The Office of Residence Life is dedicated to assisting students in all facets of residential living and is committed to furthering the college students’ development outside the classroom. It is our priority to promote and foster growth in all areas of students' lives including social, emotional, physical, cultural, and ethical issues. The Office of Residence Life provides a safe, clean, and orderly environment in which students are enabled to develop and grow.

All first-year freshmen are required to live in-hall. In accordance with Montana Tech residence hall requirements and Policy 502.1 of the Montana Board of Regents of Higher Education, all "freshman" students are required to live on campus during their first year at Montana Tech. Exceptions may be requested by students who are married or living with immediate family within a reasonable commuting distance from campus. Students requesting exception to this policy must complete and submit an exemption form to the Montana Tech Office of Residence Life. Appeals to residence hall decisions may be brought before an appeals board. The decision of the campus body established to hear residence hall appeals shall be final.

*A freshman is defined as any student younger than 21 years of age at the time of enrollment who has accumulated fewer than 30 semester credit hours.
*Immediate family is defined as parents, grandparents, and siblings.