Montana Technological University
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 |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1900 |
Parent institution | Montana University System |
Academic affiliations | Space-grant |
| Endowment | $47 Million |
| Chancellor | Les Cook |
| Students | 2,429 (Fall 2024) |
| Undergraduates | 2,224 (Fall 2024) |
| Postgraduates | 205 (Fall 2024) |
| Location | , U.S. |
| Campus | 56 acres (23 ha) |
| Colors | Green & Copper |
| Nickname | Orediggers |
Sporting affiliations | NAIA – Frontier |
| Mascot | Charlie Oredigger |
| Website | mtech.edu |
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. 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. 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". Montana Tech's focus is on engineering, applied and health science.
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. Montana Tech also offers 18 graduate degrees and has Ph.D. programs in Materials Science and Engineering, Interdisciplinary Studies, and Earth Science and Engineering.