Highlands College is a two-year college within Montana Tech focused on career-ready and transfer programs.
Highlands helps build the workforce we need to better our lives 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 which lead to the important jobs of tomorrow.
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 own future, but our future.
While Highlands College students have always reported a high job placement rate after graduating, our most recent year found Highlands associate degree graduates scored a perfect 100%. That’s building a better Montana.
Let's find out together. Schedule a visit. You can call us at 1-800-445-TECH or email a counselor and lets see if MTU is the place you should be.
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 (four semester) program.
Learn more about an Associate of Science.
Earn a two-year associate of applied science (AAS) degree and acquire marketable skills in web development and administration
Learn more about Web Development and Administration
A career in radiologic technology can lead in many directions, and there is strong demand for work across the country.
Learn more about Radiologic Technology.
As a high school student, you can learn valuable college credit through our Big Sky Pathways and by taking college coursework today.
Learn about your Dual Enrollment options.
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.
Learn more about Automotive Technology
The graduates of this program assist professional engineers in a many projects from transportation, to sewer and water supply, to environmental solutions.
Learn about Civil Engineering Technology
Students are prepared for construction industry careers through course work, service-learning projects, and through community service.
Find out about Construction Technology
Students are prepared to work in an environment constructing projects such as utility trailers, pipelines, manufacturing, industrial construction, and more.
Learn about Metals Fabrication
Welding is a high-tech industry that can take you all over the world.
Look into Welding Technology
This one-semester certificate program prepares students for groundman and apprentice positions within the line trade.
See more about Pre-Apprenticeship Line Program