MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-GREAT FALLS COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY E-7

2100 16th Ave., South
Great Falls, MT 59405
Tel: (406)771-4300; Admissions: (406)771-4300; Fax: (406)771-4317; E-mail: zgf2001@maia.oscs.montana.edu; Web Site: http://www.msugf.edu/

Description: State-supported, 2-year, specialized, coed. Part of Montana University System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1969. Setting: 35-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 1,463. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 422 applied, 99% were admitted. Full-time: 716 students, 70% women, 30% men. Part-time: 747 students, 69% women, 31% men. Students come from 10 states and territories, 1% from out-of-state, 3% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 2% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 54% 25 or older, 8% transferred in. Retention: 47% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Off campus study.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for physical therapist assistant program. Option: deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, proof of immunization. Required for some: essay, 3 recommendations. Placement: SAT I, ACT, or ACT ASSET required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $30. State resident tuition: $2370 full-time, $98.80 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $7556 full-time, $314.95 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $438 full-time, $19.76 per credit part-time, $38 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to program. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to program.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. College housing not available. Montana State University College of Technology - Great Falls Library with 4,000 books, 200 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 150 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.