Montana State University-Northern
Havre, MT · Public · Four-year
🚜 Diesel & Heavy Equipment 🔥 Welding & Metal Fabrication 🔧 Plumbing & Pipefitting 🚗 Automotive & Collision Repair
Highlands College of Montana Tech
Butte, MT 59701
TypePublic
LevelTwo-year
Trade programs5
IPEDS ID180081
Programs
Trade credentials awarded
From the 2024 IPEDS completions file. Counts are credentials awarded in the reporting year — a size signal, not a quality score.
| Trade | Credentials offered | Awarded that year |
|---|---|---|
| ⚡ Electrical | Certificate / diploma | 60 |
| 🪚 Carpentry | Associate degree | 14 |
| ⚙️ Machining & CNC | Associate degree | 6 |
| 🚗 Automotive & Collision Repair | Associate degree | 5 |
| 🔥 Welding & Metal Fabrication | Certificate / diploma, Associate degree | 4 |
This is what Highlands College of Montana Tech reported awarding — not a full course catalogue. The school may run programs that awarded nothing in the reporting year, and may have added or dropped programs since. Confirm directly before applying.
Before you apply
Questions worth asking Highlands College of Montana Tech
- What does the Montana licensing board credit from this programme toward my apprenticeship or licence hours?
- How many hands-on hours — booth, bench, or live equipment — are in the programme each week?
- Which employers hired from last year's class, by name?
- What is the total cost including tools, materials, and testing fees, not just tuition?
- Is there a registered apprenticeship in this trade locally that would pay me to learn the same material?
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