Missoula College University of Montana

Missoula College - University of Montana is the two-year college of the University of Montana, located in Missoula, Montana. The college was founded in 1956, and became part of the University of Montana in 1994. The College offers 35 programs, including career, transfer and technical programs. The five academic departments include the Department of Applied Computing and Electronics, Department of Industrial Technology, Department of Applied Arts and Sciences, Department of Business Technology, and Department of Health Professions. The college also provides workforce development for the region as well as dual credit courses for hundreds of high school students in the area, and works to support adults seeking new career opportunities or professional development. During the Fall 2010 semester, 2,444 students were enrolled at Missoula College.Facilities and locationMissoula College - University of Montana is composed of an east and west campus, both of which are located on South Avenue in Missoula. Although the college is located away from the University of Montana's main campus, it is a unit of the University of Montana, and incoming freshmen are exposed to the same services and expectations as students who primarily attend UM's main campus. The college's east campus is home to the administration building and health and business building, while the west campus is the home of the Department of Industrial Technology. As a whole, the Missoula College consists of 200.4 acres of land. Missoula College - University of Montana is one of Montana's two-year colleges. In addition to dining options on UM's main, or Mountain Campus, students can eat breakfast and lunch at the college's West Campus Cafeteria or the East Campus Hunter Dining Room and Cafeteria.HistoryMissoula College - University of Montana was previously known as the University of Montana - College of Technology and the Missoula Vocational Technical Center until it became a college within the University of Montana in the fall of 1994. The name change was a sign of the school's expanding responsibilities as it became an integral part of the university while still providing a wide variety of professional and technical programs. The school was governed by Missoula County High Schools until July 1989, when the Montana Board of Regents took over that responsibility.