Parents and Families
If your goal is to have your prospective first-year student do most of the heavy lifting in the application and enrollment processes, this is the best link to share with them. This page will guide them through the process and answer their questions along the way.
Whether your student will qualify for grants and scholarships depends on your family income and your student's academic record. We have many scholarships for continuing students too. So even if their high school academics were less than stellar, they'll still have opportunities to earn scholarships after freshman year.
All non-local first-year students are required to live on campus. Montana Tech's three residence halls each offer a safe and secure on-campus living experience, and our recently-renovated dining hall offers a variety of healthy and delicious meal options.
If you want to communicate with University officials or personnel about your student’s account balance, admissions status, grades, or housing arrangements, the student will need to first fill out and submit a FERPA release form.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records.
“Education records” are “those records, files documents, and other materials which 1) contain information directly related to a student; and 2) are maintained by an educational institution. (20 U.S.C. § 1232g(a)(4)(A); 34 CFR § 99.3).
FERPA applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.
Generally speaking, FERPA allows Montana Tech to only disclose a student's education records or personally identifiable information from education records, even to the student's parent or guardian, in the following circumstances:
- if the student is under the age of 18
- with the written consent of the student
- if the disclosure meets one of the statutory exemptions
- if the disclosure is directory information and the student has not placed a hold on the release of directory information.
- Montana Tech defines the following information as public (directory) information:
- Name
- Dates of attendance
- Degrees and awards received
- Major and minor field(s) of studies
- Class Level
- Participation in officially recognized activities and sports
- Most recent previous educational agency or institution attended by the student
- Weight and height, if the student is a member of an intercollegiate athletic team
- Montana Tech defines the following information as public (directory) information:
FERPA Release Forms can be emailed to admissions@mtech.edu and must be emailed from the student's official Montana Tech email account (@mtech.edu).
- Your accepted student can use this online resource guide to access their @mtech.edu email account.
- If your student has not yet applied and been accepted to Montana Tech, they will not have an official Montana Tech email address and are not yet covered by FERPA.
If your student has already applied for admission, then they have a Montana Tech PURL (personal URL), sometimes called a student portal.
The application for admission, housing application, scholarship applications, enrollment checklist, and many other resources are available only on their PURL. Most items on the PURL are password protected to keep your student's information secure.
If your student does not know their PURL address, please navigate to https://iam.mtech.edu/inquiryform and enter just their email address. The system will redirect you to the PURL.
Please contact the Admissions office if you have difficulties or questions:
Phone: 406-496-4791
Email: admissions@mtech.edu
Fall Application Deadline: August 17
Spring Application Deadline: December 30
Financial Aid Priority Deadline: December 1
FAFSA Code: 002531
Scholarship Application Deadline: January 15
Housing Application Priority Deadline: December 1
Assigned first come, first served. Apply early!
Last Day for Housing Deposit Refunds: May 1
Registration Priority Deadline: May 1
Registration Deadline: 1st day of classes
Fall Orientation: Mid-August
Butte Silver Bow Transit offers free bus service to campus once per hour, Monday-Friday, 7:28 a.m. to 5:29 p.m.
Parking on campus requires a parking pass.
Are you curious how AP/CLEP/IB Credit might transfer? We perform transfer credit evaluations by request, but we also have a list available.
Learn how your students can earn college credit while in high school. This is a popular program for students who want to get a jumpstart on college.
Gas and plane tickets are expensive. If you want to explore our labs, classrooms, dining and housing, without coming to campus, we've got you covered.
We will answer your questions and help you get started.
(406) 496-4791
admissions@mtech.edu