Montana Technological University
Public university in Butte, Montana, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Montana Technological University, popularly known as Montana Tech, is a public university in Butte, Montana. Founded in 1900 as the Montana State School of Mines, the university became affiliated with the University of Montana in 1994.[3] After undergoing several name changes, in 2017 the Montana University System Board of Regents voted to designate Montana Tech as part of Special Focus Four-Year Universities, the only such designation in the Montana University System.[4][5] To recognize this new designation and the greater independence with it, the name was officially changed in 2018 from Montana Tech of the University of Montana to Montana Technological University.[6] Montana Tech's focus is on engineering, applied and health science.
Former names | Montana School of Mines (1900–1965) Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology (1965–1994) Montana Tech of the University of Montana (1994–2018) |
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Motto | De re metallica (Latin) |
Motto in English | Of the metals[lower-alpha 1] |
Type | Public university |
Established | 1889; 135 years ago (1889) |
Parent institution | Montana University System |
Academic affiliations | Space-grant |
Endowment | $47 Million |
Chancellor | Les Cook[1] |
Students | 2,321 (Fall 2023)[2] |
Undergraduates | 2,134 (Fall 2023)[2] |
Postgraduates | 187 (Fall 2023)[2] |
Location | , U.S. |
Campus | 56 acres (23 ha) |
Colors | Green & Copper |
Nickname | Orediggers |
Sporting affiliations | NAIA – Frontier |
Mascot | Charlie Oredigger |
Website | www |
In fall 2017, Montana Tech had nearly 2,700 students. It has 13 campus buildings and offers 39 undergraduate degrees along with 15 minors, 5 certification degrees, and 9 pre-professional career programs.[3] Montana Tech also offers 18 graduate degrees and has Ph.D. programs in Materials Science and Engineering,[7] Interdisciplinary Studies,[8] and Earth Science and Engineering.[9]