Montana Tech
Our next stop in this summer's tour of Montana colleges and universities is Montana Technological University, which I visited earlier this week. Montana Tech is Montana's premier STEM-focused university and a great option for students looking for great return on investment, in terms of their earning potential upon graduation relative to how much it costs to attend.
Montana Tech is located just a few miles from the Continental Divide in Butte, a city of about 35,000 people situated in southwest Montana. Formerly one of the biggest copper mining towns in the country, Butte's economy today centers on renewable energy and health care. It has extensive historic neighborhoods with an abundance of lavish Victorian homes and Queen Anne style cottages built in the late nineteenth century, and is surrounded by beautiful mountains with exciting recreational activities including skiing, hiking, mountain biking, whitewater paddling, and much more.
A main draw to Montana Tech is its excellent programs in mining and petroleum engineering, civil engineering, management sciences and information systems, and public health. It so happens that I toured the university with a prospective student who is interested in the university's relatively new program in construction management, an interdisciplinary degree in which students develop skills in both business management and construction technology. The business training includes a general business curriculum as well as specific coursework related to estimating, construction contracts, labor issues, safety, information technology, and project management. Students studying under the Construction Management track have been very successful in landing industry-related internships and full-time professional employment straight out of college.
Because Montana Tech has an undergraduate population of only 2,500, students get lots of personalized attention from faculty members, the campus feels compact, and there is a strong emphasis on a family-style community culture.
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