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Highlands College of Montana Tech in Butte helping meet need for skilled laborers

October 29, 2019/

Highlands College of Montana Tech in Butte
“We figure by the year 2025 we’ll need 14 million machinists,” said Tony Patrick, a department head at Highlands College in Butte.

Highlands College of Montana Tech in Butte recently received a $10,000 grant from the Gene Haas Foundation to pay for scholarships to get kids into it’s machining program to meet the demand for more skilled laborers.

 

By: John Emeigh


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