities include digital databases of geological and mining resources dating back to the 1800s housed only on campus.
Student–faculty ratio
13:1
First-year retention
64%
Median across 34 institutions in our national dataset: 89%.
Bachelor-level fields offered
0
Bachelor-level fields reported as offered in IPEDS
CAMPUS LIFE
Campus & Housing
Reported capacity of institution-controlled housing and campus setting. Capacity does not indicate how many students currently live in university housing.
University-controlled housing capacity
460
Includes institution-controlled housing; it may extend beyond campus.
Setting
town, remote
AFTER GRADUATION
Student outcomes
Earnings and employment of former students after entering the university.
Source: College Scorecard 2025
Median earnings · 10 yrs after entry
$54,329
Median earnings of former students working and not enrolled, ten years after entry.
Working after 10 yrs
87.1%
Share of former students working and not enrolled, ten years after entry.
Earning more than a high-school graduate
76.4%
76.4% of former students earn above the Scorecard high-school earnings threshold, ten years after entry.
Data Sources: U.S. Department of Education IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics, and College Scorecard. University Apartments is not affiliated with Highlands College of Montana Tech.