by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Highlands College of Montana Tech was awarded 9 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician.
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Highlands College of Montana Tech was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
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Highlands College of Montana Tech has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, Highlands College of Montana Tech is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Highlands College of Montana Tech is 74%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Highlands College of Montana Tech this rate is 55%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 679 undergraduates at Highlands College of Montana Tech with 293 being full-time and 386 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,042 | $10,918 | $13,789 | $15,158 | $16,040 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Highlands College of Montana Tech, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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 7.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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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: | https://www.mtech.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/orediggers |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/#!/mtechpr |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 190 students took at least one online class at Highlands College of Montana Tech. This is a decrease from the 242 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 190 | 29 |
| 2019-2020 | 242 | 24 |
| 2018-2019 | 185 | 6 |
| 2017-2018 | 206 | 14 |
| 2016-2017 | 141 | 10 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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