Montana Tech

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. In the summer of 2018, the Montana University System Board of Regents voted to officially change the school's name from Montana Tech of the University of Montana to Montana Technological University.

In the summer of 2018, the Montana University System Board of Regents voted to officially change the school's name from Montana Tech of the University of Montana to Montana Technological University.

Montana Tech offers approximately 45 undergraduate degrees along with over 15 minors, 11 certification degrees, and 10 pre-professional career programs. Montana Tech also offers 13 graduate degrees and a PhD in Materials Science.

Montana Tech consists of four colleges: the School of Mines & Engineering; the College of Letters, Sciences and Professional Studies; Highlands College; and the Graduate School.

The Diggers football team is led by head coach Chuck Morrell. Montana Tech teams, nicknamed athletically as the Orediggers, are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Frontier Conference. Men's sports include basketball, football and golf, while women's sports include basketball, golf and volleyball.