Highlands College
Highlands College is home to all Montana Tech career-ready and transfer programs that help build the workforce we need in Butte and Montana.
From certificates and associate degrees to community education and customized training, Highlands offers you today’s relevant hands-on professional programs leading to tomorrow's important jobs. We continue to pursue industry-specific partnerships locally, giving you even more opportunities for employment.
At Highlands, you can complete a degree designed to help you enter the workforce immediately or earn credits for transfer into a four-year degree program. Regardless of your motivation, you’ll benefit from focused, skills-based instruction with profession-tested faculty, dedicated and helpful staff, and exceptionally affordable tuition.
Consider Highlands and transform not just your future, but our future.
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If you want a great start before transferring to a four-year degree program at Montana Tech, the Associate of Science (AS) Degree is designed for you as a two-year program.
If you love to work with your hands and have a mind to solve problems, a career as an automotive technician may be for you.
Civil Engineering Tech graduates assist professional engineers with projects ranging from transportation, to sewer and water supply, to environmental solutions.
Students are prepared for construction industry careers through course work, service-learning projects, and through community service.
You'll be prepared for a variety of in-demand Information Technology careers by earning Montana Tech's Computer Networks and Cybersecurity A.A.S.
As a high school student, you can learn valuable college credit through our Big Sky Pathways and by taking college coursework today.
This one-semester certificate program prepares students for groundman and apprentice positions within the line trade.
Train for a career as a machinist with talented instructors and industry-leading tools.
A career in radiologic technology can lead in many directions, and there is strong demand for work.
Earn a two-year AAS degree and acquire marketable skills in web development and administration.
Welding is a high-tech industry that can take you all over the world.
Get road-ready with the Commercial Driver's License (CDL) program at Highlands College! Our comprehensive, hybird curriculum combines expert online and classroom instruction with extensive, real-world behind-the-wheel experience. You'll master essential driving skills on our dedicated course, navigate city streets, and conquer both area highways and interstates, preparing you for a successful career on the road.
The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program at Highlands College provides a hybrid training in the fundamental information and skills required for patient care. Graduates will be prepared for roles in assisted living facilities, long-term care, and acute care settings. Eligibility for certification through the Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services is granted upon completion of the CNA graduation requirements.