P.O. Box 7751
Havre, Mont. 59501

Montana State University began as Northern Montana Agricultural and Manual Training. When the school received operational funding in 1929, the college opened its doors to 80 students, five faculty members, and was temporarily located in Havre high school. Montana State University-Northern moved to its current location in 1932.

Montana State University-Northern offers a wide range of programs with more than 40 majors and over 30 minors in the areas of art and sciences, education, nursing, technical sciences and graduate studies. The university confers associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees and certificate programs in automotive technology, welding technology, agricultural mechanics technology, and automotive technology: auto body and land survey technology.

Montana State University-Northern's Extended University is home to all non-traditional programs including Distance Education, Summer Session, Motorcycle Safety, Montana Environmental Training Center (METC), Cabin Fever Institute, and Learning Experience Assessment Program (LEAP).

Quick Facts

Montana State University-Northern has an enrollment of more than 1,400 students.

Ninety percent of students receive financial assistance with $8.5 million awarded in financial aid each year.

Montana State University scholarships are available for achievement, circumstance, and academic merit. Scholarships are awarded through the Agriculture, Alumni, Automotive, business, Diesel, Education, Electronics, engineering, English, History, Humanities, Industrial Technology, Math/Science, Nursing departments and miscellaneous and outside sources.

The university's library was built in 1981 and has two floors of book, journals, microforms, audio and video materials and government publications. Students, faculty and the public have use of 12 Internet capable computers, equipment for photocopying, and reading and printing microforms.

Montana State students have a plethora of student clubs and organizations to enrich their academic experiences, including Student Chapter of American Design and Drafting Association, Business/Students in Free Enterprise Club, Civil Engineering Technology, Community Involvement Association, KNMC, Level I Nursing Club, Level II Nursing Club, MSU Northern Cheerleaders, MSU Northern Electronics Branch of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., MSU Northern Rodeo Club, MSU Northern Science/Math Club, MSU Northern Student Education Association, Northern Christian Fellowship, Post-Secondary AG Students, Residence Hall Council, Society of Automotive Engineers, SkillsUSA, and Sweetgrass Society.

Montana State University-Northern offers men's basketball, football, rodeo, and wrestling, and women's basketball, golf, rodeo, and volleyball. They have won numerous Frontier Conference Championships in men's basketball, women's basketball and volleyball.

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