MT
Highlands College of Montana Tech
2.75 incidents / 1,000 students
Butte, MT · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Highlands College of Montana Tech
Across 2022–2024, Highlands College of Montana Tech reported 7 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, with no net change between the first and last filed year; largest filed category is Motor Vehicle Theft.
- 2.75
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,223
- Rank of 2,072
- #8
- MT rank
- 727
- Enrolled students
2.75 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Highlands College of Montana Tech reports 2.75 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 72% below First Coast Technical College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: First Coast Technical College (1.38/1k); Florida College (0.00/1k); Union Adventist University (0.00/1k); Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman (0.00/1k); Cox College (46.96/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Miles Community College (1.41/1k); Fort Peck Community College (0.00/1k); Dawson Community College (0.00/1k); Little Big Horn College (0.00/1k); Chief Dull Knife College (0.00/1k); Great Falls College Montana State University (0.67/1k); Helena College University of Montana (0.00/1k); Flathead Valley Community College (1.79/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 2.75
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,223
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 59%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 2
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 180081 · Highlands College of Montana 2.75/1k score rate · #1,223/2,072
RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-MID 2.75/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,223/2,072
- ST-UPPER #8 in state
- ABOVE-PEER First Coast Technical College · +1.38
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-FLAT Flat
- CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
- ENR-SMALL 727
- FIRE-REPORT 1 fire
Nearest enrollment peer: First Coast Technical College (-1.38/1k)
Highlands College of Montana Tech sheet RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT · peer First Coast Technical College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is First Coast Technical College (-1.38/1k). National rank #1,223 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Highlands College of Montana Tech reports 2.75 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 72% below First Coast Technical College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: First Coast Technical College (1.38/1k); Florida College (0.00/1k); Union Adventist University (0.00/1k); Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman (0.00/1k); Cox College (46.96/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Miles Community College (1.41/1k); Fort Peck Community College (0.00/1k); Dawson Community College (0.00/1k); Little Big Horn College (0.00/1k); Chief Dull Knife College (0.00/1k); Great Falls College Montana State University (0.67/1k); Helena College University of Montana (0.00/1k); Flathead Valley Community College (1.79/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Highlands College of
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Highlands on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Florida College · lowest peer 0
Florida College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Union Adventist University · near 0
Union Adventist University — near
0 per 1,000 students
- First Coast Technical College · near 1.38
First Coast Technical College — near
1.38 per 1,000 students
- Highlands College of Montana · this campus 2.75
Highlands College of Montana Tech — this campus
2.75 per 1,000 students
- Cox College · highest peer
Cox College — highest peer
46.96 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Highlands College of Montana Tech's 2.75/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Highlands College of Montana Tech decreased from 3 to 2 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesWhat changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Highlands College of Montana Tech fell from 3 to 2 (-33%). The increase shows up in Burglary (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Motor Vehicle Theft (3 to 1).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Highlands College of Montana Tech
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 2 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft and Burglary. Motor Vehicle Theft accounts for most of them.
The remaining 9 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Fondling and Incest. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyHighlands College of Montana Tech: Criminal Offenses by year
Stable 0% (2 → 2 incidents)
Read the chart as text
| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
18 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 21 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 8 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 7 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Highlands College of Montana Tech vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
FL
First Coast Technical College
1.38 incidents / 1,000 students
FL
Florida College
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Highlands College of Montana Tech sits on price and outcomes
At $14,962, Highlands College of Montana Tech's reported average net price is cheaper than 54% among 26 Montana colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $14,010.
- $14,962
- average net price
- $14,010
- Montana median
- 2.6×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $6,142
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $11,650 for families reporting under $30,000 against $17,792 above $110,000, a difference of $6,142. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $14,962 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $48,356, roughly 3.2 times a year of net price. That is a workable ratio, though it says nothing about how long the programme takes to finish. Only 36% complete within six years. Most students here do not finish, which is the single most important number on this page for anyone weighing the cost.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $4,130
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $10,950
- Avg Net Price
- $14,962
- Median Debt
- $18,750
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 13%
Outcomes
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $48,356
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $54,329
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 85%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,168 similar institutions by enrollment size.
First Coast Technical College
Saint Augustine, FL · 727 enrolled
Safety Score 1.38
Florida College
Temple Terrace, FL · 728 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Union Adventist University
Lincoln, NE · 729 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman
Harriman, TN · 729 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Cox College
Springfield, MO · 724 enrolled
Safety Score 46.96
Closest by National Rank
Highlands College of Montana Tech (national rank #1223) sits near University of Massachusetts-Amherst (#1222) and East Texas Baptist University (#1224) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA
National Rank #1222
East Texas Baptist University
Marshall, TX
National Rank #1224
California State University-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
National Rank #1225
Highland Community College
Highland, KS
National Rank #1221
Greenville University
Greenville, IL
National Rank #1220
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Highlands College of Montana Tech, both outside MT so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman
Harriman, TN · 729 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing
Falls Church, VA · 730 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas
Dallas, TX · 720 enrolled
Safety score 13.89
Lakes Region Community College
Laconia, NH · 735 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
North-West College-Riverside
Riverside, CA · 717 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing
Pittsburgh, PA · 715 enrolled
Safety score 8.39
National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay
Clearwater, FL · 713 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski
Pulaski, TN · 742 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Highland Community College
Highland, KS · 2,190 enrolled
Safety score 2.74
Hocking College
Nelsonville, OH · 1,486 enrolled
Safety score 2.69
Clatsop Community College
Astoria, OR · 754 enrolled
Safety score 2.65
Meridian Community College
Meridian, MS · 2,780 enrolled
Safety score 2.88
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus
Roswell, NM · 2,082 enrolled
Safety score 2.88
Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, NY · 8,537 enrolled
Safety score 2.58
Intellitec College-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO · 679 enrolled
Safety score 2.95
Universal Technical Institute-Orlando
Orlando, FL · 788 enrolled
Safety score 2.54
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Highlands College of Montana Tech safe?
Highlands College of Montana Tech has a safety score of 2.75 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,223 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: First Coast Technical College (1.38/1k). Same-state same-level set: Miles Community College (1.41/1k); Fort Peck Community College (0.00/1k); Dawson Community College (0.00/1k); Little Big Horn College (0.00/1k); Chief Dull Knife College (0.00/1k); Great Falls College Montana State University (0.67/1k); Helena College University of Montana (0.00/1k); Flathead Valley Community College (1.79/1k).
What crimes are reported at Highlands College of Montana Tech?
For calendar year 2024, Highlands College of Montana Tech reported Burglary (1) and Motor Vehicle Theft (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Highlands College of Montana Tech compare to similar schools?
Highlands College of Montana Tech reports 72% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than First Coast Technical College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: First Coast Technical College (1.38/1k); Florida College (0.00/1k); Union Adventist University (0.00/1k); Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman (0.00/1k); Cox College (46.96/1k). Same-state same-level set: Miles Community College (1.41/1k); Fort Peck Community College (0.00/1k); Dawson Community College (0.00/1k); Little Big Horn College (0.00/1k); Chief Dull Knife College (0.00/1k); Great Falls College Montana State University (0.67/1k); Helena College University of Montana (0.00/1k); Flathead Valley Community College (1.79/1k).
Does Highlands College of Montana Tech have fire safety data?
Yes. Highlands College of Montana Tech reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 1 fire was reported in the most recent year.
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