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UM Makes Top Colleges List

Leath sees Montana State University as economic engine for state

If he became president of MSU, Leath said his vision would be to make the Bozeman campus one of the nation’s best values in education, a place where students could graduate with little debt, and a university that generated high-tech jobs that would benefit the entire state.

Montana Among Worst In Nation For High School Completion

“Nowadays, you can’t even work at McDonald’s without some type of education.”

Montana University Regents told to boost college graduation rates

Montana ranks below the national average for the number of high school students going to college and is 45th in the country for the six-year graduation rate for bachelor’s degrees.

Aber Day Kegger Documentary To Debut At University Of Montana Homecoming ‘09, 10/08, Missoula

Rarely seen footage of the last three Keggers as well as photographs, news clippings of the day and live interviews with the participants, planners and opponents of the event will tell the story of the meteoric rise and fall of the Aber Day Kegger.

Group seeks innovative ways to improve higher education in Montana

Because the United States has slipped in global rankings for the percentage of students getting college degrees, it’s important to look at what other countries are doing.

Expanding horizons: Mandarin Chinese at Montana Tech draws diverse class

"Certainly they use and will be using engineering services," Gerbrandt said of the world’s most populous country. "It was important for our students to get at least some comfort level of the language over there." Tony Ost, a sophomore studying mechanical engineering, is one of those students. He said some basic Mandarin could help him down the road if he does work in China.

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With expenses rising California college kids have another way to get great education – The University of Montana

"Going to a school at the University of Montana gave me a chance to broaden my horizons, meeting people with different backgrounds, experiences and an interesting political and social environment — as well as just experience the natural beauty that’s wildly rampant in the state," said Feuerbach, a Scotts Valley High School graduate.

Recruiting on the rez: University of Montana appeals directly to American Indian students

UM President George Dennison – with nine administrators, faculty and staff in tow – completed a statewide tour of Montana’s Indian reservations with trips last week to Rocky Boy’s and Fort Belknap. It took 14 months to visit all seven reservations, promoting UM’s new $10 million Native American Center.