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.
The 30-credit hybrid program prepares students for behavioral health or correctional care careers.
Advance your career by building professional, technical, and business skills for broadband and infrastructure work.
Civil Engineering Tech graduates assist professional engineers with projects ranging from transportation, to sewer and water supply, to environmental solutions.
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.
Students are prepared for construction industry careers through course work, service-learning projects, and through community service.
As a high school student, you can learn valuable college credit through our Big Sky Pathways and by taking college coursework today.
Learn to install, splice, and test fiber optic networks through hands-on training for high-demand broadband careers.
Train to safely operate heavy equipment used in construction and broadband infrastructure projects through hands-on learning.
Earn an A.A.S. in Mining Technology and develop the technical skills needed for modern mining operations and maintenance.
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.
Develop skills in logistics, inventory management, and material handling for careers supporting broadband and infrastructure projects.
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.
Highlands College's Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program provides hybrid training in the fundamental skills required for patient care. Graduates will be prepared for careers in assisted living, long-term, and acute care.
We can answer your questions and help you get started.
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