After Highlands College of Montana Tech: graduation, pay and debt
Butte, Montana · Public · 699 undergrads
The typical student earns $54,329 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $18,750 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$54.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$18.8k
median federal debt at graduation.
58%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
32%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
32%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
29%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
165
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
34%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$48,356
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$52,895
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$54,329
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
66%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$18,750
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$9,847
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$11,737
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$8,750
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
58%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
64%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
70%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers