Montana Tech is home to nationally and regionally ranked programs in engineering, sciences, and health care.
The Lance College of Mines & Engineering offers top programs in engineering and other in-demand STEM fields of study.
The College of Letters, Sciences & Professional Studies is home to Montana’s #1 BSN nursing program, and pre-professional health options.
The Graduate School is research-oriented, and a perfect fit for students who strive to become leaders through a master’s or Ph.D. degree.
Highlands College is home to popular career-oriented 2-year and 1-year programs.
The Sherry Lesar School of Nursing boasts accolades such as Top BSN Nursing School in Montana as well as the Top RN to BSN Program in Montana.
Our admissions and financial aid representatives work to help you get the best STEM education at the most affordable price. Your representatives will get to know you, and your goals, and have a vested interest in helping you achieve them. That’s probably why 90% of our undergraduates receive grants or scholarships, which are separate from loans, and do not put students into debt.
Our students graduate with less debt than other institutions. That is one of the many reasons Montana Tech is the #1 university in the state on the 2022 Forbes’ Top 500 College list, which emphasizes return-on-investment. Apply today and schedule a campus visit, where you will meet with faculty and representatives who can help you plan your future.
Montana Tech is nestled along the Continental Divide, in the outdoor paradise of the Rocky Mountains, with plenty of surrounding public land to explore. You’ll have the opportunity to make lifelong connections, and learn the importance of work-life balance early on. The Career Services Office will help keep you grounded with an eye on the future, with plenty of summer internship and employment opportunities.
Montana Tech is led by innovators. Research is conducted in partnership with some of the world’s most respected entities, like the National Science Foundation and DEVCOM ARL laboratory. Research entities include: The Center for Advanced Materials Processing (CAMP), the Center for Environmental Remediation and Assessment (CERA), the High Performance Computing Cluster (HPC), the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology (MBMG) and the Underground Mine Education Center (UMEC).
Founded in 1900 as the Montana State School of Mines, Montana Technological University is the leading STEM institution in the Rocky Mountain West. The University was founded to help fill the growing need for resources managers and engineers, and it has stayed true to that objective throughout its long history.
Montana Tech’s programs consistently top national, regional and state rankings that measure return-on-investment or performance on professional licensure examinations. Graduates receive a high-quality STEM education, and enjoy excellent career placement rates into in-demand fields. 
Nacole Sestrich says she knew she would go to college.
“I always wanted to be a veterinarian, but as I got older, I realized that was too much schooling. I wanted to have somewhat of a life, and have a family.”
Sestrich decided nursing would be the right fit for her.
“Montana Tech has the #1 nursing program in the state, and I was able to stay at home,” the Butte native said.
A few weeks after high school graduation, Sestrich learned she had been selected for the Rolin Erickson Montana Resources Opportunity Scholarship at Montana Technological University.
The scholarship is a 4-year, full-ride scholarship for first-generation Butte students.
“I’m really thankful for it,” Sestrich said. “It takes a lot of stress off my plate, not having to worry about the financials of school.”
Now a senior, Sestrich has found her place at Montana Tech. Last year she was a peer mentor for other nursing students through the TRIO office, which provides support for first-generation and low-income students. This year she’s the nursing tutor for the office.
Sestrich is glad she can help guide her fellow students, and says the peer mentor program is particularly important.
“Transitioning from general coursework into the nursing program is so different because the expectations are so high,” Sestrich said. “I wish I would have had a peer mentor to guide me. I did fine in the end, but I wouldn’t have had the same amount of difficulty.”
Sestrich plans to work as a nurse in Butte for a couple of years to get some experience under her belt, and then will consider transferring to a larger hospital with more opportunities. During clinicals, she had interactions with patients that reaffirmed her belief that she picked the right career.
“Getting to care for other people at the hospital, I met a lot of patients that didn’t have a lot of family or friends there for support,” Sestrich said. “As a nurse, you get to be there for those people.”
The small classes as Montana Tech and the opportunity to learn in the Lesar Family Nursing Simulation Center were experiences that made learning to be a nurse easier.
“With smaller classes, I built great relationships with my professors,” Sestrich said. “The simulation center is amazing.”
Sestrich’ s advice to fellow prospective students would be that college is worth the work.
“If it’s something you truly want to do, you just have to do it,” Sestrich said. “If you work hard enough it will pay off. Tech’s nursing program is truly amazing. It’s challenging, but very doable.”
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