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Big Skies. Bigger Ideas.

In the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Montana Technological University is a place of purpose, home to uncommon thinking, research, innovation, and ideas. With Montana as our living laboratory, we offer a top education as a leading STEM university, with strong additional programs in nursing, health, and professional fields. What we do matters, today more than ever.

Your Path, Our Programs

Montana Tech may be best known for engineering and the natural sciences, but we also offer established programs in business, health professions, and other fields. Explore what you can do at Tech and where we can take you.

Mechanical Engineering Student Lands Prestigious Fellowship

Jakob Nielsen, a third-year mechanical engineering student at Montana Tech, will join 24 top students from around the United States at Nuclear Chemistry Summer School at the Brookhaven National Laboratory this summer.

See Jakob's journey.

Burke to Lead Highlands College

Tammy Burke has been appointed the dean of Highlands College. A seasoned educator and workforce development leader, Burke brings more than 25 years of experience in higher education, corporate training, and community engagement to her new role.

The Girl Who Lived and Engineered a Way Forward

Environmental engineering student Megan Springer is not only a top scholar at Montana Technological University but also a supermom, devoted wife, advocate, and aspiring author, with a remarkable story of resilience and ambition.

View Megan's story.

Mechanical Engineering Student Gains Internship with ConocoPhillips

After mechanical engineering senior Nathan Ostwald crosses the graduation stage at Montana Technological University’s commencement ceremony on May 10, he will pack his bags and head north to Alaska, beginning his career with ConocoPhillips.

Follow Nathan's next chapter.

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Mechanical Engineering Graduate to Continue Work in Energy Industry

Montana Technological University distinguishes itself by delivering a deliberately distinct, hands-on educational experience where students make lifelong connections and land dream careers after graduation.

Sara's path to TriHydro.

Montana Tech Researcher will Receive a $199,927 Grant

Dr. Md Nahid Hasan will receive a $199,927 Engineering Research Initiative (ERI) grant from the National Science Foundation. Hasan received the award for his proposal, “Harnessing Chaotic Dynamics for Remote Morphing of Magnetic Metamaterials.”

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John MacLean selected as Montana Tech's 13th Chancellor

Dr. Johnny MacLean Selected as Chancellor of Montana Tech

Dr. Johnny MacLean has been selected as the 13th Chancellor of Montana Technological University, beginning June 1, 2025, pending formal approval by the Board of Regents at its May meeting.

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Get Registered for Fall 2025!

Join us in-person for an Oredigger Registration Rally! Be among the first to register and get your Fall 2025 schedule dialed in. We're hosting two in-person Registration Rallies on May 2nd and June 13th.

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Phase 3 of the Campus Heating System Upgrade Underway

To prepare for its year-long 125th anniversary celebration, Montana Technological University will begin a nearly $50 million campus transformation beginning in March 2025, with projects continuing through mid-August.

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Heggem receives prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Montana Technological University mechanical engineering student Ethan Heggem has been awarded a prestigious research fellowship.

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Highlands College named Opportunity College and University by Carnegie Classifications

Highlands College of Montana Tech was named an Opportunity College and University by The American Council on Education (ACE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching through updates to its Carnegie Classifications.

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Burke to Lead Highlands College

Montana Tech announced today the appointment of Tammy Burke as the new dean of Highlands College.

Winners of 14th annual Techxpo Design Showcase announced

Winners of the 14th annual Techxpo Design showcase have been announced.

Copper Hill Choir presents spring concert

The Montana Tech Copper Hill Choir’s spring concert, “40,” will be held on Sunday, May 4, 2025 at the Aldersgate United Methodist Church at 3:00 p.m.

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Research & Library Resources

Access valuable digital databases, maps, atlases, and historical journals of geological and mining resources dating back to the 1800s. Some of our valuable resources, including maps from the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, are housed only on Montana Tech campus.

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The Tech Vision Endowed Scholarship helps recruit new Orediggers and provide funds to take care of our current students. Our goal is to raise $160,000 annually to impact 50-75 students and right now gifts to Tech Vision are being matched 1:1 up to $80,000.

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