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 November 22nd Tech Day will run from 9:00AM - 2:30PM  

Tech Day is a one-of-a-kind, hands-on college visit experience for prospective students. You are invited to our campus in historic uptown Butte, Montana to experience a day of interactive laboratory breakout sessions, campus tours, and a chance to explore academic areas of interest. Check out each breakout option below. Students registering with a class or group must individually register for Tech Day and select three sessions to participate in. If two of the same sessions are selected, students will be placed into another available session. If an option is no longer available in the registration sheet, it is full. 

*Fall Tech Day we will be offering an optional campus tour at 8:30AM. If you're planning to get here early, come check out our campus first thing in the morning. We will have coffee and breakfast items to wake you up so you can absorb just how beautiful our campus is!


Select from the following breakouts:

  • Business & Information Technology (BIT): Learn how to use Tableau, one of the world's leading data analytics and visualization platforms, and win prizes playing business themed Jeopardy.
  • Cadaver Dissection Lab: Witness and interact with human cadavers and participate in a hands-on dissection of various animal organs in or Cadaver Lab session. Students will have the opportunity to learn more about our Biological Sciences, Chemistry, and Exercise & Health Science programs. Limited to 20 students. 
  • Campus Tour: Explore our high-tech laboratories and learn about all the best spots to study, eat and relax. Wear your walking shoes and layer up for our variable Butte weather!
  • Computer Science/Software Engineering: Students will see how a classic game leads to discussion for more advanced games, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and the ethical and moral dilemmas that can come from the AI applications. 
  • Civil Engineering: Immerse yourself in the future of infrastructure with a virtual reality experience, hands-on challenges, transportation breakthroughs, and forward-thinking construction management insights that will shape tomorrow's world. 
  • Electrical Engineering: Put your skills to the test as you learn binary code and program a robot to follow a line on the floor. Students interested in electrical engineering, robotics, and computer science are encouraged to join!
  • Environmental Engineering: Explore drone-based remote sensing data collection in water resources, engineering and mine waste remediation projects. 
  • Metallurgical & Materials Engineering: Learn about how materials can be manipulated through multiple hands-on events including blacksmithing, ceramic processing, and more! Limited to 30 students. 
  • Mining Engineering: Get to see what happens when chemical energy is released, and learn about the importance of safety in mining through a virtual reality (VR) experience. 
  • Nursing Simulation: The nursing department will demonstrate use of computerized mannequins that perform human functions to create a realistic clinical environment and give students an opportunity to explore a variety of healthcare scenarios. Limited to 30 students.  
  • Occupational Safety & Health: Explore the diverse world of Occupational Safety and Industrial Hygiene. OSH is a highly employable health science field with jobs in numerous industries worldwide. Limited to 20 students. 
  • Outdoor Recreation Program
  • Petroleum Engineering: Join the Petroleum department as they take a spin through our state-of-the-art laboratories with demonstrations. 
  • Residence Hall Tours: Walk through our three Residence Halls and get a better feel for what's it's like to live like an Oredigger!
  • Highlands College Campus Tour: Interested in one of our associates or certificate programs? This tour will give you a peek into the incredible hands-on lab spaces at Highlands College. Attendees must have their own transportation to 25 Basin Creek Rd. 

*Parents and Guests will not be allowed into our Nursing and Cadaver Lab sessions, due to space limitations. They will be redirected to campus tours and a Parent Panel to hear from Financial Aid, Residence Life, the Dean of Students, and more. 

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Due to space limitations, you may bring a maximum of two guests to Tech Day

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